مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Examination of Criteria for Promotion and Appointment of Lecturers in Turkish Universities

Abstract :

The aim of this research is to analyze the minimum criteria required for the appointment and promotion of lecturers and to determine whether these criteria differ among universities. Document analysis method was used in this study. The universe used in the research is the appointment and promotion instructions of 72 universities established before 2000. The appointment and promotion instructions for 60 of these universities have been reached. The data obtained in the research were analyzed by content analysis technique. Findings from this study can be summarized as follows; there are major differences in the appointment and promotion of lecturers among universities. The frequencies (f) and percentages obtained in the research also support this situation. In science, engineering, health sciences and social sciences, the minimum criteria required for assistant professorship and associate professorship, as well as professorship, both vary between these areas and between universities. The allocation of points for an article published in journals scanned in the primary indexes for the appointment and promotion of lecturers varies among universities. This shows that there are differences between universities in terms of the importance given to published articles in journals scanned in primary indexes.