The identity of young academics at the University of Tartu, in the light of neoliberal controls
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https://doi.org/10.12697/eha.2022.10.1.08Keywords:
higher education, neoliberalism, professional identity, performance indicatorsAbstract
Viimastel kümnenditel on uurijate tähelepanu keskpunktis olnud neoliberaalne pööre kõrghariduses, mille olulisemate ilmingutena nähakse orienteerumist "turu" nõuetele, tudengite muutumist klientideks, projektipõhisust. Neoliberaalne pööre mõjutab ka õppejõudude ametialast enesemääratlust, mille üheks tulemuseks on mõõdikute rolli suurenemine õppejõu töö hindamisel. Artikli eesmärk on analüüsida, millist tähendust omistavad õppejõud mõõdikutele oma ametialase enesemääratluse eri tasanditel: individuaalsel, organisatoorsel ning riigi tasandil. Selleks tehti poolstruktureeritud intervjuud Tartu Ülikooli alla 40-aastaste kaasprofessoritega. Intervjuud näitasid, et õppejõud tajuvad teravalt mõõdikute mõju – individuaalsel tasandil tekitab see pingeid ning stressi, organisatsiooni tasandil on probleemiks lineaarne karjäärimudel ja liigne ühtlustamine ning riigi tasandil kõrghariduse rahastusega kaasnev probleemistik.
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