AKADEMİK ÇALIŞMANIN DÖNÜŞÜMÜNDE DİJİTALLEŞMENİN ROLÜ

Year 2023, Volume: 24 Issue: 4, 468 - 494, 27.12.2023

Meryem Kaytan Elif Tuğba Doğan

https://doi.org/10.53443/anadoluibfd.1288354

Abstract

Son on yıldır, yükseköğretim kurumlarında yaşanan dijital dönüşüme şahit olmaktayız ve bu süreç akademisyenleri yakından etkilemektedir. Bu çalışma, dijitalleşmenin akademik çalışma üzerindeki etkilerini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada nitel araştırma deseni kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verileri, yirmi bir akademisyen ile gerçekleştirilen yarı yapılandırılmış derinlemesine görüşmelerden elde edilmiştir. Bu veri seti, betimsel olarak analiz edilmiş ve temalar oluşturulmuştur. Veri analiz aşamasından sonra mekânsal esneklik, kaynaklara erişim ve iş birliğinde kolaylık, iletişim biçimi ve hızında değişiklik, iş-yaşam dengesi olmak üzere 4 tema ortaya çıkmıştır. Bulgulara göre, dijitalleşme mekânsal esnekliği arttırmakta, kaynaklara erişim ve akademik iş birliğini kolaylaştırmaktadır. Yükseköğretim kurumlarındaki artan dijitalleşme, geleneksel iletişim biçimini dönüştürmekte, iletişim hızı ve yoğunluğunu artırmaktadır. İletişim hızı ve yoğunluğundaki artışın sürekli ulaşılabilir olma sorununa yol açmaktadır. Son olarak mekânsal esneklik ve her an ulaşılabilir olmanın iş-yaşam dengesi üzerinde olumsuz etkilerinin olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır.

Keywords

Dijitalleşme, Esneklik, İş-Yaşam Dengesi, Akademik Çalışma

THE ROLE OF DIGITALIZATION IN TRANSFORMATION OF ACADEMIC WORK

Abstract

For the last ten years, we have been witnessing the digital transformation in higher education institutions, and this process closely affects academics. This study aims to reveal the effects of digitalization on academic work. Qualitative research design was used in the study. The data were obtained from semi-structured in-depth interviews with twenty-one academics. This data set was analyzed descriptively and themes were created. After the data analysis phase, 4 themes emerged: spatial flexibility, access to resources and ease of cooperation, change in communication style and speed, and work-life balance. According to the findings, digitalization increases spatial flexibility, facilitates access to resources and academic collaboration. Increasing digitalization in higher education institutions transforms the traditional way of communication and increases the speed and density of communication. The increase in the speed and intensity of communication leads to the problem of being constantly accessible. Finally, it was concluded that spatial flexibility and being accessible at any time have negative effects on work-life balance.

Keywords

Digitalization, Flexibility, Work-Life Balance, Academic Work

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