Türk kadın akademisyenlerin karşılaştığı kariyer engelleri

Year 2018, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 313 - 321, 24.12.2018

Ayşen Bakioğlu , Nilüfer Ülker

https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.18.017

Cited By: 8

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı kamu üniversitelerinde çalışan Türk kadın akademisyenlerin kariyerlerinde ilerleme süreçlerinde karşılaştıkları engelleri incelemektir. Araştırma nitel desende oluşturulmuştur. Araştırmada veri toplama tekniği bireysel görüşmedir. Bireysel görüşmelerde, yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya dokuz profesör, bir yardımcı doçent, iki doktor ve sekiz öğretim görevlisi olmak üzere farklı disiplinlerden toplamda 20 kadın akademisyen katılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde içerik analizinden yararlanılmıştır. Analiz sonucu ortaya çıkan temalar şunlardır: "Destek", "Kariyere Verilen Ara" ve "Sosyal Faktörler: Özgüven, Önyargılar ve Rol Çatışması". Temalar katılımcıların cevaplarından alınan direkt alıntılarla desteklenmiştir. Çalışma sonunda bulgular doğrultusunda önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

Kadın akademisyenler, kariyer, kariyer engelleri, yükseköğretim

Career Barriers Faced by Turkish Women Academics: Support for What?

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the barriers Turkish women academics working in state universities face throughout their career progression. The research was formed in qualitative research design. Data was collected through face-to-face interviews with a semi-structured interview form. 20 women academics in total including nine professors, one assistant professor, two doctors and eight instructors from a variety of disciplines participated in the research. Content analysis was conducted and the themes that emerged as a result of the data analysis were "Support", "Career Breaks", and "Social Factors: Self-Confidence, Prejudice, and Role Conflict". The themes were supported by direct quotations from the participants' responses. Recommendations were made related to the findings of the research.

Keywords

Career, career barriers, higher education, women academics

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