Educational Management
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Introduction the purpose of present research was identifying the obstacles to international interactions of the faculty members in Iran. Method To achieve the purpose, qualitative phenomenological approach was used. The research population was all experts in the field of higher education in Iran, which ...
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Introduction the purpose of present research was identifying the obstacles to international interactions of the faculty members in Iran. Method To achieve the purpose, qualitative phenomenological approach was used. The research population was all experts in the field of higher education in Iran, which 17 experts were selected through purposive sampling method and based on theoretical saturation. To collect the data, semi-structured interview was used and for the data analysis, inductive content analysis was applied. Results The results showed that the obstacles to faculty members’ international interactions can be defined through three main obstacles: inside university obstacles (limited support of university structure from faculty members’ international interactions, limited support of university culture from faculty members’ international interactions and limited financial support of university from faculty members’ international interactions), outside university obstacles (impact of political tensions and international sanctions on faculty members’ international interactions and cumbersome administrative regulations for visa issuance) and individual obstacles(low motivation of faculty members for international interactions, poor mastery of faculty members of the international language and lack of scientific-research abilities of some of the faculty members). Discussion This study adds to our knowledge about international interactions of the faculty members and also the barriers and challenges of these interactions, so to have more interactions of faculty members at the international level, universities should be effort to identify of barriers and eliminate them, more than ever.
K Fathi vajargah; I Ebrahimzadeh; M Farajollahi; M Khoshnodifar
Volume 19, Issue 2 , February 2013, , Pages 45-66
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Globalization process and the ever-increasing eroding of the borders between countries and nations as well as the creation of international societies, require that in order to educate individuals with cross-cultural qualifications, higher education systems of the Globe should take a serious look at the ...
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Globalization process and the ever-increasing eroding of the borders between countries and nations as well as the creation of international societies, require that in order to educate individuals with cross-cultural qualifications, higher education systems of the Globe should take a serious look at the internationalization of their curricula. Bearing this fact in mind this study, using a qualitative method, focuses on challenges and strategies of Internationalization of curricula in Iranian higher from the standpoint of Iranian administrators, faculty members and non-Iranian students. For this purpose, twelve personal interviews were arranged and two sessions of focus groups were conducted. The results have shown that Iran’s rising to the level of a scientific power requires taking steps toward globalization of its higher education system, paying due attention to language of instruction, qualification of professors, supporting services and seeking international cooperation among universities along with supply of financial and human resources, technology and benefiting from cultural potentials and attractions. These are challenges that have to be met should Iran achieve the above goals. The results have also indicated that strategies such as coming to know other higher education systems, synergy of internal universities, allowing for diversification for the enrichment of subject matters and employing efficient methodology, combining regular attendance learning with distance learning are among the most important strategies of Internationalization of the curriculum.
S.M. Sajjadi
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One of the developments of the contemporary period that has had and continues to have tremendous effects in the economic, social and cultural spheres is the issue of globalization. Globalization with its dimensions (social, cultural and economic) has many effects (positive and negative effects) on all ...
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One of the developments of the contemporary period that has had and continues to have tremendous effects in the economic, social and cultural spheres is the issue of globalization. Globalization with its dimensions (social, cultural and economic) has many effects (positive and negative effects) on all areas, including education. Today, one of the symbols of the impact of globalization on education is global learning and changing the paradigm of education. In other words, the impact of globalization on the education system means change in the paradigm of learning and education. This article seeks to answer some basic questions about the impact of globalization on the basic components of education; What is the relationship between globalization and education? What are the changes in the goals of education resulting from the impact of globalization? What changes are there in the curriculum and the content of education and training? What are the challenging aspects of the effects of globalization on the components of education (goals, content, structure)? Of course, in this article, in order to achieve the desired goals, a brief review of the history of the emergence of globalization and its dimensions has also been considered.
