Searching for Larger Status in Global Politics: Internationalization of Higher Education in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Aydinli, Ersel; Mathews, Julie
Titel	Searching for Larger Status in Global Politics: Internationalization of Higher Education in Turkey
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 25 (2021) 3, S.247-265 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aydinli, Ersel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315320932325
Schlagwörter	Political Power; International Education; Foreign Policy; Higher Education; Administrator Attitudes; Social Status; Foreign Students; Educational Policy; Political Influences; Feedback (Response); Institutional Evaluation; Risk; Educational Improvement; Foreign Countries; Institutional Cooperation; Educational Cooperation; National Security; College Administration; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politische Macht; Internationale Erziehung; Außenpolitik; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Sozialer Status; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Risiko; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Ausland; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Education; cooperation; National territory; Security; Staatsgebiet; Sicherheit; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Türkei
Abstract	This work explores how a country's political status may impact its soft power policies, such as internationalization of higher education, through an examination of the Turkish case. Based on a survey of and subsequent interviews with actual implementers of policy, university international office heads and staff, the study draws on the theory of "status inconsistency" to contrast the country's willingness to internationalize, its attributed status as a global magnet for internationalization, and its actual capacity to meet its internationalization goals. It finds that the politicized, top-down policies designed by a status-seeking nation may lead to disconnects in practice that in turn can cause various problems, including misguided "vertical" loyalties; failure to design creative, needs-based institutional visions; and a lack of genuine feedback and evaluation mechanisms, all of which may inadvertently put at risk the very status that was seeking to be improved. Recommendations are made for greater sharing of ideas among the implementers and for more diversity in interpretations of how to achieve internationalization at the institutional level. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01