M.A. Theses

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    Vitalizing knowledge economy: the conceptualization of lifelong learning in Turkey after the beginning of the process of the European Union membership
    (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2008., 2008.) Şimşek, Soner.; Okçabol, Rıfat,
    This thesis has examined in which context and outline lifelong learning policies are formed with the beginning of Turkey‘s EU candidacy process. "Driving force for Turkey‘s Success: Lifelong Learning Policy Paper" (Labour Market Team SVET, et al,. 2006), drafted within the project of Strengthening the Vocational Education and Training System in Turkey (SVET) forms the focus of the study. The thesis uses Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) while seeking the answers for how lifelong learning conceptualized in Turkey and which themes come into prominence, which references are consulted, how the roles of community and private sector institutions, organizations and non-governmental organizations are defined and what an type of an individual is imagined through this conceptualization. The answers for the questions, looking at the related policy document, are sought via CDA categories such as "hybridity", "space-time", "globalization", "hegemonic ideas", "legitimation", "societal informalization", "major types of text meaning", "intertextuality", "assumptions", "equivalences and differences", "absences and significances", "genres of governance" and are discussed under these. The results of the analysis carried out are that lifelong learning concept is conceptualized in a way meeting the needs of global knowledge economy and global knowledge society in a Europe centered context and neo-liberal discourse; that economy based themes such as obtaining new skills and competencies, meeting the demands of the business market, gaining the ability to be employed, ensuring social integration for economic sustainability come into prominence; and in conceptualization of lifelong learning that documents produced by international organizations such as European Union, European Commission and OECD are referred; that new governance strategies are addressed in the process of building up lifelong learning space in Turkey; that the significance of government delegating or sharing the authority is emphasized through the regulation, provision and funding of lifelong learning policies; and that an imagination of the individual meeting the needs of the global knowledge economy and society, continuously improving and re-skilling herself/himself in such ways and responsible for self-learning come into prominence. The study targets to open up a critical and alternative dimension for education and lifelong learning policy discussions.
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    Workplace learning through social media: a study of human resources employees in Turkish companies
    (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.) Erdoğan, Sevgül.; Seggie, Fatma Nevra.
    In an organization, all employees should be up-to-date about their field and the recent developments. Within all these fields, it can be said that Human Resources (HR) is one of the most important areas. It is expected from HR professionals to develop themselves continuously, be up-to-date on global HR implementations and innovations, and be constantly interacted with other HR people globally. This study examines how HR employees learn through social media by analyzing the tools used, frequency of usage and the information gathered. Also, the contribution of social media tools to HR employees’ professional development comparing to other information sources is examined. Furthermore, the differences among age, gender and sectors (retail, finance, and telecommunication) are inquired. The results of the study indicate that the use of social media is quite widespread among HR employees and it could be stated that social media tools have an important place in work-related learning. The most used social media tool is Wikipedia, following that LinkedIn, Blogs, YouTube, Google Plus, Facebook, Ekşisözlük, Twitter, and Pinterest are more often preferred by HR employees. The most important situation to which social media contributes in daily workflow is the pursuit of innovation related to the work field. Also, it is concluded that women used social media for learning more frequently than men.