'We are still here': The stories of Syrian academics in exile
| dc.authorid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6646-1104 | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Abedtalas, Musallam | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-20T18:01:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-20T18:01:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | en_US |
| dc.department | MAÜ, Fakülteler, Turizm Fakültesi, Konaklama İşletmeciliği Bölümü | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to generate insight into the experiences of Syrian academics in exile in Turkey; and second, to explore approaches to collaboration and community building among academics in exile and with counterparts in the international academic community. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs a hybrid visual-autobiographical narrative methodology, embedded within a large group process (LGP) design. Findings – Findings are presented in two phases: the first phase presents a thematic analysis of narrative data, revealing the common and divergent experiences of 12 exiled academics. The second phase presents a reflective evaluation of undertaking the LGP and its implications for community building and sustaining Syrian academia in exile. Research limitations/implications – While this is a qualitative study with a small participant group, and therefore does not provide a basis for statistical generalisation, it offers rich insight into Syrian academics’ lived experiences of exile, and into strategies implemented to support the Syrian academic community in exile. Practical implications – The study has practical implications for academic development in the contexts of conflict and exile; community building among dispersed academic communities; educational interventions by international NGOs and the international academic community; and group process design. Originality/value – The study makes an original contribution to the limited literature on post-2011 Syrian higher education by giving voice to a community of exiled academics, and by critically evaluating a strategic initiative for supporting and sustaining Syrian academia. This represents significant, transferable insight for comparable contexts | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | DOI 10.1108/IJCED-06-2018-0013 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 147 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issue | 3/4 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 132 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12514/2271 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 20 | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Comparative Education and Development | en_US |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
| dc.subject | Syria, Higher education, Exile, Collaboration | en_US |
| dc.title | 'We are still here': The stories of Syrian academics in exile | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
