Experience and Understanding of University of Kurdistan’s Faculty Members From Their Induction Training Process And First Days Of Work

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The present study aimed to describe the University of Kurdistan faculty members’ understanding and the lived experience from their induction training process and first days of work. The approach of the study was an exploratory mixed method. The Phenomenological description method and Colaizzi’s data analysis techniques was used. The main population of the study was all University of Kurdistan faculty members in 2013 academic year. The number of participants in the qualitative sample was 27 whom were selected from diverse purposefully sampling. In the quantitative section by a random stratified sample totally 140 members of the faculty have been selected. Semi-structured interviews and a researcher–made questionnaire were applied for gathering qualitative and quantitative data. The eight themes derived from the qualitative data: pleasant experience, unpleasant experiences, stress and anxiety, emotional support, justification and the introduction, internal organizational integration and professional skills. The results of the quantitative data show that the main concern of faculty member’s first days of work were as: acceptance by colleagues, anxiety and difficulty of teaching. The most priority of the faculty member’s induction program from their views was familiarity with the university facilities and financial regulations.

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Journal of Research in Human Resources Management
Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
serial no.20
August 2015
Pages 179-207

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  • Receive Date: 08 February 2015
  • Revise Date: 07 April 2015
  • Accept Date: 05 May 2015

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