Internationalization of Faculty in Research and Faculty Research Productivity: Evidence from Brazil and ChinaGokbel, Veysel (2020) Internationalization of Faculty in Research and Faculty Research Productivity: Evidence from Brazil and China. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)
AbstractThe benefits of the internationalization of higher education have contributed much to both its individual and institutional outcomes. They also contribute to faculty productivity and professional development. Growing budget cuts and operational costs, however, have led universities to begin to reduce academic staff’s international activities. International engagement is an important attribute of individual faculty members because it contributes to some of the most productive academic staff in the world (Finkelstein & Sethi, 2014). Thus, better measures of the impact of faculty international engagement on research productivity, have the potential to support institutional decision making related to higher education institutions’ (HEIs) internationalization strategies. The purpose of this dissertation study was to empirically examine if faculty research-related international activities were related to faculty research productivity at higher education institutions (HEIs). An additional question was, were these relationships significantly impacted by gender, academic rank, academic discipline, and institution type? This study derived relevant data from the Changing Academic Profession (CAP) survey, an international large-scale dataset collected from 24,874 academic staff in 19 countries during 2007-2008. China’s and Brazil’s datasets were extracted as case studies. Significant individual and institutional variables were included in the statistical model. A multiple regression analysis using STATA/SE 14.2 software tool was performed to address the research questions. The research model and conceptual approach were designed with the support of Knight’s (1994, 2004, 2012) internationalization frameworks, as they are widely used in the literature. This study provides a strong framework and empirical evidence for outcomes related to the internationalization of higher education. The implications of this study can help stakeholders make better HEI performance-related decisions. Share
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