Identity Issues: Expatriate Professors Teaching and Researching in Qatar

Autor/inn/en	Romanowski, Michael H.; Nasser, Ramzi
Titel	Identity Issues: Expatriate Professors Teaching and Researching in Qatar
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 69 (2015) 4, S.653-671 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-014-9795-0
Schlagwörter	Foreign Nationals; College Faculty; Teacher Supply and Demand; Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Professional Identity; Conflict; Teaching Experience; Qatar + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausländer; Ausländerin; Fakultät; Lehrerbedarf; Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Konflikt; Katar
Abstract	Today, academics are more transient, working outside their home countries, than at any other time in the history of academics especially in the Arab World were there is great demand for faculty members educated in Western' culture and academia. However, many of these professors face considerable social, professional and academic challenges in teaching and research. This paper presents the voices of twenty expatriate professors (EPs) as they describe their experiences and conflicts they face teaching in GCC universities and how this impacts their identities as professors. Various identities and strategies that EPs use in their daily work and lives are described and discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01