Challenges and Strategies for Academic Diaspora Engagement in the Internationalisation of Higher Education Institutions: Empirical Evidence From a Low- and Medium-Income Country

IF 2.8 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Mohammad Moshtari, Maryam Ghorbani
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While the academic diaspora can serve as a facilitator of internationalisation for higher education institutions (HEIs) in low- and medium-income countries, anecdotal evidence on the engagement of the academic diaspora indicates that it is temporary, superficial and of little impact on the quality of research and educational programmes; it has mainly benefited HEIs by raising their visibility and university rankings, thus exploiting the diaspora rather in home countries than vigorously engaging them in academic activities and capacity building efforts. The present study builds on the boundary-spanning perspective to elaborate on the potential functions of academic diaspora as enhancers of HEIs' capabilities by enabling genuine partnerships between HEIs in developing and developed countries. Furthermore, using an explorative qualitative approach, the paper provides insights into the factors involved in the low-quality engagement of academic diaspora at the national, institutional and individual levels. Finally, several implications for HEIs' managers and policymakers are laid out to improve the quality and impact of academic diaspora engagement.

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学术侨民参与高等教育机构国际化的挑战和策略:来自中低收入国家的经验证据
虽然学术流散可以作为中低收入国家高等教育机构国际化的推动者,但关于学术流散参与的轶事证据表明,这是暂时的,肤浅的,对研究和教育方案的质量影响不大;它主要通过提高高等教育机构的知名度和大学排名而使高等教育机构受益,从而利用侨民而不是在本国,而不是积极地让他们参与学术活动和能力建设工作。本研究建立在跨界视角的基础上,通过促进发展中国家和发达国家的高等教育机构之间的真正伙伴关系,详细阐述学术移民作为高等教育机构能力增强者的潜在功能。此外,本文采用探索性定性方法,从国家、机构和个人层面深入分析了导致学术流散人员低质量参与的因素。最后,对高等教育机构的管理者和政策制定者提出了几点建议,以提高学术侨民参与的质量和影响。
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HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY
HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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4.50
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期刊介绍: Higher Education Quarterly publishes articles concerned with policy, strategic management and ideas in higher education. A substantial part of its contents is concerned with reporting research findings in ways that bring out their relevance to senior managers and policy makers at institutional and national levels, and to academics who are not necessarily specialists in the academic study of higher education. Higher Education Quarterly also publishes papers that are not based on empirical research but give thoughtful academic analyses of significant policy, management or academic issues.
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