BUILDING SOCIALLY JUST HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN STRATIFIED SYSTEMS: OBSTACLES IN ACCESS AND INSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS FOR MITIGATING INEQULITIES

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The purpose of this study was to examine the notion of crafting socially just higher education institutions. In this sense, this study put forward a holistic picture by further investigating the social justice concept through three research at the policy level, institutional level, and individual level to unfold how social justice has been concentrated in the higher education system through transformative mixed-method design. The first study was designed as survey that focused on secondary data to reveal the access patterns of prestigious universities and remunerative fields. The second research was a case study that revealed the mechanisms, and practices of the socially just institution as well as depicted the characteristics and roles of the socially just institutions, leaders, and faculty. Finally, the third research was a generic design and examined the experiences of socio-economically and culturally deprived students in a prestigious university to unravel the social justice practices of the university and the impact of these practices on students’ flourishing and development. The data were collected from faculty, academic leaders and students. Descriptive statistics and content analysis were utilized. The overall results revealed that there are still persistent issues in access to higher education, and the current expansion policy did not settle down social justice in higher education due to environmental and individual constraints. However, the structures within the institution were more promising in cultivating social justice and enhanced the development of students’ capabilities, mitigating the persistent and accumulated inequities, and ensuring the transformation of socio-economically and culturally deprived students.

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Sosyal Adalet, Sosyal Adalet Temelli Yükseköğretim Kurumları, Hakkaniyet, Büyüme, Öğrenci Gelişimi

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S. Kaya Kaşıkcı, “BUILDING SOCIALLY JUST HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN STRATIFIED SYSTEMS: OBSTACLES IN ACCESS AND INSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS FOR MITIGATING INEQULITIES,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2023.