Isomorphic and Diverse Institutions among Turkish Foundation Universities

Mizikaci F.

EGITIM VE BILIM-EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, cilt.35, sa.157, ss.140-151, 2010 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 157
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: EGITIM VE BILIM-EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.140-151
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Turkish foundation universities, institutional isomorphism, elite, semi-elite, distinctive
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This study explores isomorphic changes in the private higher education institutions in Turkey. Within and across the institutions, isomorphic changes are common while diverse patterns are subject to having semi-elite characteristics. Within the limits of the national centralized system, these universities have emerged as distinctive organizations and few have grown into leading institutions competing with public universities. They became initiators in running different academic programs, curricula and administrative structures. The largest group of foundation universities bears the demand absorbing role showing isomorphic characteristics. Three critical elements of isomorphic change, coercive, mimetic and normative, were observed in these institutions. With the exception of small number of distinctive organizations showing semi-elite characteristics, foundation universities remain small and akin.