Turkish Education History

Course Code:

ED 242

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

2

Lab:

0

Credits:

2

ECTS:

3

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to inform the students about the main purposes, basic structure and basic patterns of administrative and managerial practices pertaining to education system in Turkey. Additionally to equip the students with basic understanding about the concepts and theories of school administration and management with a special emphasis on the recent developing approaches.

Course Content:

This course focuses on to introduce the education system and school?s organisational features with their different dimensions. Structural organization of central, provincial and foreign divisions of the Ministry of National Education. Basic legislative regulations related to Turkish Education System. The main levels of formal education, namely, the levels of pre-primary, primary school, lower secondary school, upper secondary and higher education institutions.
Theories and processes of organisation and administration and their implications in education. School as a social system. Human resource management in education institutions. Principals' duties related to school management. School-family- society relations. Contemporary issues and trends in education and school administration and management in Turkey.

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Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course student,
* explains the organisational and administrative structure of Turkish Education System.
* defines the school administrative theories and processes and also the tasks related with educational administration and management.
* lists the tasks related with the managerial practices and regulations in schools.
* explains participation and contribution of the school society to school administration.
* explains the school administrators' behaviours with reference to administration theories and process.
* defines the duties, responsibilities and authorities of education directors and school principals.
* evaluates the relationships between the educational practices and legislative regulations.

Course Flow

Week 1	The Overall Structure of Turkish Education System: Formal Education and Basic Indicators
Week 2	The Overall Structure of Turkish Education System: Formal Education and Basic Indicators
Week 3	The Overall Structure of Turkish Education System: Non-Formal Education and Basic Indicators
Week 4	The Central Organization of the Ministry of National Education: Divisions, Duties, Responsibilities and Authorities
Week 5	The Local (Provincial) and Foreign Organization of the Ministry of National Education: Divisions, Duties, Responsibilities and Authorities
Week 6	General Purposes and Principles of Turkish Education System
Week 7	Legal Basis of Turkish Education System: National and International Legal Documents.
Week 8	Mid-term exam
Week 9	Theories and Processes of Administration (Organization )
Week 10	Theories and Processes of Administration (Organization )
Week 11	School as a Social System and It's Administration and Management: Duties Related with Teaching Learning Activities.
Week 12	School as a Social System and It's Administration and Management: Duties Related with Teaching Learning Activities.
Week 13	School-Environment-Society and Family Relations.
Week 14	Contemporary Issues and Trends in Education and School Administration and Management in Turkey.
Week 15	Final exam

Recommended Sources

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Assessment

ASSESSMENT
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	WEIGHT, %
Homework	1	25
Project	1	25
Final Homework	1	50
Total		100
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Total		100