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The purpose of the study is to understand the reasons of students' choosing business administration department, to identify these students' career expectations and concerns, and to realize the changes and the reasons of the changes in their career choices and expectations through the education process. The study was conducted at business administration department of a state university located in a small city in Turkey. In-depth interviews were conducted with 40 volunteer undergraduate BA students both at their freshman and senior years. The university entrance exam scores and family socio-economic status of the students are the main factors influencing their choice of BA education. It has been observed that students are mainly affected from the opinions of their friends and the social environment they are in when deciding the field of work they will be choosing upon their graduation and that internships and part time work usually help them reach clarity where their career objectives are concerned. The data collection process has been performed in the freshmen year of the students and repeated in the senior year they graduate from university. The fact that the study has been completed in a period of 4 years adds to its authentic value.
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to present a detailed picture of the poverty conditions of women in Turkey in the context of the capability approach. In other words, it is to analyze their perception of how much women in Turkey can benefit from economic opportunities, political freedoms and social opportunities and to what degree they can have protective security services and transparency assurance.Design/methodology/approachThe field study was conducted in seven cities across Turkey with 741 women. Data from the field study were gathered by using the survey method. A 5-point Likert scale that was developed by the researchers and comprised of 39 statements.FindingsAccording to the scale means of the instrumental freedoms obtained from the survey study, it cannot be claimed that women in Turkey have a completely negative perception of all of the instrumental freedoms. However, if the instrumental freedoms are compared to each other, it is seen that the participants have different perceptions of these instrumental freedoms.Originality/valueThis study basically discusses the issues of women's poverty and freedom in Turkey. In this context, the capability approach by Amartya Sen and capability deprivation; in other words, “being deprived of capabilities”, that is prominent in this approach form the basis of the study. The issue of women's poverty in Turkey is dealt with through deprivations in this study in contrast to the poverty conceptualizations through the individuals' income or expenditure levels.
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