Ashraf, Maleeha;
Eduan, Wilson;
(2018)
Barriers To Mentorship For Academic Returnees: Experiences From Pakistan Higher Education.
In: Qureshi, Muhammad Imran, (ed.)
Proceedings of the Asia International Multidisciplinary Conference (AIMC 2017).
Future Academy: Johor, Malaysia.
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Abstract
Mentoring of faculty is one important aspect in higher education especially for countries investing in training faculty abroad. The study explores the key challenges that young faculty are facing and the expectations following return from doctoral studies abroad. The participants of this study were doctoral graduates who completed studies in UK and USA and working in the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. A grounded theory approach was used in the theoretical development of the categories of participant perspectives concerning their constraints and expectations. Using both primary data and secondary data from in-depth interviews, participant experiences were explored and analysed. The findings reveal challenges faced by young academics returning to Pakistan. Some of the difficulties are emerging due to the infant higher education system characterised by the lack of a research culture and at a time when academic roles are experiencing change. Remedial mechanisms in form of further mentoring by foreign faculty, installation of research infrastructure and restructuring of existing systems are needed to strengthen research in Pakistan higher education system.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Barriers To Mentorship For Academic Returnees: Experiences From Pakistan Higher Education |
| Event: | AIMC 2017 - Asia International Multidisciplinary Conference |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.15405/epsbs.2018.05.76 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2018.05.76 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © The Author(s), 2023. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CC-BY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | Foreign doctorate, mentoring, academic career, higher education, Pakistan |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10173401 |
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