Online Distance Graduate Education in Turkey Through the Lenses of Administrators
Yıl: 2019 Cilt: 13 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 1216 - 1238 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.17522/balikesirnef.643361 İndeks Tarihi: 23-03-2021
Online Distance Graduate Education in Turkey Through the Lenses of Administrators
Öz: This study investigates the opinions of people who have administrative experiences in distanceeducation application and research centers in universities in Turkey about graduate distance education programs(master’s and doctoral degree). It was examined that why the number of master’s degree distance educationprograms are so few and why universities don’t open doctoral degree distance education programs. In thisqualitative study, data were collected by an online questionnaire with open ended questions. Participants of thestudy were 11 academic members who have administrative experiences in distance education. Qualitative date wasanalyzed with content analysis method. According to the findings of the study, participants indicate that regulationsare insufficient and this is one of the reasons for limited number of online distance education programs. In addition,they stated that there is a negative perception towards distance education among academics. Most of them thinkthat distance education graduate programs should be offered.
Anahtar Kelime: Yöneticilerin Gözünden Türkiye’de Çevrimiçi Uzaktan Lisansüstü Eğitim
Öz: Bu çalışmada Türkiye’deki çevrimiçi uzaktan lisansüstü eğitim (yüksek lisans ve doktora) hakkında yöneticilik deneyimi olan uzmanların görüşleri incelenmiştir. Çalışmada Türkiye’de uzaktan tezli yüksek lisansın (YL) neden yaygın olmadığı ve doktora (DR) programlarının neden bulunmadığı sorgulanmıştır. Nitel olarak desenlenen araştırmada veriler, açık uçlu soru formu ile çevrimiçi olarak toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın katılımcılarını uzaktan öğretimde yöneticilik deneyimi olan 12 öğretim elemanı oluşturmuştur. Araştırmadan elde edilen nitel veriler içerik analizi yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma bulgularına göre, uzaktan öğretim yöneticileri, Türkiye’de uzaktan tezli YL’nin yaygın olmaması ve DR’nin olmamasının nedenleri arasında gerekli mevzuatın olmaması, uzaktan öğretime karşı negatif algı gibi çeşitli sorunları ifade etmişlerdir. Araştırmaya katılan yöneticilerin büyük bir çoğunluğu Türkiye’de tezli YL ve DR’nin uzaktan verilebileceğini ifade etmişlerdir.
Anahtar Kelime: Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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| MLA | Izmirli Serkan,ŞAHİN İZMİRLİ Özden,Cankaya Serkan Online Distance Graduate Education in Turkey Through the Lenses of Administrators. Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi, vol.13, no.2, 2019, ss.1216 - 1238. 10.17522/balikesirnef.643361 |
| AMA | Izmirli S,ŞAHİN İZMİRLİ Ö,Cankaya S Online Distance Graduate Education in Turkey Through the Lenses of Administrators. Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi. 2019; 13(2): 1216 - 1238. 10.17522/balikesirnef.643361 |
| Vancouver | Izmirli S,ŞAHİN İZMİRLİ Ö,Cankaya S Online Distance Graduate Education in Turkey Through the Lenses of Administrators. Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi. 2019; 13(2): 1216 - 1238. 10.17522/balikesirnef.643361 |
| IEEE | Izmirli S,ŞAHİN İZMİRLİ Ö,Cankaya S "Online Distance Graduate Education in Turkey Through the Lenses of Administrators." Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi, 13, ss.1216 - 1238, 2019. 10.17522/balikesirnef.643361 |
| ISNAD | Izmirli, Serkan vd. "Online Distance Graduate Education in Turkey Through the Lenses of Administrators". Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi 13/2 (2019), 1216-1238. https://doi.org/10.17522/balikesirnef.643361 |
