THE MEASUREMENT OF SOCIAL UTILITY FROM ACADEMIC STAFF TO THE STUDENTS IN FACULTIES OF VETERINARY IN TURKEY WITH ATKINSON INEQUALITY INDEX

The aim of this study was to investigate level of social utility from academic staff to the students in faculties of veterinary in Turkey owing to Atkinson index. In the study, the Atkinson indices were calculated for three different kinds of academic staff (full professor, associated professor and assistant professor) both 2000-2001 and 2006-2007. The indices have found that there are inequalitive distribution of academic persons and that there are seriously loosing of social utility for the students from academic staff. Levels of social utility from full professors were 65.9% (for the 2000-2001 academic year) and 56.9% (for the 2006-2007 academic year), from associated professors were 84.9% (for the 2000-2001 academic year) and 51.6% (for the 2006-2007 academic year), from assistant professors were 47.1% (for the 2000-2001 academic year) and 42.5% (for the 2006-2007 academic year). In addition, number of students per academician as full professor, associated professor and assistant professor was different between pure ratio and sensitive ratio (pure and sensitive ratios were 36.5-55.4 for full professor, 39.4-46.5 for associated professor, 32.6-69.3 for assistant professor in the 2000-2001 academic year; 23.0-40.5 for full professor, 37.3-72.3 for associated professor, 26.8-62.9 for assistant professor in the 2006-2007 academic year).