Akademik Taylorizm, performans yönetimi ve akademik üretimde niceliğin önemi: Akademisyenler üzerine niteliksel bir çalışma
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2019
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Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de yükseköğretim alanında ortaya çıkan performansyönetimi anlayışının bir yansıması olan akademik üretim sürecini değerlendirmektir. Buçerçevede çalışmada, ‘Emek Süreci Kuramı’ kuramsal bakış açısından akademik emek süreciele alınmış ve temel bir akademik faaliyet olan yayın yapma süreçlerinde ‘AkademikTaylorizm’in etkisi değerlendirilmiştir. Akademik emek sürecinde Taylorizm,akademisyenlik mesleğinin zanaat yapısının bozulması ve zanaat bilgisinin yönetimlereaktarılması temelinde ortaya çıkmaktadır. Bu çerçevede, akademik işin standartlaştırılmış,ölçümlenebilir ve böylelikle denetlenebilir hale getirilmiş olduğu görülmektedir. Akademideiş güvencesi sorunlu hale gelirken, akademik emeğin kendisinden beklenen performansısergileme yönünde hareket eder hale gelmesi söz konusu olmaktadır. 2017 yılında,Türkiye’de yükseköğretim alanında gerçekleşen dönüşümün akademik emek üzerindekietkisini anlamak üzere bir çalışma gerçekleştirilmiştir. İstanbul ve İzmir illerinde yer alanvakıf ve devlet üniversitelerinde sosyal bilimler alanlarında çalışmakta olan, farklıünvanlara sahip 28 öğretim üyesi ile derinlemesine görüşme yapılmıştır. Araştırmadan eldeedilmiş niteliksel verilerin bu çalışma kapsamında değerlendirilmesi sonucunda, yükseköğretimde Taylorizm stratejilerin uygulanması ile birlikte akademik işin yoğunlaştırıldığıgörülmüştür. Bu yoğun iş yükü çerçevesinde, yayın sürecinde akademik emeğin sözleşmeyenileme ya da kariyerinde ilerleme motivasyonu ile, ‘stratejik’ olarak nitelendirilebilecekyayın yapma yollarını benimseyebilmesi söz konusudur. Kısa sürede yayın yapma ya da‘puan’ toplama adına akademisyenler bir stratejik düşünme şekli geliştirmektedirler. Buçalışma, yayın yapma sürecinin bir akademik faaliyet olarak araç yerine amaç halinegelmekte olduğuna ve niceliğin niteliğe öncelendiği bir anlayışın akademik üretime hakimolmakta olduğuna dair tartışma çerçevesinde akademik Taylorizmin yükselişini elealmaktadır.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate academic production, which reflects the emerging notion of performance management in Turkey’s higher education. In this context, academic labor process is assessed through the theoretical framework of ‘Labor Process Theory’ and the effects of Academic Taylorism on the publication process, which is a fundamental academic endeavor, are analyzed in this study. Taylorism in academic labor process entails, the deterioration of the craft structure inherent in academic profession and the transfer of craft knowledge to the management. Accordingly, academic work is standardized, made measurable and hence controllable. While job security becomes problematic in academy, it is seen that academic labor acts in such a way as to guarantee the expected performance. In the year 2017, a study is conducted to understand the effects of the transformation of Turkey’s higher education on academic labor. In-depth interviews have been conducted with 28 faculty members carrying different titles, working in social sciences departments of public and foundation universities located in the cities of Istanbul and Izmir. The evaluation of the qualitative data obtained from research, here has shown that academic work is intensified through the implementation of Taylorism strategies in higher education. Within the scope of an intense workload academic labor, with the motivation, created through contract renewal and to achieve career advancement, can adopt a more strategic, way of publishing. To demonstrate the expected performance and to publish work and collect performance ‘points’ in a short period of time, academics develop a strategic way of thinking. This study focuses on the rise of academic Taylorism through the discussion that publishing process is turning into an academic activity, which is an end rather than the means and an understanding which favors quantity over quality is taking over academic production.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate academic production, which reflects the emerging notion of performance management in Turkey’s higher education. In this context, academic labor process is assessed through the theoretical framework of ‘Labor Process Theory’ and the effects of Academic Taylorism on the publication process, which is a fundamental academic endeavor, are analyzed in this study. Taylorism in academic labor process entails, the deterioration of the craft structure inherent in academic profession and the transfer of craft knowledge to the management. Accordingly, academic work is standardized, made measurable and hence controllable. While job security becomes problematic in academy, it is seen that academic labor acts in such a way as to guarantee the expected performance. In the year 2017, a study is conducted to understand the effects of the transformation of Turkey’s higher education on academic labor. In-depth interviews have been conducted with 28 faculty members carrying different titles, working in social sciences departments of public and foundation universities located in the cities of Istanbul and Izmir. The evaluation of the qualitative data obtained from research, here has shown that academic work is intensified through the implementation of Taylorism strategies in higher education. Within the scope of an intense workload academic labor, with the motivation, created through contract renewal and to achieve career advancement, can adopt a more strategic, way of publishing. To demonstrate the expected performance and to publish work and collect performance ‘points’ in a short period of time, academics develop a strategic way of thinking. This study focuses on the rise of academic Taylorism through the discussion that publishing process is turning into an academic activity, which is an end rather than the means and an understanding which favors quantity over quality is taking over academic production.
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Academic Taylorism, Labor Process Theory, performance management, publication process, transformation of higher education, Public Management, Reform, Labor, Work
