An Evaluation of Academic Training Program (ÖYP) from Professional Socialisation and Identity Perspective

Academic identity is significant in terms of taking the responsibilities of professional roles and performing them adequately. Identity formation starts from the early socialisation experiences of graduate students and develops on what they have acquired during this process. Therefore, Academic Training Program is significant for determining the academic identity of future academics. A review of the literature reveals a lack of research that evaluates Academic Training Program (ÖYP), especially from existing faculty’s point of view, with an identity development perspective. This study aims to investigate the Academic Training Program (ÖYP) in the light of academics’ definition of the characteristics of academic profession, with a focus on professional socialisation and identity development. This qualitative, collective instrumental case study was conducted with 24 academics selected through the maximum variation sampling method from two typical Turkish universities. The content analysis of data revealed that the Academic Training Program (ÖYP) has some adverse effects on the professional development of recruits since the program is not fully compatible with the requirements of academic profession. Keywords: Academic Training Program (ÖYP), academic identity, graduate education, professional socialisatio

Üniversite Hazırlık Sınıfı Öğrencilerine Göre Öğretim Elemanlarının Ruhsal Liderlik Davranışlarını Gösterme Düzeyleri

The purpose of this study is to adapt Fry’s (2003) “Spiritual Leadership Scale” into Turkish and to determine students’ perceptions of faculty members’ level of spiritual leadership using the adapted scale. The study is designed in descriptive research model. The universe of the study comprises 2600 students studying prep class at Kocaeli University School of Foreign Languages. The sample of the study was selected randomly and includes 800 students. The data was collected using Turkish version of Fry’s (2003) “Spiritual Ledership Scale” which has been translated and adapted by the researchers. After the factor analysis, it was determined that 26 items in the scale were grouped in 6 dimensions. These dimensions were the same as in the original scale. Moreover, it was determined using the scale that the spiritual leadership qualities of faculty members were perceived to be high by the students. According to students, faculty members show spiritual leadership qualities at a high level in “meaning\calling, altruistic love, hope/faith, productivity and membership” dimensions while they remain at moderate level in “vision” dimension.Bu araştırmanın amacı, öğretim elemanlarının ruhsal liderlik davranışlarını gösterme düzeylerini üniversite hazırlık sınıfı öğrencilerinin görüşlerine göre belirlemektir. Araştırma betimsel tarama modelinde tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini Kocaeli Üniversitesi Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu hazırlık sınıfında öğrenim gören 2600 öğrenci, örneklemini ise tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilen 693 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri Fry’ın (2003) geliştirdiği “Ruhsal Liderlik Ölçeği”nin Türkçeye uyarlanması ile toplanmıştır. Yapılan faktör analizinde Ruhsal Liderlik Ölçeğindeki 26 maddenin 6 faktörde toplandığı görülmüştür. Bu faktörlerin ölçeğin orijinal halindeki alt boyutlarla örtüştüğü görülmüştür. Üniversite hazırlık sınıfı öğrencilerine göre öğretim elemanlarının ruhsal liderlik davranışlarını ne düzeyde gösterdiklerini belirlemek için aritmetik ortalamaya bakılmıştır. Öğretim elemanlarının ruhsal liderlik davranışlarını gösterme düzeylerine ilişkin algının, üniversite hazırlık sınıfı öğrencilerinin cinsiyeti ve öğrenim gördükleri kura göre değişip değişmediğini test etmek için ise t-testi yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda öğrencilere göre, öğretim elemanları ruhsal liderlik davranışını yüksek düzeyde göstermektedirler. Öğrencilere göre öğretim elemanları, ruhsal liderliğin alt boyutlarından heves uyandırma/anlam, özgecil sevgi, umut/inanç, üretkenlik ve üyeliğe ilişkin davranışları yüksek düzeyde gösterirken, vizyon boyutuna ilişkin davranışları orta düzeyde göstermektedirler

Causes of Faculty Members' Silence

Bu çalışma, üniversitelerde görev yapan öğretim elemanlarının sessiz kalma nedenlerini ve bu nedenlerin bazı demografik değişkenlere göre değişip değişmediğini araştıran betimsel ilişkisel bir çalışmadır. Çalışmanın evrenini Kocaeli Üniversitesi, Sakarya Üniversitesi ve Namık Kemal Üniversitesi'nde (Tıp Fakültesi hariç) çalışan öğretim elemanları, örneklemini ise bu üniversitelerde çalışan 459 öğretim elemanı oluşturmaktadır. Elde edilen veriler betimsel istatistik, t-testi ve ANOVA kullanılarak SPSS paket programı yardımıyla değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırmada elde edilen bulgular, öğretim elemanlarının sırasıyla kurumsal düzenlemeler, geri çekilme, iş arkadaşlarıyla ilişkileri koruma, yöneticiyle ilişkileri koruma, kendini koruma ve kendine güven eksikliği nedeniyle sessiz kaldıklarını göstermektedir. Öğretim elemanlarının sessiz kalma nedenleri cinsiyete, yaşa, eğitim durumuna, unvana ve kurumda çalışma süresine göre değişmektedir. Araştırma bulguları, öğretim görevlileri, araştırma görevlileri ve okutmanların profesör, doçent ve yardımcı doçentlere göre daha sessiz olduğunu göstermektedir. En sessiz grup okutmanlar, en az sessiz grup ise profesörlerdir.This study aims to research the causes of faculty members' silence and whether they differ significantly according to some demographic variables. The population of the study includes faculty members of Kocaeli University, Sakarya University and Namık Kemal University (except Faculty of Medicine), and the sample includes 459 faculty members. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA with the help of SPSS. In this study, we determined that faculty members remain silent due to organisational regulations, acquiescence, fear of damaging relations with co-workers, fear of damaging relations with supervisor, self-defense and lack of self-confidence respectively. Causes of faculty members' silence were found to differ according to age, level of education, academic title and duration of employment in the organisation. Findings of the study showed that instructors, research assistants and lecturers are more silent compared to assistant professors, associate professors and professors. Instructors are the most silent while professors are the least silent

Instructors' exhibition levels of spiritual leadership behavior according to university preparatory class students

Bu araştırmanın amacı, öğretim elemanlarının ruhsal liderlik davranışlarını gösterme düzeylerini üniversite hazırlık sınıfı öğrencilerinin görüşlerine göre belirlemektir. Araştırma betimsel tarama modelinde tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini Kocaeli Üniversitesi Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu hazırlık sınıfında öğrenim gören 2600 öğrenci, örneklemini ise tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilen 693 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri Fry’ın (2003) geliştirdiği “Ruhsal Liderlik Ölçeği”nin Türkçeye uyarlanması ile toplanmıştır. Yapılan faktör analizinde Ruhsal Liderlik Ölçeğindeki 26 maddenin 6 faktörde toplandığı görülmüştür. Bu faktörlerin ölçeğin orijinal halindeki alt boyutlarla örtüştüğü görülmüştür. Üniversite hazırlık sınıfı öğrencilerine göre öğretim elemanlarının ruhsal liderlik davranışlarını ne düzeyde gösterdiklerini belirlemek için aritmetik ortalamaya bakılmıştır. Öğretim elemanlarının ruhsal liderlik davranışlarını gösterme düzeylerine ilişkin algının, üniversite hazırlık sınıfı öğrencilerinin cinsiyeti ve öğrenim gördükleri kura göre değişip değişmediğini test etmek için ise t-testi yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda öğrencilere göre, öğretim elemanları ruhsal liderlik davranışını yüksek düzeyde göstermektedirler. Öğrencilere göre öğretim elemanları, ruhsal liderliğin alt boyutlarından heves uyandırma/anlam, özgecil sevgi, umut/inanç, üretkenlik ve üyeliğe ilişkin davranışları yüksek düzeyde gösterirken, vizyon boyutuna ilişkin davranışları orta düzeyde göstermektedirler.The purpose of this study is to determine instructors’ exhibition levels of spiritual leadership behaviour according to the perceptions of English language preparatory school students. The study is designed in a descriptive research model. The universe of the study comprises 2600 students studying at English language preparatory class at Kocaeli University School of Foreign Languages. The sample of the study was selected randomly and comprised 693 students. The data were collected using Turkish version of Fry’s (2003) “Spiritual Leadership Scale” which was translated and adapted by the researchers. After the factor analysis, it was determined that 26 items in the scale were grouped in 6 dimensions. These dimensions were the same as in the original scale. The arithmetic meand were used to determine instructors’ exhibition levels of spiritual leadership behaviour according to the perceptions of preparatory class students. T-test was used to determine whether students’ perceptions regarding instructors’ exhibition levels of spiritual leadership behaviour change according to gender and class level. Findings of the study show that instructors are perceived to exhibit high levels of spiritual leadership behaviours. According to students, faculty members exhibit higher levels of spiritual leadership behaviours in “meaning/calling, altruistic love, hope/faith, productivity and membership” dimensions while they remain at moderate level in “vision” dimension

Causes of Faculty Members' Silence

This study aims to research the causes of faculty members' silence and whether they differ significantly according to some demographic variables. The population of the study includes faculty members of Kocaeli University, Sakarya University and Namik Kemal University (except Faculty of Medicine), and the sample includes 459 faculty members. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA with the help of SPSS. In this study, we determined that faculty members remain silent due to organisational regulations, acquiescence, fear of damaging relations with co-workers, fear of damaging relations with supervisor, self-defense and lack of self-confidence respectively. Causes of faculty members' silence were found to differ according to age, level of education, academic title and duration of employment in the organisation. Findings of the study showed that instructors, research assistants and lecturers are more silent compared to assistant professors, associate professors and professors. Instructors are the most silent while professors are the least silent

Neoliberal Governmentality and Performativity Culture in Higher Education: Reflections on Academic Identity

This qualitative study aims to explore how the culture of performativity resulting from the influences of neoliberal governmentality on the academe is perceived by academics throughout their career and interrogates how their perceptions could reflect on their professional identity. The study was conducted with twenty-four academics from state universities in Turkey. The analysis of the in-depth interviews revealed that the emerging culture of performativity in higher education institutions seems to establish three identity trajectories as perceived by academics. Accordingly, some resist to conforming to the neoliberal norms in the academe, some feel obliged to conform to these norms albeit with ethical dilemmas while some welcome and embrace these emerging norms. The findings highlight some threatening consequences of performativity as a neoliberal policy tool in higher education for both the soul of the academic profession and the quality of work in the context of Turkey. Implications are identified, which include the need to develop new policy tools prioritizing professional integrity and internal accountability to achieve desired quality in higher education

Effect of perceived procedural justice on faculty members' silence: the mediating role of trust in supervisor

Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research (CY-ICER) -- FEB 08-11, 2012 -- Middle E Tech Univ No Cyprus Campus, CYPRUSAlthough employees are expected to contribute to the development of organization with their knowledge, ideas, opinions and suggestions, they sometimes prefer to remain silent. Perceived justice, especially procedural justice can be important in employers' decision to speak up about organizational issues. This study aims to examine the effects of justice on faculty members' silence. It also aims to study whether trust in supervisor mediate the effect of perceived justice on faculty members' silence. Our study showed perceived justice predicts faculty members' silence. Trust in supervisor is found to mediate the effect of perceived justice and perceived procedural justice on faculty members' silence. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd.Cyprus Educ Sci Assoc, Acad World Educ & Res Ctr, Near E Univ, Eastern Mediterranean Univ, Ataturk Teacher Training Acad, Int Cyprus Univ, Girne Amer Univ, Cyprus Educ Sci Asso

Instructors' Exhibition Levels of Spiritual Leadership Behavior According to University Preparatory Class Students

The purpose of this study is to determine instructors' exhibition levels of spiritual leadership behaviour according to the perceptions of English language preparatory school students. The study is designed in a descriptive research model. The universe of the study comprises 2600 students studying at English language preparatory class at Kocaeli University School of Foreign Languages. The sample of the study was selected randomly and comprised 693 students. The data were collected using Turkish version of Fry's (2003) Spiritual Leadership Scale which was translated and adapted by the researchers. After the factor analysis, it was determined that 26 items in the scale were grouped in 6 dimensions. These dimensions were the same as in the original scale. The arithmetic meand were used to determine instructors' exhibition levels of spiritual leadership behaviour according to the perceptions of preparatory class students. T-test was used to determine whether students' perceptions regarding instructors' exhibition levels of spiritual leadership behaviour change according to gender and class level. Findings of the study show that instructors are perceived to exhibit high levels of spiritual leadership behaviours. According to students, faculty members exhibit higher levels of spiritual leadership behaviours in meaning/calling, altruistic love, hope/faith, productivity and membership dimensions while they remain at moderate level in vision dimension

Revealing the Intellectual Structure and Evolution of Digital Addiction Research: An Integrated Bibliometric and Science Mapping Approach

The current study uses “digital addiction” as an umbrella term to refer to addiction to the Internet, social media, smartphones, digital devices, video games, or similar digital technologies. The study aims to investigate the scientific landscape of the digital addiction research field through combining bibliometric and science mapping analysis and to facilitate insight into the development and evolution of this knowledge base. Data for the analysis were extracted from the Scopus database, which covers a wide range of journal articles, with 429 articles addressing digital addiction included in the analysis. The science mapping analysis was performed over three consecutive time periods using SciMAT software to observe the thematic evolution. The results indicated that addictive behavior was the most significant theme across the three time periods. Cross-sectional studies addressing the risk factors or outcomes of addiction among adults and different sexes were prevalent during the first period (1997–2012), while interest moved to the addictive behavior of adolescents and students during the second period (2013–2017). Research during the third period (2018–2022) was driven by smartphone and social media addiction, and resilience as a preventive factor garnered more research interest than previously studied risk factors, which may indicate a perspective change by researchers. Implications are suggested for future investigations of digital addiction

Understanding the Intellectual Structure and Evolution of Distributed Leadership in Schools: A Science Mapping-Based Bibliometric Analysis

Distributed leadership (DL) has currently generated significant interest among researchers considering that schools have become too complex to be led by a single leader, and school leadership activity is already distributed in nature. Numerous studies have contributed to this knowledge base through empirical and conceptual investigations. Our study aims to demonstrate the bibliometric performance, intellectual architecture, and strategic themes of this field, with a particular focus on DL in schools. Our dataset includes 221 articles published between 2002 and 2021 on the Web of Science (WoS) database. Science mapping analysis was conducted using SciMAT to map the conceptual structure and thematic evolution of the research field, and applied for three consecutive periods so as to be able to compare/contrast the changing thematic trends. Bibliometric performance analysis was also employed in order to determine the distribution of related publications by years, the number of accumulated publications, the average number of citations per article, and the most productive/cited authors and journals. The results indicated that research on DL in schools has grown substantially over the past decade, and that the thematic structure has fundamentally evolved from school improvement/effectiveness and commitment to teachers and instructional leadership, innovation, and capacity-building in schools