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{"title":"Workplace Application and Student Skill Acquisition as Part of the 3+1 Education Model in Vocational Schools","authors":"T. Özkan, B. Alan","doi":"10.2399/yod.21.633795","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.21.633795","url":null,"abstract":"Human resources, which have strategic importance for businesses, are equally important in increasing the development level of a country. Well-trained qualified human resources contribute to development as well as meeting the needs in the labor market. Thus, universities play a key role in producing a well-qualified workforce. Universities’ updating themselves in line with the market needs and training workforce by cooperating with the industry contributes to the participation of the workforce in the labor market at a level that meets the needs of the market. Besides, it reduces the huge number of the unemployed with a diploma who have knowledge that is useless in business and do not know what to do with this knowledge. The main purpose of education should be to develop skills that will add value to organizations, achieve their goals, and provide sustainable competitive advantage. Its success is possible by supporting theoretical knowledge with practical training. As such, vocational colleges, which have adopted the mission of training intermediate staff for years and have been experiencing various difficulties today, have started to implement a new education model. In the 3+1 education model, which is based on practical training in the workplace, students complete three semesters of theoretical courses and spend the final semester practicing at work. In this study, the effectiveness of the 3+1 education model based on 3-semester lectures and one-semester workplace practice applied in vocational schools is measured. For this purpose, the satisfaction levels of students studying at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Vocational School of Social Sciences and the effectiveness of the model were measured through a questionnaire. According to the findings, it was concluded that the 3+1 education model is effective in terms of students, employers, and schools. In general, the study is beneficial in revealing the effectiveness of the 3+1 education model, its benefits for stakeholders, and the problems it brings.","PeriodicalId":42261,"journal":{"name":"Yuksekogretim Dergisi","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48222826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Applicability of Integrated Reporting in Higher Education Institutions: A Comparative Analysis of Integrated Reports Published by Higher Education Institutions in the World","authors":"Ayşenur Tarakçioğlu Altinay, Beyhan Marşap, Bilge Leyli Demirel","doi":"10.2399/yod.21.848772","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.21.848772","url":null,"abstract":"This article aims to comparatively examine the integrated reports (IRs) published by higher education institutions worldwide, and to reveal the content elements, capitals, operating model, stakeholder analysis, value creation model of these reports and the unique approaches of the institutions in integrated reporting. To examine their compliance with the principles in the IR guide of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), and to reveal the trend and scope of their content elements, the IRs published by eight universities from around the world between 2015 and 2019 were examined. Using a qualitative approach, which includes analysis of explanations and designed as case study analysis, this study contributes to the literature by providing evidence from the emerging market environment. In light of the findings using the case study analysis method, integrated reporting was concluded to be applicable for higher education institutions. Considering the current situation regarding sustainability activities, quality studies in higher education, and corporate social responsibility, the study is expected to make a significant contribution to the literature. The low number of higher education institutions publishing integrated reporting and the limited reporting periods at the global level restrict the analyses of the actual implementation of the roadmaps for the future. The findings serve as a roadmap for expanding integrated reporting to policymakers and serve as a guideline for organizations that plan to initiate their own integrated reporting. They provide all stakeholder groups with benefits in terms of making university activities visible. This study is the first and only study in the literature that examines the IRs published by higher education institutions all over the world. The results reveal the development and paradigm shift regarding integrated thinking in higher education institutions. The study also reveals the clear role of IR in the process of rhetoric, practice, and value creation.","PeriodicalId":42261,"journal":{"name":"Yuksekogretim Dergisi","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42880185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Next Generation Student Centricity in Higher Education: The Concept and Ranking of the University that Educates Entrepreneur Students","authors":"Nazım Ekren, Hanifi Parlar, N. Ekren","doi":"10.2399/yod.21.846448","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.21.846448","url":null,"abstract":"Students are the most important component of national human capital stock/assets that should never be wasted. The concept of demographic window of opportunity underscores the importance of timely acquisition of knowledge and skills. Student-centricity should be considered as matching the preferences and priorities of the students with the demands and expectations of the society in a way that produces a quality distinction. Higher education organizations act as an interface in this matching process. Such an approach will make a significant contribution to strengthening individual competencies, and increasing national capacities and performances. Entrepreneurship should be considered as an individual’s making a difference by showing his/her ability to produce innovative ideas and applications by using his/her knowledge and experiences during the process of fulfilling duties and responsibilities, and to offer new solutions and alternatives to problems. Therefore, every field of higher education (university, faculty, and department, institute and program) should be restructured to align with this perspective. The process should be designed to enable the students to be aware of the universal data, knowledge level and application models in the field of study, to learn the philosophy of the field, and to receive the training that will improve their abilities. In this new architecture, higher education organizations’ unique structures, decisions and practices have a critical role and function. However, higher education public authorities should ensure that the new generation student-centered approach is handled as a high-priority strategic target in all higher education organizations, in terms of capacities and performances. Ranking universities in this respect will positively affect the results of the structural change as well.","PeriodicalId":42261,"journal":{"name":"Yuksekogretim Dergisi","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44585717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Strategic Entrepreneurial Orientation in Higher Education: A Comparative Analysis","authors":"Özdal Koyuncuoğlu, M. Tekin","doi":"10.2399/yod.21.698637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.21.698637","url":null,"abstract":"Internalizing entrepreneurial awareness at a university is important to ensure the sustainability of supporting entrepreneurial activities and effective resource management. Managers, academics and administrative staff should address entrepreneurship as a strategic goal so that the environmental conditions of entrepreneurship encouragement and support can be created to upgrade to the fourth generation university model, which is the entrepreneur-innovative research university model. Thus, the question should be “What will be the strategic entrepreneurial orientation in terms of effective resource management in higher education?” It is important to look for answers to questions, such as “What are the strategic approaches that directly affect effective resource management and university conditions?”, “What is expected from university administrations?”, and “How can the efforts of university administrations be evaluated?” An alternative model was developed by Koyuncuoğlu and Tekin (2019) to evaluate the extent to which university administrations internalize entrepreneurship and how much its entrepreneurial culture has been embraced in the academic and administrative organization, educational programs, and administrative processes. This study aims to review the studies on strategic entrepreneurial orientation in higher education and to reveal the existing knowledge about the dimensions of entrepreneurship and strategic entrepreneurial orientation. Therefore, the strategic entrepreneurial orientation model developed by Koyuncuoğlu and Tekin (2019) is discussed, the models in the literature are compared, and some suggestions are made for researchers and universities.","PeriodicalId":42261,"journal":{"name":"Yuksekogretim Dergisi","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49179959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Views and Anxiety Levels of University Students Regarding Distance Education during the Covid-19 Pandemic","authors":"Ceyda Uzun Şahin, Ayşe Nur Serbest Baz","doi":"10.2399/yod.20.019000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.20.019000","url":null,"abstract":"This study was conducted to identify the views and anxiety levels of university students regarding distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic. The population of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of the students studying at seven health-related departments at two state universities in Turkey. The data were collected using a questionnaire developed by the researchers and the State Anxiety Inventory (SAI). The results revealed that 50.2% of the students were first-year students, 30% were studying at the first and emergency aid program, 79.3% had a medium-income level, 50.1% lived in a metropolitan area, and 83% had a nuclear family. 50.9% of the students were satisfied with the distance education system, 52.1% found the lessons given through the distance education method partially understandable, 46.7% found the lecturing styles partially plain and understandable, and 72.7% had exam anxiety. The SAI score of the students was found to be 59.0±5.30 (range 29–73), and 52.8% of them had a moderate anxiety level. While the level of anxiety in students varied significantly according to gender, department, and family income, no significant difference was found among the participants in terms of age, year of study, family type, place of residence, and the presence of chronic and psychological illnesses. The anxiety scores of those who were not satisfied with the distance education, who experienced exam anxiety, who understood the online lessons partially, and who attended the lessons were found to be significantly higher. The study demonstrated that university students experienced anxiety about distance education and exams during the Covid-19 pandemic.","PeriodicalId":42261,"journal":{"name":"Yuksekogretim Dergisi","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48740936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health Human Resources Trends: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade","authors":"Ayten Doğan-Keskin, Neriman Aral","doi":"10.2399/yod.20.806187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.20.806187","url":null,"abstract":"The World Health Organization (WHO) defines healthcare human resources as one of the basic building blocks of the health system. Human resources drive the health system. The WHO has reported a global shortage of health workers. When the demand for healthcare is higher than the supply, problems can arise in terms of healthcare human resources and delivery. Some studies suggest that there is an insufficient number of healthcare employees in Turkey, whereas others report that the number of healthcare workers is sufficient in some health fields. The Covid-19 pandemic, which has influenced the whole world, has also changed the profession choices of young people, who are now placing the professions related to healthcare at the top of their list. Therefore, both the demand for and the interest in the healthcare sector and the related occupations are likely to increase. As health human resources planning grows in importance, carrying out this study during the pandemic period becomes critical. Considering the importance of health human resource planning and university education, and focusing on the human resources trends in the healthcare sector, this study analyzed the number of health-related faculties and programs, student quotas, academic staff, and the number of students per faculty member. The findings indicate that the number and student quota of all the healthcare programs and faculties have increased rapidly in the past decade; however, the number of academic staff in some programs remains insufficient.","PeriodicalId":42261,"journal":{"name":"Yuksekogretim Dergisi","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46370920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prioritizing Different Types of Barriers to Knowledge Sharing: A Cause-and-Effect Analysis of the Views of Academics in Turkey","authors":"Esra Baran Kasapoğlu, Berk Küçükaltan, Abdullah Açık, İlke Sezin Ayaz, Ö. Saatçioğlu","doi":"10.2399/yod.21.805205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.21.805205","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to identify different types of barriers to knowledge sharing among academics in Turkey and to investigate the relationships between the barriers and their degree of impact. Accordingly, it implements qualitative and quantitative approaches in two phases. In the first phase, the knowledge sharing barriers are identified through the literature review and categorized under organizational, individual, and technological dimensions via expert opinions so as to determine current barriers for the Turkish academics. In the second phase, the identified barriers and their interactions are more deeply investigated by using the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) and Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory Method (DEMATEL) methods. The findings of the study reveal that organizational and individual knowledge sharing barriers have a stronger effect than technological barriers. According to ISM and DEMATEL findings, “corporate structure”, “power relations\"”, and “supportive corporate culture” are the driving forces for the knowledge sharing among the academics in Turkey. This study provides a hierarchical and causal relation model that may enable both performing the actions needed to promote academic knowledge sharing and advancing university performances. The findings offer useful insights on what the key barriers are and how these interrelate, so that they can be overcome. Thus, the findings hold significant potential to contribute both to the academic field and to the policymakers who are in charge of taking regulatory actions.","PeriodicalId":42261,"journal":{"name":"Yuksekogretim Dergisi","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68795939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Student and Academic Staff Surveys of Knowledge Management Capabilities in Higher Education: Validity and Reliability Studies","authors":"F. S. Fayda-Kınık, Munevver Cetin","doi":"10.2399/yod.20.592325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.20.592325","url":null,"abstract":"Adopting a quantitative research design, this study aimed to develop Student Survey of Knowledge Management Capabilities in Higher Education (SSKMCHE) and Academic Staff Survey of Knowledge Management Capabilities in Higher Education (ASKMCHE) to measure the knowledge management capabilities in state universities from the perspectives of both students and academics. The participants were 512 undergraduate students and 300 academics working full-time in state universities in Istanbul during the academic years of 2017–2018 and 2018–2019. The explanatory factor analysis (EFA) was performed to determine the validity of the surveys, and the Pearson correlation analyses and matched-pair t-tests were performed to find out the reliability of the surveys, and Cronbach alpha coefficients were calculated for each sub-dimension to test their internal consistency. At the end of the study, 43-item 5-point Likert-type scale of SSKMCHE and 50-item 5-point Likert-type scale of ASKMCHE were developed, which measure 7 dimensions: technology, organizational structure, and organizational culture as the dimensions of knowledge management infrastructure capabilities, and knowledge acquisition, knowledge conversion, knowledge application, and knowledge protection as the dimensions of knowledge management process capabilities.","PeriodicalId":42261,"journal":{"name":"Yuksekogretim Dergisi","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46577266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Main Problem Areas of International University Students: A Qualitative Analysis on Azerbaijan Students","authors":"R. Ehtiyar, Ö. Güzel, Hijran Rzazade","doi":"10.2399/yod.21.725596","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.21.725596","url":null,"abstract":"The international student mobility, aiming to create and sustain international integration has been an essential part of the education market in the 21st century. However, while such international student exchange programs contribute to the students and the cities hosting them, they bring along some problems. The aim of this study is to identify the main problem areas that international university students are likely to encounter. By applying the qualitative research method, the phenomenological research design was used in the study since it aims to reveal the problems of students based on their individual experiences. In-depth interviews were conducted with the Azerbaijani students studying at Akdeniz University selected as the research sample, which were then descriptively analyzed. The main problems were identified as “economic problems, inability to understand the local language, problems with accommodation, feeling cheated and intimidated, being inexperienced, lack of knowledge about the formal procedures, cultural diversity, lack of support, and exclusion”. The problems regarding finance and accommodation emerged as the most frequently mentioned problems. The main strategies to overcome these problems are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":42261,"journal":{"name":"Yuksekogretim Dergisi","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41591660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Steps to be Taken in Higher Education for Successful Adaptation to Industry 4.0","authors":"Nazlı Yüceol","doi":"10.2399/yod.21.617715","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.21.617715","url":null,"abstract":"The progress of societies, their development, and their ability to compete economically depend on education. Education is both affected by changes in all these areas and affects them. The desired results from the new wave of industrial revolution called industry 4.0 can only be achieved through education as well. Industry 4.0 is the new industrial revolution that first appeared in Germany and includes applications such as autonomous vehicles, wearable technologies, artificial intelligence applications, block chain, and cloud computing systems. With the innovations brought by the revolution, it has been changing the ways of doing business and the competencies required from employees. Industry 4.0 requires university students to have new knowledge, competencies and skills before graduation, the workforce to acquire new skills, and the restructuring and transformation of higher education to achieve all of these. Thus, industry 4.0 is reshaping the future of education. This review study focuses on the connection of higher education and industry 4.0 by examining the national and international literature. It aims to present a general assessment of the steps to be taken in higher education in parallel with the requirements of industry 4.0 and the new competencies that should be acquired by graduates. It is concluded with some suggestions about what should be done regarding the international standards in order for the higher education curricula to adapt to the existing processes and changes, to train human resources in accordance with the conditions and demands of the age, what new competencies the workforce should have, and the steps to be followed regarding industry 4.0.","PeriodicalId":42261,"journal":{"name":"Yuksekogretim Dergisi","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44589100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}