Akademisyenlerin Akademik Yılmazlıklarında Rol Oynayan Faktörler

Year 2016, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 131 - 150, 01.10.2016

Ömer Kutlu Hatice Çiğdem Yavuz

Abstract

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Keywords

Akademik yılmazlık, Akademisyenler, Risk faktörü, Koruyucu faktörler

Factors That Play a Role in the Academic Resilience of Academicians

Abstract

In academic life, it is possible for all students to experience different obstacles, hardships and
setbacks. While some students fail to negotiate their way through these difficulties, many are
successful. In this context, the purpose of this study is to reveal the factors that play a role in
the academic resilience of academicians. In this context, a qualitative study was employed,
with semi-structured interviews conducted with 11 academicians from the Educational
Sciences Faculty of Ankara University, Turkey. Eligibility criteria required academicians to
have had a risk factor in their life. The academicians were also selected on the basis of their
title and years of experience to sustain variety. In order to conduct interviews, an interview
guide was prepared by the researchers. The questions in the interview guide for this study
were linked to risk factors, and internal and external protective factors. Descriptive analysis
was used to analyze collected data. According to the findings, mainly risk factors which
academically resilient academicians had experienced were poverty, and negative
environmental conditions. On the other hand, this study revealed that internal factors such
as self-esteem, decisiveness, curiosity and external factors such as family support, qualified
teachers, and peer relations helped them to overcome their risk factors

Keywords

Academic resilience, Risk factors, Protective factors, Academicians

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