تحلیل کیفی تجارب فرصت‌های مطالعاتی اعضاء هیأت‌علمی

نویسندگان

1 دانشیار مدیریت آموزشی، دانشگاه کردستان

2 دانشجوی دکترای مدیریت آموزشی، دانشگاه کردستان

10.22034/jstp.2018.10.3.539522

چکیده

در سیاست‌گذاری آموزش عالی، فرصت مطالعاتی می‌تواند به عنوان یک راهبرد مهم توسعه حرفه‌ای اعضاء هیأت‌علمی و ارتقاء کیفیت دانشگاه‌ها مدنظر قرار گیرد. مقاله حاضر با رویکردی تفسیری به تحلیل تجارب اعضاء هیأت‌علمی از گذراندن دوره‌های فرصت مطالعاتی و تأثیر این دوره‌ها بر توسعه حرفه‌ای آنها پرداخته است. مشارکت‌کنندگان در تحقیق هم شامل 25 نفر از دارندگان تجربه فرصت مطالعاتی بوده که به صورت هدفمند و ملاکی انتخاب شده‌اند. داده‌های مطالعه با مصاحبه‌های واقعه‌مدار گردآوری و به شکل استقرایی در قالب تحلیل مضمونی با نرم‌افزار Nvivo10 کدگذاری شدند. بنا به دیدگاه اعضاء هیأت‌علمی، آنهایی که به فرصت مطالعاتی اعزام می‌شوند باید با بهره‌گیری از این فرصت، تغییرات عمده‌ای در سبک زندگی شخصی و کار حرفه‌ای خود ایجاد کنند: تنظیم برنامه بلندمدت برای زندگی خود و خانواده، سرمایه‌گذاری برای فرزندان در خارج از کشور، ترویج کار گروهی و اشتیاق بیشتر به تألیف کتب و مقالات علمی با کیفیت بالاتر، بهبود مهارت‌های تدریس و برخورد شایسته‌تر با دانشجویان و نهایتاً ایفاء نقش به عنوان رابط با دانشگاه‌های خارج کشور. نتیجه کاربردی و پیشنهاد این پژوهش هم آن است که برای افزایش تمایل اعضاء هیأت‌علمی در استفاده از فرصت‌های مذکور به عنوان عاملی مؤثر در ارتقاء شاخص‌های آکادمیک دانشگاه و ترغیب آنها در دستیابی به دانش تخصصی روز، اقداماتی از جمله تسهیل و تثبیت مقررات استفاده از فرصت مطالعاتی و ایجاد زیرساخت‌های مناسب اجرای نوآوری‌ها و تجارب کسب‌شده اساتید مدنظر قرار گیرد.

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عنوان مقاله [English]

Qualitative Analysis of the Faculty Members’ Sebbatical Leave Experiences

نویسندگان [English]

  • Naser Shirbagi 1
  • parisa gholamy 2
1 Associate Professor of Educational Administration, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
چکیده [English]

In higher education policy making, sabbatical leave can be considered as an important tool for professional development of faculty members and for improving the quality of the university. The present study was conducted with an interpretive approach with the purpose of narrative analysis of scientific experiments of faculty members from studying the periods of sabbatical leave and their impact on professional development. Data was collected using a contingency interview. Research potential contributors were university faculty members who had at least one study experience opportunity. Sampling was done purposefully. After interviewing 25 participants, the data were categorized as inductive and based on thematic analysis using Nvivo10 software.The narratives suggested that the members of the delegation could use the experiences that provided them thesabbatical leave in the first place changes in their personal lifestyle and their attitudes that having a long-term program for themselves and their family, investing in children overseas, In the field of academic can the desire to do group work and promote it at the university, compilation of books and top scientific articles, improvement of teaching skills and familiarity with students' academic needs, being known as an associate with universities External was the benefits of these experiences. Participants also reflected the challenges of sabbatical Leave in terms of individual and organizational challenges. Research findings recommends taking measures to create the infrastructure for implementing the innovations and professors' experiences in order to create the enthusiasm of the faculty members to gain knowledge of their specialty and to increase these opportunities in higher education institutions as a factor in promoting the academic indices of the university. Simple and persistent regulations should be considered in the event of changes in managerial positions.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Sabbatical Leave
  • Faculty Members
  • Higher Education
  • Professional Development
  • Narrative Research
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