- Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi
- Vol: 5 Issue: 7
- SURVIVAL OF ASSISTANT PROFESSORS IN ACADEMIA: A CASE STUDY
SURVIVAL OF ASSISTANT PROFESSORS IN ACADEMIA: A CASE STUDY
Authors : Tuncer Akbay
Pages : 1-16
View : 23 | Download : 15
Publication Date : 2017-12-30
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The aim of this study is to identify the performance problems of assistant professors in Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Faculty of Education along with causes and sub-causes of underperformance. To achieve this goal, six assistant professors sampled conveniently among the assistant professors working there in 2015-2016 education year. The participants were interviewed through semi-structured interview instrument. The interview questions were written in accordance with Wile's synthesized HPT model. Then, interview questions were revised based upon content specialists' feedbacks and focus group discussion output. Then, the content analysis were conducted and findings were reported. In accordance with the findings, the causes and sub-causes of performanceKeywords : Assistant professor, performance, human performance technology, HPT