Date of Award
1-2021
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Foundations of Education
First Advisor
Dr. Mohamed Alhosani
Second Advisor
Dr. Ibrahim Duyar
Abstract
The globalization of economies and societies worldwide, has brought massive transformations in the field of higher education, creating a context to include an ‘international’ dimension in higher education institutions (HEIs). Global learning is essential in the development of cognitive skills, as well as for increased success among academics, hence institutional stakeholders such as administrators, faculty, and students are key participants in initiatives to internationalize academia. The current study examines the perspectives of institutional stakeholders (top administrators, faculty, and students) concerning the process and implementation of internationalization of higher education in the UAE, revealing its potential benefits and challenges. In a mixed method study, data were collected using online questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with the institutional stakeholders from eight top-ranked institutions in the UAE. To assess the process of internationalization within the ‘internationalization cube’ framework, official documents regarding policies and strategies were sought from these institutions. The overall findings suggest that institutional stakeholders mainly view internationalization as a significant phenomenon which serves as a tool for the creation and dissemination of knowledge, ultimately to improve the quality of education. The study categorized the institutions under study based on their internationalization efforts, offering decision-makers a rich source of information for beneficial use in planning and implementation of internationalization at their institutions.
Arabic Abstract
ﺑﺴﺒﺐ اﻟﻌﻮﻟﻤﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﯿﺔ ﻟﻼﻗﺘﺼﺎدات واﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻌﺎت، ﯾﻮﺟﺪ ﺗﺤﻮﻻت ھﺎﺋﻠﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺠﺎل اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ، ﻣﻤﺎ ﺧﻠﻖ ﺳﯿﺎﻗاً ﯾﺘﻀﻤﻦ ﺑُﻌﺪًا "دوﻟﯿًﺎ" ﻓﻲ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺎت اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ. ﺣﯿﺚ ﯾﻌﺪ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻲ ﺿﺮورﯾاً ﻓﻲ ﺗﻄﻮﯾﺮ اﻟﻤﮭﺎرات اﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﯿﺔ وﻧﺠﺎح اﻷﻛﺎدﯾﻤﯿﯿﻦ. ﻻ ﺷﻚ أن أﺻﺤﺎب اﻟﻤﺼﻠﺤﺔ اﻟﻤﺆﺳﺴﯿﯿﻦ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻛﺒﺎر اﻹدارﯾﯿﻦ وأﻋﻀﺎء ھﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﺘﺪرﯾﺲ واﻟﻄﻼب ھﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻛﯿﻦ اﻟﺮﺋﯿﺴﯿﯿﻦ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺒﺎدرات ﺗﺪوﯾﻞ اﻷوﺳﺎط اﻷﻛﺎدﯾﻤﯿﺔ. ﻟﺬﻟﻚ، ﺗﺒﺤﺚ اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ اﻟﺤﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ أراء أﺻﺤﺎب اﻟﻤﺼﻠﺤﺔ اﻟﻤﺆﺳﺴﯿﯿﻦ (ﻛﺒﺎر اﻹدارﯾﯿﻦ وأﻋﻀﺎء ھﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﺘﺪرﯾﺲ واﻟﻄﻼب) ﻓﯿﻤﺎ ﯾﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﻌﻤﻠﯿﺔ ﺗﻄﺒﯿﻖ ﺗﺪوﯾﻞ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ ﻓﻲ دوﻟﺔ اﻹﻣﺎرات اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة، وﺗﻜﺸﻒ ﻋﻦ اﻟﻔﻮاﺋﺪ واﻟﺘﺤﺪﯾﺎت اﻟﻤﺤﺘﻤﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل اﻹﺟﺎﺑﺎت ﻋﻠﻰ اﻻﺳﺘﺒﯿﺎﻧﺎت. ﻓﻲ ھﺬه اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ اﻟﻤﺨﺘﻠﻄﺔ، ﺗﻢ ﺟﻤﻊ اﻟﺒﯿﺎﻧﺎت ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺪام اﻻﺳﺘﺒﯿﺎﻧﺎت ﻋﺒﺮ اﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ واﻟﻤﻘﺎﺑﻼت ﺷﺒﮫ اﻟﻤﻨﻈﻤﺔ ﻣﻊ أﺻﺤﺎب اﻟﻤﺼﻠﺤﺔ اﻟﻤﺆﺳﺴﯿﯿﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺛﻤﺎﻧﻲ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺎت ذات ﺗﺼﻨﯿﻒ ﻋﺎل ٍ ﻓﻲ اﻹﻣﺎرات اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪة. ﺑﮭﺪف ﺗﻘﯿﯿﻢ ﻋﻤﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﺘﺪوﯾﻞ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺪام إطﺎر اﻟﺘﺪوﯾﻞ، ﺗﻢ طﻠﺐ وﺛﺎﺋﻖ رﺳﻤﯿﺔ ﺑﺸﺄن اﻟﺴﯿﺎﺳﺎت واﻻﺳﺘﺮاﺗﯿﺠﯿﺎت ﻣﻦ ھﺬه اﻟﻤﺆﺳﺴﺎت. ﺗﺸﯿﺮ اﻟﻨﺘﺎﺋﺞ اﻹﺟﻤﺎﻟﯿﺔ إﻟﻰ أن أﺻﺤﺎب اﻟﻤﺼﻠﺤﺔ اﻟﻤﺆﺳﺴﯿﯿﻦ ﯾﻌﺘﺒﺮون اﻟﺘﺪوﯾﻞ ظﺎھﺮة ﻣﮭﻤﺔ، واﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻌﻤﻞ ﻛﺄداة ﻟﺨﻠﻖ وﻧﺸﺮ اﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ، واﻟﺘﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺄﻧﮭﺎ ﺗﺤﺴﯿﻦ ﺟﻮدة اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ. ﺻﻨﻔﺖ اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ اﻟﻤﺆﺳﺴﺎت ﻗﯿﺪ اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ ﺑﻨﺎءً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﮭﻮد اﻟﺘﺪوﯾﻞ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺒﺬﻟﮭﺎ، ﻣﻤﺎ ﯾﻮﻓﺮ ﻟﺼﺎﻧﻌﻲ اﻟﻘﺮار ﻣﺼﺪراً ﻏﻨﯿًﺎ ﻟﻠﻤﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت ﻟﺘﻌﺰﯾﺰ ﻋﻤﻠﯿﺔ ﺗﺨﻄﯿط وﺗﻨﻔﯿﺬ ﻟﻠﺘﺪوﯾﻞ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺎﺗﮭﻢ.
Recommended Citation
Yousif, Mohammed Madi, "EXAMINING UNIVERSITY STAKEHOLDERS' PERCEPTION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONALIZATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE UAE" (2021). Dissertations. 201.
https://scholarworks.uaeu.ac.ae/all_dissertations/201