Bridges To The Future: Mobility Experiences of Early-Career Researchers

Abstract

The aim of the study is to investigate the meaning attributed by early-career researchers to academic mobility, the sources of motivation for mobility, and the difficulties and opportunities faced by these researchers during their academic activities. The present study employed the qualitative research method in order to understand the participants' experiences more deeply. A semi-structured interview form was used for the study, and was carried out on 11 early-career researchers. The participants expressed their motives for mobility, their research experiences, and the difficulties they faced. The findings revealed the earlycareer researchers’ sources of motivation for mobility and the difficulties and opportunities they encountered in this process.