Öğretim Üyelerinin Kazakistan’daki Uluslararasılaşma Konusundaki Görüşleri

Year 2022, Volume: 12 Issue: Supplement, 35 - 44, 30.11.2022

Aliya Kuzhabekova Darkhan Bılyalov Merey Mussabayeva

https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.21.202204

Abstract

Uluslararasılaşma, Kazakistan’da yükseköğretimin modernizasyonu için ana mekanizma olarak görülmektedir. Uluslararasılaşma için güçlü politika baskısına rağmen, kurumlar tarafından uluslararasılaşma girişimlerinin uygulanma süreci ve ayrıca bireysel öğretim üyelerinin, öğrencilerin ve yöneticilerin uluslararasılaşmasıyla ilgili deneyimleri üzerine yapılmış araştırma sayısı çok azdır. Bu çalışma, öğretim üyelerinin uluslararasılaşma konusundaki görüşlerini belirlemek için Bilgi Toplumunda Uluslararası Akademik Meslek (APIKS) anketinden elde edilen verileri kullanarak mevcut araştırmalardaki boşluğu doldurmaktadır. Çalışma aşağıdaki araştırma sorularını ele almaktadır: (1) Öğretim üyelerinin uluslararasılaşma konusundaki görüşleri nelerdir? (2) Farklı demografik ve mesleki özelliklere (örneğin cinsiyet, unvan, disiplin, yaş, deneyim) sahip öğretim üyeleri arasında görüşler nasıl farklılık göstermektedir? (3) Öğretim üyelerinin dil yeteneği ile uluslararasılaşma konusundaki görüşleri arasındaki ilişki nedir? (4) Bu görüşler ile öğretim üyelerinin uluslararası deneyimlere katılımı arasındaki ilişki nedir? Araştırma sorularını yanıtlamak için hem tanımlayıcı hem de çıkarımsal istatistikler kullanılmıştır. Çalışma, uluslararasılaşma girişimlerinin beyin göçü ve kültürel kimlik kaybı üzerindeki etkisinden endişe duymalarına rağmen, öğretim üyelerinin genel olarak uluslararasılaşma konusunda olumlu bir görüşe sahip olduklarını ortaya koymaktadır. Ayrıca, öğrencilere kıyasla kendilerine sunulan uluslararası hareketlilik ve araştırma işbirliği fırsatlarından daha az memnun görünmektedirler. Bulgular, uluslararasılaşma girişimlerinin geliştirilmesi ve uygulanması hakkında öğretim üyelerinin görüşlerinin toplanmasının yanı sıra uluslararasılaştırma programlarına erişimlerinin artırılmasının önemine işaret etmektedir.

Keywords

Dil yeteneği, Kazakistan, öğretim üyesi hareketliliği, SSCB sonrası, uluslararasılaşma, yükseköğretim

Faculty Views on Internationalization in Kazakhstan

Abstract

Internationalization is viewed as the main mechanism for the modernization of higher education in Kazakhstan. Despite the strong policy push for internationalization, research on the process of implementation of internationalization initiatives by institutions, as well as on the experiences with the internationalization of individual faculty members, students, and administrators remains rather scarce. This paper fills the gap in existing research by using the data from the international Academic Profession in the Knowledge Society (APIKS) survey to explore faculty views on internationalization. The study addresses the following research questions: (1) What are faculty views on internationalization? (2) How do the views vary among the faculty of different demographic and professional characteristics (e.g. gender, rank, discipline, age, experience)? (3) What is the relationship between the views on internationalization and faculty language ability? (4) What is the relationship between the views and the extent of faculty engagement in international experiences? To answer the research questions, we use both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study reveals that faculty generally hold a positive view of internationalization, although remain concerned about the effect of internationalization initiatives on brain drain and loss of cultural identity. In addition, they seem to be less satisfied with the number of opportunities for international mobility and research collaboration, which are available for them as compared to students. The study points to the importance of gathering faculty input on the development and approaches to implementation of internationalization initiatives, as well as of expanding faculty access to internalization programs.

Keywords

Faculty mobility, higher education, internationalization, Kazakhstan, language ability, post-Soviet

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