University Faculty Positions on Research Internationalisation Management: A Discourse Analysis in the Honduran Context

Authors

  • Iving Zelaya-Perdomo National Autonomous University of Honduras, Ciudad Universitaria. Boulevard Suyapa, 1, 11101. Tegucigalpa, Honduras
  • Manuel Montañés-Serrano Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of Valladolid, Pl. de la Universidad 1, 40005. Segovia, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2025.3.927.941

Keywords:

discourse analysis, higher education institutions, Honduras, internationalisation, research, science administration, university faculty

Abstract

Aim. The aim of the research is to describe the discursive positions and their corresponding relational structure concerning the management of the internationalisation of research activities among Honduran university professors.

Methods. The study employed a qualitative/structural methodology to analyse the discursive data produced by faculty members in discussion groups, organised according to an ad hoc structural sample.

Results. The analysis identified four distinct discursive positions: (A) Centralised Institutional, (B) Anti-Institutional, (C) Non-Institutional, and (D) Delegation or/and University Autonomy. The structure revealed relationships of both affinity and opposition between these positions.

Conclusion. The findings suggest that a synergistic and interdependent interrelation of the positive aspects of each position could enhance the transnationalisation of scientific activity, contributing to reducing the barriers that hinder the internationalisation of university research.

Practical application. Insights from this study may guide policy development and institutional strategies to better support the internationalisation of research in universities.

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Author Biographies

  • Iving Zelaya-Perdomo, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Ciudad Universitaria. Boulevard Suyapa, 1, 11101. Tegucigalpa, Honduras

    Directorate of the Graduate Studies System, National Autonomous University of Honduras. Ciudad Universitaria, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Professor. PhD in Transdisciplinary Research in Education from the University of Valladolid, Spain. Her areas of interest include participatory processes and methodologies; higher education; and public management.

  • Manuel Montañés-Serrano, Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of Valladolid, Pl. de la Universidad 1, 40005. Segovia, Spain

    Professor. PhD in Political Science and Sociology from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. His areas of interest include implicative, participatory, and qualitative research methodologies and techniques; social movements and social participation; and social communication.

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2025-09-23

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Zelaya-Perdomo, I. ., & Montañés-Serrano, M. (2025). University Faculty Positions on Research Internationalisation Management: A Discourse Analysis in the Honduran Context. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 16(2), 927-941. https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2025.3.927.941