TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Case Study on Staff Development Program at a Private University in Cyprus
TT  - Kıbrıs'ta Özel bir Üniversitenin Personel Geliştirme Programı Üzerine bir Çalışma
AU  - Mert Altıncı, Rüya
PY  - 2019
DA  - September
DO  - 10.22559/folklor.938
JF  - Folklor/Edebiyat
JO  - folk/ed
PB  - Uluslararası Kıbrıs Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1300-7491
SP  - 202
EP  - 212
VL  - 25
IS  - 97
LA  - en
AB  - The purpose of this qualitative case study is to determine both advantages and deficiencies of the staffdevelopment program at Foundation English department of one of the most known private universitiesin North Cyprus. The study is based on positive and negative aspects of the staff development programfrom the views of their own lecturers. The sample for this study consists of 14 volunteer staff membersout of 30 lecturers. These volunteer lecturers consists of 10 female and 4 male lecturers of FoundationEnglish school from different age ranges and nationalities. The data were gathered by using theinterview method, including 7 interview questions which were developed by the researcher. Thecollected data were analyzed by identifying and categorizing the data. The results of this study claimthat there are several problems within the staff development program of the private university. Alongwith the explanation of these problems, the study also presents the causes of these problems andpossible solutions as well.
KW  - academic content
KW  - staff development program
KW  - university
KW  - professional development
KW  - lecturers
N2  - Bu çalışmanın amacı Kuzay Kıbrıs'taki özel bir üniversitenin personel gelişim programının eksiklikleriile faydalarını belirlemektir. Bu çalışmanın önemi, personel gelişim programını üniversitenin kendiçalışanlarının bakış açısından tanımlamak ve programın yararları ile eksikliklerini çalışanların sözleriylebelirlemektir. Bu çalışma özel bir üniversitenin İngilizce hazırlık bölümünde yapılmıştır. Çalışmaya 30personelden 4'ü erkek 10'u kadın olmak üzere, farklı yaş aralıklarında ve farklı uyruklardan 14 personelgönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Bu nitel çalışmada araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan 7 soruluk açık uçlu biranket kullanılmış ve veriler birebir görüşme yöntemiyle toplanmıştır. Araştırma sonunda edinilen verileranaliz edilmiş ve bu bilgiler ışığında personel geliştirme programında çeşitli sorunların olduğu tespitedilmiştir. Bu sorunlar 4 başlık altında incelenmiş, bu sorunların neden kaynaklandıkları ve olasıçözümlerine de çalışmada yer verilmiştir.
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.22559/folklor.938
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/805416
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