Abstract
The universities maintain their continuity with the pressure of complying with the policies of the state and global policies. This study addresses the coercive pressure of the higher education policies of the state on the Turkish universities. The elective classes of Occupational Knowledge and Area Training to be taught at the universities may be opened when they are approved by the Higher Education Council (Yuksekogretim Kurulu, YOK) which is an institution having a public legal entity. On the other hand, the ability of the universities to determine the elective class of Liberal Education indicates a rare situation where the universities exercise their autonomy.Keywords: Isomorphism; coercive isomorphism; higher education policy, higher education, university
Highlights
The policies of the state and global policies affect higher education as it is the case in various other sectors, because it is unimaginable for a closed system to maintain its existence for a long time where no external impact exists
The direct pressures that the Turkish universities experience are elaborated through the example of the fact that the elective classes to be taught at the universities are subject to the approval of the Higher Education Council which is a supreme institution
The universities are obligated to obey the legal regulations of the state
Summary
The policies of the state and global policies affect higher education as it is the case in various other sectors, because it is unimaginable for a closed system to maintain its existence for a long time where no external impact exists. The economy, technology, legal regulations and agreements create pressures on the institutions. The institutions are unable to avoid the coercive pressures of the national and global policies. The direct pressures that the Turkish universities experience are elaborated through the example of the fact that the elective classes to be taught at the universities are subject to the approval of the Higher Education Council which is a supreme institution. In this regard, the titles of coercive isomorphism and coercive isomorphism in the Turkish universities are provided here respectively
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