Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Academic organizational behavior scales,antecedents and outcomes, Aslı Kaya, Editör, Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara, ss.29-49, 2025
This study aims to examine the effects of academic culture on the emotional experiences of female academics. It assesses, from the perspective of female faculty members, sensitivity to women and to the experience of womanhood in universities within the context of current conditions and ideal circumstances. Core dynamics of academic life, such as competition, the desire for validation, and job insecurity, can give rise to various emotional responses such as anxiety, stress, loneliness, lack of self- confidence, and envy. In particular, the scarcity of permanent positions and uncertainties about the future are among the main factors that increase the emotional burden on female academics. Within this framework, it is emphasized that academic culture provides a structure that requires not only knowledge production but also emotional resilience. This study was designed within the framework of qualitative research and adopts a descriptive qualitative approach to examine emotional experiences within academic culture. Data were collected through face-to-face in-depth interviews with 50 female academics from various disciplines selected via purposive sampling, as well as through a semi-structured questionnaire responded to by 15 participants. In the data collection process, the goal was to generate qualitative data emotional experiences. The obtained data were systematically analyzed using content analysis through thematic coding procedures. In the analysis process, the data were categorized into meaningful categories through thematic coding; the data were described according to these themes, and analysis findings were supported by direct quotations from participants. A descriptive approach was adopted rather than an from their context. The research findings revealed that institutional academic culture and emotional experiences. Additionally, the emotional experiences varied according to academic rank and career level; notably, it was a striking finding that female academics with high academic ranks and high self-efficacy perceptions participated only through the written form, indicating the influence of hierarchical position on participation preferences and modes of engagement underscoring the effect of hierarchical position on modes of engagement. Keywords: Academic culture; female academics; emotional reflections;