Academics’ perceptions of the effects of globalization on Turkish foundation*university policies**

Batılı ülkeler küreselleşmenin olumsuz etkileriyle mücadele ederken, Türkiye gibibatılılaşma yolunda olan, ancak batılı ülkeler tarafından Müslüman bir Asya-Avrupa ülkesiolarak kabul edilen bir ülkede küreselleşmenin batılı ülkelerdekine benzer etkiler doğurupdoğurmadığı, son yıllarda akademisyenlerin ve araştırmacıların merak konusu olmuştur.Bu nedenle çalışmada, akademisyenlerin küreselleşme sürecinin yükseköğretim kurumlarıüzerindeki etkilerini nasıl algıladıklarını incelemek amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırmada nitelveri toplama teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Analizler, Türkiye’deki iki vakıf üniversitesinde görevyapmakta olan 19 akademisyenle yapılan görüşmelere dayanmaktadır. Araştırma sonuçları,küreselleşme sürecinin üniversiteleri hedefler, pazarlama politikaları ve akademisyenleresağlanan profesyonel gelişim imkânları alanlarında etkilediğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Akademisyenlerin algılamalarına göre küreselleşmenin Türk vakıf üniversite politikaları üzerine etkileri

While western countries are coping with the challenges arising from globalization, a keyquestion being asked is whether the same or similar challenges are dominating a country that istrying to become westernized but regarded as a Muslim-European-Asian country. This study,therefore, attempts to explore academics’ perceptions regarding the impact of the globalizationprocess on higher education institutions in a country like Turkey that has a different culture,history, language, and so on, compared to other European communities. Analyses are basedon qualitative interviews with 19 academics working at two foundation universities in Turkey.Findings of the study reveal that globalization has affected university policies in the areas of goals,marketing policies and the professional development opportunities provided for academics.

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