Academic Careers in Transnational Higher Education: The Rewards and Challenges of Teaching at International Branch Campuses

Autor/inn/en	Wilkins, Stephen; Annabi, Carrie Amani
Titel	Academic Careers in Transnational Higher Education: The Rewards and Challenges of Teaching at International Branch Campuses
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 27 (2023) 2, S.219-239 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wilkins, Stephen)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/10283153211052782
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Overseas Employment; Global Approach; Higher Education; Teacher Attitudes; Work Environment; Teaching Conditions; Job Satisfaction; Foreign Countries; Teacher Motivation; Job Security; Academic Freedom; Faculty Development; Teacher Student Relationship; Class Size; Professional Autonomy; Staff Meetings; Income; Publish or Perish Issue; China; Malaysia; Qatar; United Arab Emirates; Vietnam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Auslandstätigkeit; Globales Denken; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lehrerverhalten; Arbeitsmilieu; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Ausland; Arbeitsplatzsicherheit; Akademische Freiheit; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Klassengröße; Berufsfreiheit; Pädagogische Konferenz; Einkommen; Katar; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Abstract	This research investigates the attitudes, working conditions, experiences, and job satisfaction of academic staff employed at offshore campuses. An online survey questionnaire was completed by 72 academic staff in 10 different countries, which included China, Malaysia, Qatar, the UAE, and Vietnam. It was found that the desire for adventure and travel, and to experience a foreign culture, were the most popular motivations for working at an offshore campus. Common challenges and disadvantages of teaching at an offshore campus are the lack of job security, support for research, academic freedom, and opportunities for development and advancement. However, such academics often have motivated students, smaller class sizes, greater autonomy at work, fewer meetings, higher disposable income, and less of the 'publish or perish' culture. Almost three-quarters of our research participants believe that it is possible to have an attractive career teaching in transnational education, at offshore campuses. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01