THE REFLECTIONS OF POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION TO LIVING AREA WITH THE PERSPECTIVE OF ACADEMIC STAFF

It is a well-known fact that postgraduate education activities are long and challenging engagements. This challenging work certainly has outcomes which are reflected to current life. With this study, -based on the views of academic staff who studies on educational sciences- their impressions related to this process are aimed to be described by recalling previous postgraduate education activities of them. 40 question forms were composed and related institutes of 12 advanced universities on different regions were reached. Feedbacks were supplied by 135 professors / academic staff. The questions within the scope of independent variables were addressed to professors / academic staff with this screening-model study. According to the results, it is observed that professors marry in relatively late; their private lives – especially in financial aspect- are affected negatively. Also, suggestions such as occurrence of more positive reflections with certain measures which will be taken addressing to future academic staff’s private lives are presented.