Does fulbright make a difference ? : the Turkish perspective

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2000-01-01

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Engin Demir, Cennet
Aksu, Meral

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This article reports on the findings of a research project carried out by a team of faculties at the Middle East Technical University and the Fulbright Education Committee in Turkey. The project aimed to investigate the Fulbright program's professional, personal, and social impacts and its effectiveness from the perspectives of Turkish scholars. Data were collected by mail from 277 Fulbright scholars living in various regions of Turkey. All of the scholars agreed that their Fulbright experience in the United States had had positive effects on their professional, social, and personal lives. Scholars were especially satisfied with the effect on their personal lives. For example, the Fulbright experience broadened their world viewpoint in a flexible and international setting. These results suggest that Fulbright scholars contribute to the development of the country, because many of them hold high-ranking positions that allow them to develop and implement policies in different sectors. For the development of the Fulbright program, it is recommended that continuous follow-up studies be conducted to identify its strengths and weaknesses.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/83968
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/102831530000400107

Journal

The Journal of Studies in International Education

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https://doi.org/10.1177/102831530000400107

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Department of Educational Sciences, Article

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C. Engin Demir and M. Aksu, “Does fulbright make a difference ? : the Turkish perspective,” The Journal of Studies in International Education, pp. 103–111, 2000, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/83968.