Özet:

The aim of this study is to study the opinions of mother researchers on academic and social life. The research is conducted according to the scientific pattern of the research methods. The study group includes 11 mother researchers identified by measurement sampling. The data was collected through a semi-configured interview form developed by researchers and analyzed by the visual analysis technique. Some of the findings are as follows: Participants have stated that their academic studies do not delay the age of marriage but they have children when they consider them professionally appropriate to have children. The participants seek help from their spouses in their household responsibilities, and they say that their main responsibility and burden is in themselves. The caregiver search, finding and making the right person a very difficult process is one of the other findings expressed by the participants they do not see any positive discrimination because they are mothers in their work lives. In the academic and social life, mother researchers experience a variety of problems, such as the failure to study at home, the slow progress of academic studies, the failure to participate in scientific congresses, conferences, etc., insomnia, the failure to spend enough time on themselves and their families. Participants believe that male researchers conduct their academic work faster and more conveniently. Researchers have found that being a researcher has a positive impact on the relationship with the child and his education in general. Participants who choose their professions because they are "ideals" have a positive attitude towards their professions. Participants experience some difficulties due to maternity, but they love their professions. Moreover, the mother researchers said that their professions were respected but a stressful profession with staff shortage. In the study, some recommendations have been made according to the latest findings.

Özet:

The aim of this study is to investigate the views of mother research assistants about academic and social lives. The research was carried out according to the phenomenon pattern of qualitative research methods. The study group consisted of 11 mother research assistants determined by criterion sampling. The data were collected by a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers and analyzed by descriptive analysis technique. Some of the findings are as follows: Participants stated that academic studies do not delay the age of marriage, however, that they had children at the time they considered themselves suitable for having children professionally. The participants stated that the real responsibility and burden are on their own, even if they get help from their spouses in terms of their home responsibilities. Mother research assistants stated that it was very difficult to find a caretaker. They did not see any positive discrimination because they were mothers in their working lives. Mother research assistants have some difficulties in academic and social lives. Some of them are; inability to study at home, slow progress of academic studies, not being able to participate in scientific activities such as congress, conference, sleep less and that do not have time for themselves and their family etc. Participants think that male research assistants carry out their academic studies more quickly and comfortable. It was stated that being a research assistant had a positive effect on the relationship with the child and his/her education in general. Participants choose their profession as their “ideals” and they have a positive attitude towards their profession. Participants have some difficulties due to maternity but they enjoy their profession. According to them, it is a respectable profession, but a stressful profession with a shortage of staff. According to the findings obtained in the research, some suggestions were made.

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