Foundation Universities In Turkey Research Articles

Student nurses' knowledge levels and attitudes regarding pressure injury prevention

ObjectiveThe research was conducted to examine the relationship between student nurses' knowledge levels and attitudes regarding pressure ulcer prevention. MethodThe research was registered between 01.05.2022 and 01.12.2022, and the certification studies of the health sciences faculty of a state and a foundation university in Turkey are carried out on a multi-center basis. The lists of the research were created by 426 student pictures. "Nurse Introduction Form", "Pressure Sore Prevention Information Survey" and "Attitude Scale towards Preventing Pressure Ulcers" were used as data collection tools. Data was collected online via Google Forms and the SPPS 24.0 program was evaluated in detail. ResultsIt was determined that the PIPK total score of Student Certificates was 18.29 ± 5.98, and the total score of APUP was 33.96 + 4.66. The change analysis results revealed positive aspects and a low-level significant relationship between the average nutrition total knowledge scores and the pressure prevention attitude total scores (p < 0.05). ConclusionIn our study results, it was determined that the pressure values of the certificates and the knowledge scores of the students were insufficient and the attitudes were positive. The values of knowledge and attitudes regarding the nurturing of the values of certificates, starting from student life, states where the necessary knowledge and skills must be acquired in educational programs.

Investigation of the Relationship Between Psychological Well-Being and Problem Solving Skills of Faculty of Health Sciences Students

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the psychological well-being of health sciences students; their problem-solving skills and to examine the relationship between them. Methods: The research was carried out in descriptive cross-sectional design. The population of the research consists of students studying in the field of health sciences at two foundation universities in Turkey. 'Descriptive Information Form', 'Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS)' and 'Problem Solving Inventory (PSI)' were used to collect data. The data were analyzed in SPSS program. Results: The students' PSI total score average was 100.4±17.22; PSI sub-dimension total score averages were determined as 'Personal Control' 15.89 ±3.92, 'Problem Solving Confidence' 29.40±8.13 and 'Approach Avoidance Style' 44.97±9.73. The mean total score of PWBS was found to be 42.7±8.54. Conclusion: In line with the results obtained, it was found that there was a significant relationship between psychological well-being and problem-solving skills, and that as students' psychological well-being increased wtih their problem-solving skills. Consistent with these findings, it was concluded that problem solving sub-dimensions, psychological well-being and total problem solving score were positively related. Psychological well-being and problem solving skills are directly related to each other and affect each other.

EFL instructors’ values systems, reflections and emotions on paired peer observation process

It is a fact that teachers worldwide are aiming at one thing and one thing only: students’ success. To this end, teachers must continue learning and developing their skills. It is necessary to engage in self-evaluation through some activities, which include collaboration, interaction and reflection. One way of achieving this is to have peer observations, which enable teachers to focus on a ‘problematic area’ of their teaching with a colleague. However, teachers often perceive peer observations negatively as they resonate with institutional observations. This study aims to investigate EFL instructors’ value systems, emotions, and reflections on paired peer observation in higher education. For this purpose, eight EFL instructors at a foundation university in Turkey were interviewed about their existing beliefs, attitudes, and values. Then, the pairs observed each other and were again interviewed to explore the changes in their value systems and to study the emotions that emerged in each step of the process, which constitutes a gap in the literature. Finally, they were asked to write reflective essays to examine the impact of observing each other on their reflectivity and professional development. Findings indicate a change in instructors’ existing beliefs on the ideal partner and an increase in their willingness to continue doing paired peer observations as they increase collegiality between the partners and enhance their motivation and self-efficacy. Also, the participants' negative emotions towards peer observation were quickly replaced with positive ones once the observation happened. An unexpected finding is that the participants found giving feedback to their partners harder than receiving feedback. The suggested ground rules to have a smooth observation activity can be implemented.

Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the patient on hemodialysis resilience scale.

The study aims to evaluate the validity and reliability of the hemodialysis resilience scale (PHRS) in the Turkish population. A cross-sectional methodologic study involved 136 hemodialysis patients at two dialysis centers affiliated with a foundation university in Turkey. The updated guidelines for the Intercultural Scale Adaptation Stages, Language, and Culture Adaptation were followed. Cronbach's α of the PHRS-Tr was 0.94. A three-factor structure was extracted, namely "the pursuit of positive meaning in the present," "building the will to live through close human relationships," and "acceptance of hemodialysis as a part of daily life" explaining 66.82% of the total variance. Test-retest reliability was conducted with 50 patients within the sample 2 weeks after the first application. The correlation coefficient for test-retest reliability was r = 0.680. The study results indicate that the PHRS-Tr is a valid and reliable tool for assessing resilience status in Turkish hemodialysis patients.

The use of Different Criteria Weighting and Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods for University Ranking: Two-Layer Copeland

Multi-criteria methods have attracted attention in academia and industry applications for effective decision making. Although there are many multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods, none of these methods are perfect and should be chosen according to the decision problem. Choosing the necessary decision support method to find the right solution that is suitable for the decision maker becomes an important problem. To solve this problem, methods such as Copeland and Borda combining the results of different MCDM methods are available and widely used. In this study, a new hybrid model is proposed based on twice combining the results of different MCDM methods with different criterion weighting methods. The proposed model has been tested on student satisfaction data of 20 foundation universities in Turkey. It has been shown that the final model named Ensemble Copeland can be used as a benchmark in MCDM problems

A Taxonomic Analysis of the Questions Prepared by Prospective Primary Teachers for Primary School Mathematics and Turkish Language Courses

The aim of this study is to investigate the cognitive process dimension of the revised Bloom’s taxonomy in the question preparation of prospective primary school teachers in fourth grade Turkish and mathematics courses. This research is a descriptive study carried out following the survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. The study group consisted of 85 prospective teachers in their final year of the undergraduate programme in primary education at a state and foundation university in Turkey. The data were obtained through questions prepared by the prospective teachers through question preparation forms on Turkish and mathematics courses. These data were analyzed using the descriptive analysis method. The study concluded that the majority of questions prepared by prospective primary teachers in both courses were in the lower levels of the cognitive process dimension of revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (remember, understand and apply). It was found that the questions in the Turkish language course were mostly prepared in the remember and understand dimensions and in the mathematics course were mostly prepared in the apply and understand dimensions. In light of these results, it can be suggested that the preparation of high-level questions in terms of the revised Bloom’s taxonomy should be included more in undergraduate education.

#3369 THE EFFECT OF ACUPRESSURE APPLIED TO DIFFERENT FISTULA AREA ON FISTULE NEEDLE ENTRY PAIN

Abstract Background and Aims This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of acupressure application on Hegu point on the severity of acute pain caused by fistula needle in patients with brescia-cimino, snuff-box and antecubital fistula. Method This study was randomized control study which was conducted with 66 intervention and 65 control participants, recruited from a dialysis centre of a foundation university in Turkey between October 2021 and February 2022. Simple randomization was used for sample selection in the study. The participants in the intervention group were divided into 3 groups according to the fistula area. The first group was consisted of participants with brescia-cimino fistula, the second group was consisted of participants with snuff-box fistula, and the third group was consisted of participants with antecubital fistula. The of all 22 participants were assigned to each group in the intervention group. Acupressure was applied 3 minute before needle placement in the fistula area of the participants in the intervention group. No intervention was made in the control group in the study. Data were collected usıng Descriptive Information Form and pain scale (Numeric Analog Scale-NRS). NRS was used to determine the severity of acute pain experienced by patients during fistula needle insertion. Since the data of the study showed normal distribution, the data were analyzed with parametric tests. The independent sample t-test was used to examine the homogeneity of the data between the two groups. Spearman correlation analyses were used to compare categorical variables. Statistical significance was assumed at p &amp;lt;0,05. Results In the study, the groups are similar to each other (p&amp;gt;0.05). In the study, the mean age of the participants in the intervention group was 60.50±15.19, and 40.9% of them were in the 61-75 age group. The mean duration of hemodialysis was 7.31±3.31 (min:1-max:20). Of the participants, 43.9% had antecubital, 33.3% had a brescia-cimino fistula and 27.7% had a snuff-box fistula. The mean age of the participants in the control group was 60.84±15.34 years, and 33.8% of them were in the 61-75 age group. The mean duration of hemodialysis was 7.27±4.29 (min:1-max:20). 35.4% of the participants had antecubital, 30.8% had brescia-cimino fistula and 33.8% had snuff-box fistula. While there was no decrease in the severity of acute pain during fistula needle insertion in the participants in the control group, a significant decrease was found in the mean acute pain severity scores experienced by the patients in the intervention group, where acupressure was applied to the Hegu (LI4) acupuncture point (p&amp;lt;0.05, Table 1). In the study, there was a difference within the groups in terms of the mean acute pain severity scores of different fistula areas in the intervention group but, there was no difference in acute pain severity scores between the groups in three different fistula areas. Conclusion The results of this study support that acupressure applied to the Hegu acupuncture point was effectiveness in reducing acute pain at fistula needle insertion in different dialysis fistula area. In addition, the results of the study provide a practical and cost-effective reference for dialysis nurses in acute pain management.

The Main Stressors of Tertiary Level EFL Instructors Teaching Remotely Amidst Covid-19

With the global COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, our lives, especially education, have been adversely affected. This research investigates the relationship between technostress and burnout levels of English language instructors amidst the pandemic and makes recommendations about the role of online language education in the coming years. In this study, Turkish adaptation of Maslach’s MBI-ES and Defining Teacher’s Technostress Level Scale was administered to 188 English instructors working at State and Foundation Universities in Turkey. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with 10 English language instructors. The findings indicate that instructors have medium level of technostress and low level of burnout. Age and gender were found to be an important contributing factor for both technostress and burnout levels. Correlation analyses showed a relationship between subscales of burnout and technostress measures. The research findings suggest adapting the curriculum of English language teaching programs to increase the technology literacy of prospective English language teachers and prepare them for the increasing role of online language teaching in the coming years as well as providing professional development opportunities for in-service language teachers.

Effect of acupressure applied to L4 point on the severity of fistula needle pain in patients: A randomised control trial.

Patients usually feel pain when a needle is inserted into the fistula. This acute pain can be relieved by acupressure, which is a nonpharmacological application method. This study was designed to explore the effect of acupressure application to the Hegu point on the severity of acute pain caused by fistula needle insertion in patients with antecubital arteriovenous fistula. It is a randomised control study. The study was conducted with 32 intervention and 32 control patients, recruited from a dialysis centre of a foundation university in Turkey between October 2021and January 2022. Acupressure was applied 3 minbefore needle placement in the fistula area of the patients in the experimental group. While there was no decrease in the severity of acute pain during fistula needle insertion in the patients in the control group, there was a significant decrease in the mean acute pain severity scores experienced by the patients in the experimental group, whose Hegu point acupressure was applied. The results of this study support the effectiveness of Hegu point acupressure as an effective and low-cost way to reduce the acute pain of needle insertion put on dialysis patients with a fistula. In addition, the results provide a practical reference for acute pain management for dialysis nurses.

An error analysis on Turkish EFL learners’ writing tasks

This descriptive qualitative study aimed to investigate the types and sources of errors committed by Turkish students learning English as a foreign language (EFL) in their foreign language (L2) writings as well as find out whether there is a difference in terms of the number, classification, and sources of errors between students at two different proficiency levels. To this end, the study was carried out at the School of Foreign Languages at a non-profit foundation university in Turkey in the 2020-2021 academic year. The students participating in the study (N= 32), who were selected using the convenient sampling method and participated in the study voluntarily, were Turkish preparatory class students having two different English proficiency levels, namely A1 level (n= 16) and A2 level (n= 16). Data for the study came from three different narrative paragraphs (each ranging in a 100 - 200 word band) written by the students, and a total of 96 paragraphs were collected for the study. The analysis revealed that the most frequent type of error was grammatical errors overall, a large part of which was the inappropriate use of verb forms. Moreover, findings concerning the potential differences between two proficiency levels showed that A1 level learners committed more errors than A2 level learners in all types except the semantic errors. Based on these findings, a number of implications for L2 writing teachers are discussed.

A practical framework for ranking universities by their competitive advantages: a mixed methods study on foundation universities in Turkey

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to determine the competitive advantages of higher education institutions (HEIs) and create a new methodology to rank universities according to the competitive advantages.Design/methodology/approachThe research determines the competitive advantages of HEIs by analysing expert opinions through a semi-structured interview form, matches codes and themes to performance indicators using Saldana's two-cycle coding methods, evaluates content validity through Lawshe and reveals the item weights of the ranking with analytical hierarchy process (AHP). Simple additive weighting (SAW) and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity (TOPSIS) methods were used for ranking universities.FindingsSeven dimensions stand out in regard to what should be considered while ranking HEIs: research and publication, education, management, infrastructure, financial resources, human resources and social and economic contribution. Under the 7 dimensions, 69 indicators were determined.Practical implicationsThe research provides a scientific reference point where HEIs can compare themselves with other HEIs regarding where they are in the sector, especially in terms of competitive advantages.Originality/valueAlthough there are many different ranking methods that rank universities in the national and international literature, almost all these methods are largely based on the outputs of the university such as the number of publications, the number of patents, the number of projects, etc. A framework which ranks universities by considering different aspects of the institution, such as management, human resources and financial resources, has not been developed yet. In this respect, this research aims to fill this gap in the literature.

Developing a Student Satisfaction Index and a Strategic Management Map for Turkish Higher Education

This research aims to examine student satisfaction at higher education institutions through the estimation of a student satisfaction index (SSI) by simultaneously building a strategic management map (SMM) to help higher education leaders identify the areas for improvement at their institutions during Covid-19 induced hybrid education in Turkish Higher Education. The research was carried out with university students at a well-known foundation university in Turkey during Covid-19 pandemic. American Customer Satisfaction Model (ACSI) was used as a lens of analyisis to demonstrate the causal relationship between the antecedents and consequences of student satisfaction in Turkish Higher Education. The partial least squares (PLS) estimation was employed to test the model and obtain the SSI score. Given the complex nature of student satisfaction and loyalty, the model was found to adequately predict overall student satisfaction and loyalty. SSI score of 64.95 was found to be lower than the weighted average of all sectors in the United States in 2021. The SMM that was built to examine the relative importance of each quality attributes demonstrated that the perceived utility/benefit and interactional/process-based quality attributes have the greatest positive influence on satisfaction score.

Muhasebe Eğitiminde Entegre Raporlama: Türkiye’deki Üniversitelere İlişkin Bir Araştırma

Günümüz muhasebe eğitiminin, yaşanan gelişmelere öncü olması ve müfredatının çağın gereksinimlerini karşılayacak şekilde düzenlenmesi bir ihtiyaç olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Entegre raporlama, son 10 yıldır yaygınlaşan ve giderek kabul gören bir kurumsal raporlama türü olarak muhasebenin yeni uzmanlık alanlarından biri olarak kabul edilmektedir. Uluslararası muhasebe kuruluşları tarafından da desteklenen entegre raporlama, bu kuruluşların eğitim müfredatlarına da girmiştir. Bu kapsamda çalışmanın ana amacı, entegre raporlama eğitimi ile ilgili Türkiye’ye ilişkin mevcut durum değerlendirmesi yapmak olarak belirlenmiştir. Belirlenen bu amaç doğrultusunda Türkiye’deki devlet ve vakıf üniversitelerinin lisans ve lisansüstü programlarında entegre raporlamaya ilişkin derslerin verilip verilmediği içerik analizi yöntemi ile incelenmiştir. Çalışma kapsamına alınan 162 üniversiteden sadece 18 üniversitede entegre raporlama veya entegre raporlamayı içeren dersler verildiği belirlenmiştir. Doğrudan entegre raporlama dersi veren üniversiteler incelendiğinde ise; 2 üniversitede lisans, 3 üniversitede doktora, 5 üniversitede ise yüksek lisans düzeyinde entegre raporlama dersleri verildiği tespit edilmiştir.

The Relationship between Mushroom Management and Organizational Commitment in Research Assistants: A Study in the Field of Health Management

Mushroom management style is an approach that is based on the metaphor of mushroom cultivation, where employees are provided only with resources related to their jobs and no other information is shared. This management style affects employees in many ways such as performance, job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The aim of this study is to determine the level of exposure of research assistants to the mushroom management style in their institution and to examine the relationship between mushroom management perceptions and organizational commitment. The population of the study consists of 152 research assistants working in the health management department of public and foundation universities in Turkey. A questionnaire was used as the data collection tool, and the analyses were conducted on the data of 103 research assistants who completed and returned the questionnaires. Based on the findings, it was concluded that the mushroom management perceptions and organizational commitments of the research assistants in the health management department were at a moderate level. In addition, a weak negative relationship was found between their mushroom management scores and organizational commitment scores. Thus, it was concluded that the more positive mushroom management perceptions are, the lower the organizational commitment is. The findings of the study are important for determining the potential effects of mushroom management perceptions at universities.

Evaluation of a Pilot Peer Advising Program for University Students: Voices from Advisees and Advisors

This program evaluation study aims to investigate the peer advisors’ and advisees’ perceptions regarding a pilot peer advising program designed to facilitate the orientation process of newly-registered university students. The study was based on qualitative data gathered from participants in the academic year of 2018-2019 at a foundation university in Turkey. Findings suggest that the program offer several benefits such as smoother university adaptation, peer-to-peer communication, effective advisor support, meeting new people, communication skills, and increase in self-confidence. Suggested improvements in the program are; more advisee participation, better promotion of the program, more meetings and social gatherings, advisees assigned per advisors, advisor training, and advisor selection, and continuing advisor support.

Organizational and personal factors affecting the career development of higher education administrators: foundation university sample

Studies about higher education management tend to ignore the analysis of career development of higher education administrators and the factors affecting their decision to accept or not to accept the position. However; the factors affecting the administrators to accept the position not only determine their management styles but also affect the quality of education. The purpose of this study is to examine the organizational and personal factors affecting the career development of higher education administrators. Organizational factors include economic and political/ideological factors whereas personal factors include educational, sociological and physiological/psychological factors. Qualitative research design was chosen in conducting this study. An interview form with 5 related questions was used. Within this context, 14 head of department from 3 foundation universities in Turkey who worked during 2017-2018 school year constituted the study group, interviews were made. According to results revealed by the study, while political/ideological, educational and physiological/psychological factors affect the career development of higher education administrators, economical and sociological factors do not affect their career development.

Journalism Education in Turkey in the Spiral of Neoliberal Policies and Technological Transformation: Problems, Pursuits, and Suggestions

In recent years, radical changes in journalism due to political developments and technological innovations have accelerated the debate on the quality and future of journalism education. Today, as in the rest of the world, journalism academics in Turkey are faced with the need to restructure journalism education in line with the transformation of journalism and the problems as well as needs that come with it. Considering the structural problems of the media sector in Turkey and the need for quality journalism, the role of journalism academics in this process becomes even more important. On the other hand, in Turkey, where journalism education is a field with multifaceted problems because of neoliberal policies, how communication faculties and journalism departments can respond to the current needs of journalism education constitutes a critical issue. Based on these evaluations, this study focuses on the current needs and the pursuits for future journalism education of journalism academics in Turkey and their experiences under current conditions. With a qualitative research approach, interviews were conducted with seven faculty members of different backgrounds working in journalism departments affiliated to public and foundation universities in Turkey. According to the results, journalism academics had practices to structure training programs in line with the developments and needs in journalism and there were inequalities in this regard, especially in newly established departments. It was also revealed that the ongoing problems arising from higher education policies in journalism education generally complicate the efforts of journalism academics to respond to current needs.

The Service Quality of Public and Foundation (Private) Universities in Turkey from the Perspectives of Turkish and International Students

The aim of this article is to compare the service quality expectations and perceptions of the students attending public and foundation universities in Turkey. In this research, quantitative analysis was used. This research was conducted with 875 students using the convenience-sampling method. In this research, SERVQUAL Scale, which is frequently used in measuring service quality in the world, was adapted and used for universities. According to the results of this study, it has been found that service quality expectations of the students attending the universities in Turkey are high, but the universities cannot fully meet these expectations. It has been seen that the international students compared to Turkish students have lower expectations. It has been also found that foundation universities meet the service quality expectations of their students more than the public universities. Some studies determine the service quality of universities in Turkey. But none of these studies have investigated the service quality of universities from the perspective of Turkish and international students.

MO780: Effect of Acupressure Applied to Li4 Point on Fistula Needle Pain Intensity in Haemodialysis Patients

Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the most reliable method for vascular access, which is vital for haemodialysis patients. To perform haemodialysis therapy, AVF cannulation is by puncture with thick needles three to four times a week. Patients usually feel pain while a needle is inserted into the fistula [1]. This acute pain can be relieved by acupressure, which is a non-pharmacological application method. It is stated in the literature that acupressure is especially effective in acute pain management. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of acupressure application to the LI4 point on the severity of acute pain caused by fistula needle insertion in patients with antecubital arteriovenous fistula [2–3]. METHOD This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study in a total of 64 patients who received haemodialysis treatment between 15 November 2021 and 5 January 2022 in the Dialysis Centre of a foundation university in Turkey. Inclusion criteria for the study; have an antecubital fistula; ≥18 years; can speak Turkish, not using analgesics in the last 6 h; no extremity pain; no bleeding or coagulation problems and volunteering to participate in the study. In the study, data were collected using the patient identification form and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for measuring the pain intensity of the individual. In the experimental group, in the first dialysis session of the week, a needle was inserted into the patient's arteriovenous fistula by the nurse, and the pain intensity was measured with VAS. In the second and third sessions of the same week, finger acupressure was applied for 3 min before the fistula needle insertion and the patient's pain intensity was evaluated with VAS after needle insertion. Fistula needle insertion was performed by the same nurse in all patients. Descriptive statistics, including mean, standard deviation, frequency distribution; Wilcoxon, Mann–Whitney U and Friedman test were used. P &amp;lt; 0.05 was considered as significant level. RESULTS In this study, data were found to be similar in terms of age, gender, education level, duration of dialysis treatment and VAS mean score. While there was no decrease in the severity of acute pain during fistula needle insertion of the patients in the control group, there was a significant decrease in the mean acute pain severity scores experienced by the patients in the experimental group, whose LI4 point acupressure was applied during fistula needle insertion (P &amp;lt; 0.05) (Table). CONCLUSION The results of this study support the effectiveness of LI 4 acupressure point can be conducted as an effective and low-cost way to reduce the acute pain of needle insertion in fistulas in dialysis patients. In addition, the results provide a practical reference to acute pain management for dialysis nurses.

Transformative Experiences of EFL Lecturers’ Professional Identity in Online Education

&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;English teachers had to retrain and build a new normal in order to prepare for an online classroom while keeping their teaching pedagogy and professional identity as a result of the sudden changes brought by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in education. In this study, the effect of English teachers' professional identity transformations, attitudes toward online teaching was explored. The study's sample comprises 130 English as a foreign language (EFL) lecturers from a state and a foundation university in Turkey. The research data was gathered from a questionnaire, the Teacher Professional Identity scale, and a semi-structured interview with 12 volunteers. Qualitative data collected via semi-structured interviews were apportioned into pattern coding and analyzed through content analysis. EFL lecturers did not appear to be properly prepared for their online pedagogical and technological difficulties, which had a deeply corrosive effect on teachers' professional identities as they shift away from face-to-face education. The results showed that participants who were educated on EduTech during their undergraduate education or as professional development affected their perceptions of professional identity throughout the transition to online language teaching. Future studies can broaden the field of study by making use of exploratory action research, awareness of the teaching community, and continued professional development.&lt;/p&gt;