외국인 교원의 채용과 역할 수행 과정에서 나타난 디커플링 연구

Abstract

This study has been conducted to examine the decoupling patterns and causes of universities in the process of hiring international academics and performing their roles. To address this questions, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 international, Korean academics and staffs working at research-oriented universities, teaching-oriented universities, and universities that focus on both teaching and research. As a result of the analysis, the pattern of decoupling was different depending on the mission of the university. In research-oriented universities, 1) emphasis on the symbolic role of the internationalization, 2) alienation in the decision-making process, and 3) preference for international academics for window dressing have appeared. On the other hand, in teaching-oriented universities, 1) preference for international academics in contract positions to meet the full-time academics’ retention rate, and 2) cost-saving recruitment that did not consider actual role performance in the face of financial difficulties have been observed. In the case of universities that focus on both teaching and research, 1) the quantitative emphasis on research performance and 2) the visibility of international academics were emphasized, showing the similar decoupling pattern to research-oriented universities.
 Through the analysis, factors that promote and reduce the expression of decoupling have been found. The promoters were 1) the global university rankings which are used as a mean to change the fixed higher education hierarchy, 2) government university evaluation indicators and 3) the need to manage the attraction of international students. On the other hand, factors that suppress the development of decoupling are 1) strong institutional entrepreneurs, 2) the governance of a new organization that does not have a fixed hierarchical relationship, 3) securing a critical mass that international academics can normally perform, and 4) a long-term leadership.