Boundary-Spanning and Sustainability in the Digital Higher Education Space: A Case Study of Anadolu University

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dc.authoridCalikoglu, Alper/0000-0002-7526-3740
dc.authoridUslu, Baris/0000-0001-5941-1507
dc.authoridOzdemir, Murat/0000-0003-2041-211X
dc.authoridAypay, Ahmet/0000-0003-0568-8409
dc.contributor.authorOzdemir, Murat
dc.contributor.authorKesik, Fatma
dc.contributor.authorUslu, Baris
dc.contributor.authorAypay, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorCalikoglu, Alper
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:22:28Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:22:28Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis research explores how boundary-spanning efforts in higher education can be expanded through the digital space and contribute to sustainability in higher education. By employing a qualitative case study design, we examine the journey of a Turkish public university's open education faculty, focusing on how the university has leveraged its open education mission and the developments in digital space to span boundaries and contribute to societal development constantly. Alongside reviewing institutional documents, we interviewed with 12 faculty members at the case institution. Benefitting from an inductive descriptive thematic analysis approach, we categorised related strategies and experiences into three themes: key agents, drivers and challenges and sustainability. The findings reveal that universities can better position themselves in the digital education space if the leadership embraces a clear vision regarding digital evolvement. Also, national regulations influence the digital development of universities and lead them to push boundaries in generating new teaching-learning, research and service platforms. Our research demonstrates that by enhancing digital environments and online technologies, universities can extend their collaboration with different stakeholders and maintain boundary-spanning efforts to improve their societal contribution. Further discussions and recommendations are made on the role of digital space in boundary spanning and sustainability in higher education.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/hequ.12588
dc.identifier.issn0951-5224
dc.identifier.issn1468-2273
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85209888372
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12588
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/21904
dc.identifier.volume79
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001360433000001
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofHigher Education Quarterly
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectboundary spanning
dc.subjectdigital space
dc.subjecthigher education
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectuniversities
dc.titleBoundary-Spanning and Sustainability in the Digital Higher Education Space: A Case Study of Anadolu University
dc.typeArticle

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