Being an academician

• Main Author: Ayla Oktay
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Türkiye Okul Öncesi Eğitimini Geliştirme Derneği 2018-05-01
• Series: Erken Çocukluk Çalışmaları Dergisi
• Subjects: Akademisyen olmak, tavsiyeler
• Online Access: http://journalofomepturkey.org/index.php/eccd/article/view/75

We cannot view being an academician just as a profession. People who have transformed being academics into a lifestyle can be successful.  Being an academician can be examined in two main ways. The first one is in terms of training of the academicians, and the second one is in terms of the candidates who have chosen to be an academician. First off all, the academicians who are training academicians have to make an objective selection of candidates. Later, the instructor should support the professional development of his/her assistant and bring him/her to an active position in the field. As for the young people who have chosen to become academics, they should improve themselves by working with an experienced teacher in the field. Besides, they should increase their knowledge and develop their general culture. They should improve themselves as much as possible in teaching, researching, and publishing. They should do their work not with a concern out of promotion but; but with a concern of contributing to the field.