Human Resources Management in Educational Faculties of State Universities in Turkey.

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the human resources management in the faculties of education of state universities in Turkey within the context of Human Resources Management Principles. The study population consisted of 40 academic members in the faculties of education of 20 different state universities and 10 academic unit administrators at different positions. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using descriptive and content analysis. The findings showed that the academicians generally consider that these principles are not sufficiently taken into consideration during administrative implementations. It was found that human resources management is shaped according to the administrative cultures of faculties, personal characteristics, democratic attitudes and understandings of the administrators, and consciousness and awareness of the administered people and therefore significant differences exist between the faculties; and human resources management culture has not developed at all in many faculties.