Kalitenin Standardını Belirlemek: Türk Üniversite Sıralama Sistemlerinin Berlin Prensiplerine Göre İncelenmesi

Year 2020, Volume: 10 Issue: 3, 260 - 268, 27.11.2020

Engin Karadağ Cüneyt Belenkuyu

https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.19.020000

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Yükseköğretimin ticarileşmesi, uluslararasılaşması, eğitim politikalarının liberal karakterlerinin daha da etkili olması sonucu artan rekabet ortamı yükseköğretimde sıralama sistemlerinin ortaya çıkmasına sebep olmuş ve bu sistemler oluşturdukları etkiyle yükseköğretimin bir parçası haline gelmiştir. Sıralama sistemlerinde karşılaşılan önemli problemin metodolojik süreçler olduğu literatürde sıklıkla ifade edilmektedir. Sistemlerin sıralama sonuçları benimsedikleri metodolojiden kaynaklı olarak farklılaşmaktadır. Bu farklılıktan dolayı sıralamaların nasıl yapılacağıyla ilgili bir kurallar bütününe ihtiyaç vardır. Berlin Prensipleri adıyla 2006 yılında oluşturulan kurallar bu ihtiyaca cevap vermeyi amaçlamıştır. Bu çalışmada ise Türkiye'deki üniversite sıralama sistemlerinin bu kurallara ne ölçüde uygun olduğunun belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Metodolojik değerlendirme deseni kullanılarak tasarlanan çalışmada veriler sıralama sistemlerinin web sitelerinden, basılı ve elektronik yayınlarından elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler Berlin Prensiplerinde belirlenen kurallardan oluşturulan bir değerlendirme formuna göre puanlandırılmıştır. Bulgular, Türk üniversite sıralama sistemlerinin çoğunluğunun Berlin Prensiplerinde belirlenen kurallara tam uyumlu tasarlanmadığını ve kendi araştırma anlayışına ve kalite tanımlarına uygun olarak yükseköğretim kurumlarını değerlendirdiğini göstermiştir.

Keywords

Berlin prensipleri, Türk sıralama sistemleri, üniversite sıralamaları

Supporting Institution

Bu çalışma Türkiye Bilimleri Akademisi (TÜBA) programı tarafından sağlanan GEBİP Ödülü ile desteklenmiştir.

Determining the Standard of Quality: Examining the Turkish University Ranking Systems According to the Berlin Principles

Abstract

The increasing competitive environment arising from the commercialization and internationalization of higher education (HE) and the increasing influence of the liberal character of educational policies have led to the emergence of HE ranking systems which have become an inevitable part of HE with the effect they have created. The lack of unambiguous methodological processes is one of the oft-cited critical problems in the HE ranking system literature. These systems vary due to the particular methods they adopt in creating their ranking results. This variation requires a set of principles on how best to perform these rankings. The principles established under Berlin Principles in 2006 aimed to address this need. This study aims to determine to what extent Turkish ranking systems comply with the basic tenets determined in the Berlin Principles. The study was designed as a methodological assessment study and the data were obtained from the websites and printed and electronic publications related to Turkish ranking systems. The data obtained were scored according to an evaluation form consisting of the tenets set out in the Berlin Principles. The findings show that the majority of the Turkish university ranking systems were not designed to be fully compliant with the Berlin Principles and instead they evaluate HE institutions by their research approach and quality definitions.

Keywords

Berlin principles, Turkish ranking systems, university rankings

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