Dean Concept from The Perspective of The Faculty of Science and Literature Students

The aim of the study is determined how university students conceptualize and perceive the concept of dean through metaphors. In the study, phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used, and a purposeful sampling technique was used to determine the participants. A total of 101 students studying at Bingöl University Faculty of Literature in the 2020-2021 academic year were included in the research. The “content analysis” technique was used to analyze the data. According to the results of the research, the categories in terms of frequency; authorized (f=19), unreachable and unknown (f=17), guiding and enlightening (f=17), guarding and protecting (f=14), solution-generating (f=10), basic need (f=8) useful and valuable (f=7) useless and unreliable (f=6), and biased (f=3); It is seen that there are categories. As a result of the research, with the effect of the high-power distance in Turkish society, it has been determined that Bingöl University Faculty of Arts and Sciences students have the perception that it will not be possible to reach the dean and the dean and have a paternalist perspective. Considering students’ perceptions and expectations, deans are recommended to act with open communication and a management approach that is closer to the student. Keywords: Authority; Dean; High power distance; Paternalism; Unreachable.