Problems of Newly-Founded Universities and Solution Offers

• Main Author: Didem DOĞAN
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bülent Ecevit University 2013-01-01
• Series: Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi
• Subjects: Newly-founded universities; Institutionalization; Problems of universities
• Online Access: http://higheredu-sci.org/pdf.php3?id=1610
• ISSN: 2146-5959; 2146-5967

Many new universities have recently been founded due to economic, social and cultural reasons in our country. These universities face various problems stemming from whether their locations or their organizational structures. Revealing problems experienced within these newly-founded universities and developing possible solutions for these problems are important in in order to increase the service quality provided by higher education which is one of the most important institutions that generate qualified human power. In this study, the problems of the universities founded after 2006 have been put forth with both administrative and academic staffs' view points and solution offers have been developed towards these problems with a common point of view. In this study in which quantitative and qualitative research methods used, is used Scale of Academicians' Problems was applied to 150 academics as the data gathering device. In order to profoundly examine the data acquired by the scale, two administrative personnel were interviewed and a focus-group interview was performed with eight academics. According to the study data, the most important problem of newly-founded universities is the lack of institutionalization. Physical inadequacy and lack of qualified personnel follow this problem. Efficient management and forming an efficient organization structure are among suggested solution offers.