New Trends And Practices In Turkish Higher Education Policy: Teaching Staff Training Program (Oyp)

Abstract

Two of basic dimensions of lectures in higher education institutions, who are identified as academicians, are functions of producing knowledge through scientific research and providing students with efficient theoretical and practical education institution are shaped by current high education policies in a country. Therefore, education programmes implemented to train academicians have a significant role in determining the qualifications of higher education. According to Higher Personnel Code number 2914, academic teaching is conducted by three groups known as lectures, instructors and prelectors with assistants. Academicians who serve under professor, associate professor and assistant professor cadres comprise the faculty members group. Lectures and instructors are academicians who give lectures in their own fields and implement guidelines. In the group of teaching assistants; research assistants, specialists translators and education-teaching planners take place. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of The Association of Science, Education and Technology