Odtü iktisat bölümü öğrenci profili –yeniden

Bu çalışma ODTÜ İktisat Bölümü öğrenci profilini belirlemek üzere 1995 ve 1996 yıllarında yapılan iki anket çalışmasına dayalı önceki (Şenses, 1999) çalışmamızın bir devamı niteliğindedir. İlk çalışmamızdan bu yana geçen sekiz yıllık süre içindeki değişiklikleri ve özellikle 1999 yılında uygulamaya konan yeni üniversiteye giriş sınav sisteminin öğrenci profilinde yarattığı değişiklikleri belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Öğrencilerin sosyoekonomik kökenleri yanında, üniversite yaşamını sosyal ve akademik açıdan değerlendirmeyi amaçlayan önceki anket Mayıs 2004’te üçüncü sınıf öğrencilerine yine bir zorunlu ders ortamında uygulanmıştır. Sonuçlar önceki çalışmanın dayandığı iki anketin toplu sonuçlarıyla birlikte kıyaslamalı olarak verilmiştir. Sonuçlar, öğrencilerin lisede uzmanlaşma alanları, üniversite eğitiminden beklentileri, mezuniyet sonrası çalışmak istedikleri kesimler gibi konular başta olmak üzere öğrenci profilinde önemli değişiklikler olduğunu göstermektedir.

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The original profile study of students in the department of Economics of Middle East Technical University published in this journal (Şenses,1999), based on two questionnaires conducted in 1995 and 1996, provided extensive information on the socioeconomic background of students, their views on university affairs and their career prospects. This follow-up study employs basically the same survey, the only major change being that the family income level is updated to take into account the rapid inflation that Turkey experienced in the interim period. The current study was prompted by two considerations: first, to observe the changes that have taken place during the eight years that have elapsed since the previous survey. Secondly, and more importantly, the study set out to see how the major changes in the university entrance examination system that came into force in 1999 have affected the profile of the new intake of students. The change in the examination system attracted wide attention in the Turkish academic community and society at large. There has, however, been little attention paid to the effect of this change on the profile of students attracted to different fields of study, which may have far-reaching effects extending with a lag of four years to the profile of practitioners in each field. The respondents of the current survey, conducted in May 2004 were as before students registered in a compulsory course in the third-year undergraduate programme. The number of respondents to the current survey was only 73, as opposed to 118 and 156 for the two surveys of the previous study. The combined results of the two surveys of the previous study are given together with the results of the new survey. The results indicate that there has been a considerable change in the profile of students since the last survey. The most striking changes were those pertaining to students’ academic background in their high school years, expectations from university education, and their career plans upon graduation. It seems that the change in the entrance examination system has had implications beyond those that were initially intended. This calls for the need to avoid making abrupt changes in established systems and the need for consultation and cooperation among all parties concerned.

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