MEB Hayat Boyu Öğrenme Portalı ve Değer Eğitimi

Abstract

The study is aimed at determining the values in some course programs opened on the axis of the Lifelong Learning Portal within the Ministry of National Education, and it is built on the contribution of the courses within the boundaries of lifelong learning to value education. It is assumed that the values to be gained in these courses are generally compatible with the root values that contribute to living together. The research brings together two topics that have been voiced loudly in recent years, such as lifelong learning and values education. What values are tried to be gained through courses to individuals who want to continue learning throughout their lives is important in terms of the contribution of the courses to social life. The aim of the study is to revealing which values are prioritized in the curriculum selected in the field of religious education in the lifelong learning portal and what are the contributions of these values to social life. At the same time, it is among the objectives of the research whether the values that are prioritized with the name "root values" in formal education institutions affiliated with the Ministry of National Education are compatible with the lifelong learning portal. In the research, the related teaching programs were examined descriptively through document analysis and the study has the characteristics of a qualitative research method. The data source of the research consists of different course areas in the field of religious education, which is included in the main heading of non-formal education programs among the courses opened on the portal. In total, eleven course programs were examined. The following results were obtained in the study: The value of love is included in all programs except the “religious education in the family” course. However, when it comes to family or religious education, the first value that comes to mind should be love. The value of respect is one of the common values in all the titles examined. One of the remarkable values is the value of contentment. There is a value of contentment in art-related courses, "religious education in the family" course and Quran education. It is a different point of view that the value of tolerance is included in living Islamic sects. Tolerance means ignoring, condoning, and is used synonymously with indulgence. There are exactly the same values in Wisdom Folk Songs - Exemplary Works from Turkish Classical Music courses and Business and Professional Ethics - Social Decorum courses. It has been observed that each of the root values is included in the course programs. The values of compassion, goodness, contentment, tolerance, kindness, gratitude, morality and tolerance, which are not included in the root values, are among the values included in lifelong learning courses. With its wide target audience and content, the lifelong learning portal awaits curious academists with the ability to conduct examinations and analyses from different perspectives, and to make suggestions in the theoretical and practical fields.