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Necessity for Reforming Turkish Higher Education System and Possibility of Governance of State Universities by the Board of Trustees
Based on the views of the senior administrators, the aim of this study
is to present the challenges of the higher education system in Turkey
and to analyze the possibility of governance of state universities by
the board of trustees. Using in-depth interview technique, this
qualitative study was carried out with the participation of twelve
administrators, including three members from Executive Committee of the
Turkish Board of Higher Education (BHE) as well as nine current/past
rectors or vice-rectors at state universities. Results of the study show
that structures such as academic senate and university executive boards
do not sufficiently fulfill their function, rectors are quite powerful
at universities, audits are not effective at universities, universities
are not accountable to the public, and the election of rectors by the
faculty should be abolished due to the serious problems it causes. As
for the possibility of governing state universities by establishing the
board of trustees, the majority of participants are of the view that it
would be successful at state universities with check and balances in
place, nonetheless the others stated that it would bring new problems at
the state universities due to cultural and political concerns