Covid-19 Döneminde Akademisyen Annelerin İş-Yaşam Deneyimlerini Anlamak: Nitel Bir Araştırma

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 13 - 52, 27.06.2021

K. Övgü Çakmak Otluoğlu Benan Kurt Yılmaz Olca Sürgevil Dalkılıç

Öz

Covid-19 salgınıyla üniversiteler uzaktan eğitim sistemine geçmiş, akademisyenler eğitim faaliyetlerini evden yürütmek durumunda kalmışlardır. Söz konusu bağlamda, akademisyenlerin çalışma şekilleri önemli düzeyde etkilenmiş; akademik yükseltmelerde kritik başarı göstergesi olan yayın yapma faaliyetlerinin de evden gerçekleştirilmesi gerekmiştir. Bu durum, salgının önlenmesi için alınan tedbirlerle (örneğin: sosyal izolasyonun sağlanması için yardımcı ve bakıcı desteklerinin alınamaması) birleşince, ev içi yükleri de arttırmış, bu koşullar özellikle akademisyen annelerin kariyerlerini ve çalışma şekillerini etkilemiştir. Salgının devam etmesiyle üniversiteler uzaktan eğitimi sürdürmüş, bu dönemde akademisyen annelerin iş-yaşam dengeleri, akademik üretkenlikleri-verimlilikleri ve kariyerlerinin nasıl etkilendiği önemli bir araştırma sorusu olarak belirginleşmiştir. Bu araştırma sorusundan hareketle çalışmamızda, yirmi akademisyen anneyle derinlemesine görüşmeler gerçekleştirilerek salgın döneminde deneyimlenen iş-yaşam dengesizlikleri ve kariyer sorunları irdelenmiştir. Maxqda 2020 Plus programıyla gerçekleştirilen analizler sonucunda, iş-aile çatışması ve akademik verimsizlik temaları belirgin bir şekilde ortaya çıkmıştır. Araştırmanın, salgının beraberinde getirdiği farklı sorumlulukları ve sorunları ortaya koyarak alınabilecek önlemlere ışık tutabileceği düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Covid-19, akademisyen anneler, iş-yaşam dengesi, cinsiyet eşitsizliği, kariyer

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