Internationalized Academics in Argentina: A Privilege or an Option?

Year 2022, Volume: 12 Issue: Supplement, 1 - 13, 30.11.2022

Mónica Marquına Nicolás Reznık

https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.21.202201

Abstract

Internationalization, as part of a public policy agenda for universities, is relatively new in Argentina. Policies oriented toward internationalization have been scarce and have depended on financial opportunities from developed countries. Since academics are key actors in the development of internationalization, and the academic profession in Argentina is heterogeneous and fragmented, the extent to which recent internationalization policies on higher education might impact on the international level of Argentine academic activity is still unknown. This article delves into the questions of whether being international today is either an option or a privilege for Argentine academics, and how this condition determines their perception of the value of internationalization at the institutions where they work, given their central role at the university. To do this, we have relied on the 2018 Academic Profession in the Knowledge-based Society (APIKS) survey to analyze the level of academic internationalization in Argentina in relation to personal and professional qualities. We, therefore, examine our questions aiming toward the creation of favorable academic environments for institutional internationalization. Our findings could be helpful in thinking up a comprehensive change for institutional internationalization and, therefore, institutional quality.

Keywords

Academic internationalization, Argentina, APIKS, internation-alization in higher education

Supporting Institution

National Agency of Promotion of Science & Tecnology, Argentina

Project Number

2017–2110

Thanks

The research in this article was supported in Argentina by the National Agency of Promotion of Science & Tecnology, Project PICT N° 2017–2110 “The Argentinian Academic Profession in the Knowledge Society”.

Arjantin’deki Akademisyenlerin Uluslararasılaşması: Bir Ayrıcalık mı Yoksa Bir Seçenek mi?

Abstract

Üniversiteler için kamu politikası gündeminin bir parçası olarak uluslararasılaşma, Arjantin'de nispeten yenidir. Uluslararasılaşmaya yönelik politikalar şimdiye kadar kıttı ve gelişmiş ülkelerden gelen finansal fırsatlara bağlı idi. Akademisyenler uluslararasılaşmanın gelişiminde kilit aktörler olduğundan ve Arjantin'deki akademik meslek heterojen ve parçalı olduğundan, yükseköğretime ilişkin son zamanlardaki uluslararasılaştırma politikalarının Arjantin akademik faaliyetlerinin uluslararası düzeyini ne ölçüde etkileyeceği hala bilinmemektedir. Bu makale Arjantinli akademisyenler için uluslararası olmanın bir seçenek mi yoksa bir ayrıcalık mı olduğu ve bu durumun üniversitedeki merkezi rolleri göz önüne alındığında çalıştıkları kurumlarda uluslararasılaşmanın değerine ilişkin algılarını nasıl belirlediği sorularını araştırmaktadır. Bunu yapmak için, kişisel ve profesyonel niteliklerle ilgili olarak Arjantin’deki akademik uluslararasılaşma düzeyini analiz etmek için 2018 Bilgiye Dayalı Toplumda Akademik Meslek (APIKS) anketinden yararlanıldı ve kurumsal uluslararasılaşma için uygun akademik ortamların nasıl yaratılabileceği soruları yanıtlanmaya çalışıldı. Bulguların, kurumsal uluslararasılaşma ve kurumsal kalitenin artırılması yönündeki kapsamlı değişikliklere katkı sunması beklenmektedir.

Keywords

Akademik uluslararasılaşma, APIKS, Arjantin, yükseköğretimde uluslararasılaşma

Project Number

2017–2110

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