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Why English? Exploring Chinese early career returnee academics’ motivations for writing and publishing in English
- Source :
- Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Springer Nature, 2024.
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Abstract
- Abstract To improve their research performance in international league tables, many universities in non-English language dominant settings recruit academic returnees in the hope that they will increase the quantity and quality of articles published in English-medium internationally indexed journals. This study explores Chinese early career returnee academics’ motivations for writing and publishing in English. Utilising ecological systems theory, the findings show that the microsystem is reflected in the early career returnee academics’ interaction with collaborators, while national policies constitute the exosystem. The academic culture has a noteworthy impact at the macrosystem level. This study contributes to the understanding of early career returnee academics’ motivations to write and publish in English which will assist policymakers and university administrators to create a more beneficial environment to promote the accomplishments of academic returnees.
- Subjects :
- History of scholarship and learning. The humanities
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Social Sciences
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26629992
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.3397696adf0d412e84c78f017e0aec54
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02846-4