Cilt 5 Sayı 17 (2017)

Araştırma Makalesi

Akademisyenlerin Akademik Yönetim ve Liderlik Programlarına Yönelik İhtiyaç ve Beklentileri

Yayımlandı 31.10.2017

Cilt 5 Sayı 17 kapak

Abstract

Academics’ Needs and Expectations Toward Academic Management & Leadership Programs

With the strong effect of globalisation, knowledge-based societies, competitiveness and new technologies upon universities, interest and need in academic management & leadership programs are increasing. More Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are beginning to provide their staff with academic management & leadership programs to ensure successful formal and professional management. Academics with & without managerial position attend those programs to improve their understanding & skills in departmental management and/or academic research/project team management. The aim of this study is to determine the needs and expectations of academics regarding that kind of programs in a HEI (which is currently without those programs) in Turkey. Participation in the study was voluntary and a semi-structured interview form was used to gather data. Convenience sampling method was used to reach the participants and content analysis was conducted in data analysis. According to the findings, participants believe that kind of Professional Development (PD) programs are useful in academic career, education and management & leadership fields; in addition, they are willing to participate in those programs if planned. However, it is obtained that they kind of have some bias against the PD programs regarding their content, the way they are arranged or the trainers’ style. Based on the findings, while planning that kind of programs, it is suggested to provide a content variety on various platforms; to design applicable-friendly programs based on the needs & expectations of the department in order to be able to address to different needs & expectations and to make it welcoming for more participation.

Keywords Professional Development, Academics, Management, Leadership

Öz

Küreselleşmenin, bilgi toplumu olmanın, rekabetin ve yeni teknolojilerin üniversiteler üzerindeki güçlü etkisiyle, akademik yönetim ve liderlik programlarına olan ilgi ve ihtiyaç artmaktadır. Giderek daha fazla sayıdaki yükseköğretim kurumu başarılı ve profesyonel yönetimi sağlamak üzere çalışanlarına akademik yönetim ve liderlik programlarını sunmaya başlamaktadır. Yönetsel görevi olan ve olmayan akademisyenler, birim yönetimi ya da akademik araştırma/proje takım yönetimi üzerine anlayış ve becerilerini geliştirmek üzere bu programlara katılabilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de bir üniversitedeki (bu yönde bir program yürütülmeyen) akademisyenlerin bu tür programlara yönelik ihtiyaç ve beklentilerini belirlemektir. Çalışmaya katılım gönüllülük esaslı olup, veri toplamada yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Kolay ulaşılabilir durum örneklemesi yöntemi ile çalışma grubuna ulaşılmış ve içerik analizi yöntemi ile veri çözümlenmiştir. Elde edilen araştırma bulgularına göre, katılımcılar bu tür mesleki gelişim programlarının akademik kariyer, eğitim-öğretim ve yönetim & liderlik alanlarında yararlı olduğuna inanmaktadır ve planlanması halinde bu tür programlara katılmaya isteklidir. Öte yandan, katılımcıların kurumlarda düzenlenen mesleki gelişim programlarına yönelik içerik, düzenlenme şekli, eğitimcinin tarzı gibi birtakım nedenlerden dolayı bir önyargısı olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına dayalı olarak, bu tür programların planlanmasında, farklı ihtiyaç ve beklentilere hitap edebilmek ve de daha çok katılıma zemin hazırlayabilmek üzere çeşitli platformlarda erişilebilir program çeşitliliği sağlamak; ilgili birimin ihtiyaç ve beklentileri odaklı uygulamaya dönük programlar tasarlamak önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler Mesleki Gelişim, Akademisyen, Yönetim, Liderlik

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