Exploration of the faculty member's experiences about the competencies and dynamics of teaching and research in the internationalization of higher educati on process: A qualitative research

The present study aimed to explore the faculty members’ experiences on the competencies and dynamics of teaching and research in the internationalization of higher education as a process at Shiraz University.
The present study employed qualitative research method based on Case study. Theoretical saturation index was employed to select the participants who were 15 university professors including assistant professors, associate professors and full professor in Shiraz University. Data were collected through semi structured audiovisual recording interviews and their content was transcribed. The interview data were analyzed in three stages, including open, axial and selective coding steps, and categorized as concepts and themes network.
Findings: The analyses of the present study indicate 17 basic themes and the main themes from interviews are: academic motivation, ability to use new technology in teaching, use of new resources in teaching, attention to self-professional development, Ability to train specialist workforce and commitment and professional responsibility. Based on these factors, given from the experiences of faculty members in research competences the findings of the study explored 8 basic themes, some of which include the publication of an article and other scientific works of the professor in English, an attempt to cooperate in the knowledge production in international arenas and academic and research ability of professor.