Education System In Turkey Research Articles

Special education in Turkey

Special education has been gaining intense attention from governments and educators throughout the world. As a developing country, and official candidate for the European Union, Turkey has been working on issues related to special education provision and inclusive education to improve the quality of services for citizens with disabilities. This article presents the developments and current status of special education in Turkey. The purpose of this paper is to describe the structure of the special education system in Turkey and current developments within the special education field. Topics include a brief history of special education services, an overview of special education laws and regulations, as well as a summary of efforts around inclusion and current directions in teacher training. We conclude by noting several challenges in the ongoing improvement of the quality of special education in Turkey.

Vocational and technical education in Eu nations and Turkey

In this study, similarities and differences between European Union members and Turkey in their vocational education systems and structures are identified and within this context, the studies in EU and Turkey are evaluated. Qualitative analysis methodology was used to examine some of the components of education and vocational education systems of Turkey and European Union Nations like Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark, France and Spain, and those studies done or being done on vocational education in European Union and Turkey. The data were obtained by qualitative document search. Research data underwent content and descriptive analysis. Study results reveal the necessity to restructure the vocational and technical education system in Turkey with a holistic approach.

The impact of John Dewey on the teacher education system in Turkey

This study discusses the impact of John Dewey (1859–1952) on Turkey's teacher education system. In so doing, it heavily relies on the commissioned report “The Report and Recommendation on Turkish Education” prepared by Dewey in 1924. This paper documents Dewey's ideas about teacher education in Turkey and analyses their take up in practice. Based on the research findings, it could be argued that Dewey had a considerable impact on the transformation of teacher education system in Turkey. His most visible impact was best observed in the policies and practices in the training of village teachers. The Village Institutes Project, launched in the early 1940s to introduce a model specific to Turkey, was extensively based on Dewey's recommendations. In the Republican Era, Dewey's ideas and thoughts on education have been eagerly observed and implemented by Turkish authorities, who have openly recognised his competence and authority in the field of education. His impact on Turkish education system is still visible as the present policy makers make reference to his works.

Efficiency in accounting education: evidence from Turkish Universities

It is important to see efficiency of accounting education in order to fully understand the operational environment of companies. In this study, the 45 public universities in Turkey was investigated by using Data Envelopment Analysis [DEA]. In order, some definitions for the outputs and inputs are required for the model. The criteria developed by American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is used as definitions for inputs, is used and the result of the Selection Exam for Public Personnel [SEPP] is used to measure efficiency in accounting education. According to our results, Turkish universities are successful in producing the most appropriate output. They are usually using their input components in a favorable way. According to our model accounting education delivered in the undergraduate programs of the higher education system in Turkey is generally effective. But universities are using resources excessively to get the output. On the departmental basis, Turkish universities are technically effective to a great extent. It is determined that the departments of labor economics, industrial relations and partially public finance are more effective departments. According to resource usage, while the most effective departments are departments of public finance, departments of business administration are the most ineffective ones.

Private Supplementary Tutoring in Turkey Recent Evidence on its Various Aspects

This paper first describes the educational system in Turkey an the two national examinations for advancing upper levels of schooling which give raise to the demand for private tutoring called “dersane” in Turkish. Second, the evolution of the Private tutoring Centers (PTC) are described and compared with the high schools in the country. Third, geographical distribution of the PTC, general high schools and the proportion of high school age population are compared over the provinces to give an idea about special equity issues. Other topics addressed include gender and PTC students, disruption of mainstream education, determinants of the demand for services of the PTCs, cost of PTCs and evidence on the effectiveness of PTCs.

HUMANISTIC ATTITUDES, VALUES, SYSTEM JUSTIFICATION, AND CONTROL BELIEFS IN A TURKISH SAMPLE

The values, humanistic attitudes, perceived democratic level and justification of the educational system and personal control beliefs about the educational system in Turkey were investigated. The sample consisted of 211 teacher candidates and 155 teachers from different public schools in İzmir. Data were gathered using the Polarity Scale (Tomkins, Stone, & Schaffner, 1988), Schwartz Value Scale (Sagiv & Schwartz, 1995), and the following three scales which were developed for this study: Perceived Democracy in Education System Scale, Control Beliefs Scale, and System Justification Scale. Results demonstrate significant differences between the teachers and teacher candidates for control beliefs, system justification, and some dimensions of Schwartz's Value Scale. Also age and sex are seen to be related to humanistic values and perceived democratic level of the educational system. Multiple correlations are determined between the beliefs, values, and attitudes of participants in relation to different dimensions of the education system. The results are discussed in relation to democratic education.

Restructuring the Turkish Vocational Technical Secondary Education System towards EU membership

The world is going through a rapid transformation process in all fields. Those countries, which cannot keep up with this process, face numerous problems in terms of maintaining the living standards of their citizens. With the priority of enhancing the lives of individuals, the field of education is greatly affected by this process. Therefore in line with Turkey’s ambition to become a full member of the European Union (EU), it has been determined that vocational technical secondary education needs “restructuring”. Key indicators of the need for this is a mismatch between what the education sector can deliver and demands for a suitably qualified workforce. This is coupled with an increasing demand for higher education and close cooperation between the sector and industry. The EU membership process already specifies certain elements which will shape the future organization of vocational and technical education in Turkey. These concern progression from primary education to vocational-technical education, the general structure, content and evaluation of programs, adoption of a more flexible and modular vocational education structure, and establishing curricula with basic vocational standards. These elements have therefore become key determinants of the “restructuring” process. In this article, the current structure of the vocational-technical secondary education system in Turkey is discussed, and the general specifications of the system are compared with that of EU countries. Moreover, certain recent studies, which can be evaluated within the scope of the restructuring, are analyzed and suggestions are made

Does daycare centre experience and it's aim matter?

SUMMARY The paper evaluates the existing centre based early childhood education system in Turkey within the context of a 4 year longitudinal research project, ‘Comprehensive Early Enrichment Project’ (Kagitçibasi, Sunar & Bekman, 1988; Bekman, 1990, 1993, 1996, in press). The project had 2 aims; a) to develop a home intervention model, b) to assess the impact of three different educational contexts; educational, custodial and home care, on children's behaviour. In the project, 6-day care centres, 255 children and 12 teachers were incorporated. Since the basic aim of the project was to study the overall development of the child, various different measures such as observations, tests and interviews were used as means of assessment. Information about the children was collected when the children were 3 & 5 and 6 & 8 years of age respectively. The first year measurements provided in-depth information about the two main environments of the child's home and school, and formed the base line. The data collected in the fourth year of the project made possible the examination of the short-term impact of the different contexts of development on children. The assessments were made again 6 years after the programme project was over when the children were 11 and 15 years of age. Due to attrition in the follow up research, 217 were reached from the original number of 255. Results supported the expectation that the type of service provided in the early years has important effects on the overall development of children.

Costs and economies of scale in Turkey's postsecondary vocational schools

The study reported in this paper examines the institutional cost structures of the postsecondary vocational education system in Turkey. The study uses a single-output quadratic cost function to analyze 65 individual vocational schools located within the 28 existing universities. Appropriate controls for institutional quality, discretionary allocation of staffing resources, the degree of technical instruction in the cirriculum, and regional variation are also included. Both average and marginal costs for each school are estimated over relevant ranges of student enrollments for determing prospective degrees of economies of scale. The findings should help policy makers in Turkey determine which vocational schools can reap efficiencies by an expansion (or contraction) of their student enrollments.

Computer Aided Education

The computer is a tool to be used in the service of people and now more and more people are using computers throughout the world. The evolution of semiconductor technology in the 1960s, laid the foundation for the development of personal computers. The advent of personal computers has revolutionized the application of computers in science, engineering and business. The computer like other products of man's ingenuity, can be of benefit to education. Educational institutions from primary school to universities use personal computers to teach writing, reading, arithmetic, art, science, mathematics, music, history, geography, economics, business, architecture and engineering. As in most counties, computers are also used to improve education in schools in Turkey. The education system in Turkey in the secondary schools has more or less the same problems most developing countries face. There is a great expansion in numbers of pupils at all levels, resources available for education are very limited and effective ...

Construction management education in Turkey

The state of affairs, the existing perceptions and the future expectations related to construction management in general and its place in the educational system in Turkey was examined in two study trips taken by the author. Interviews were conducted with relevant personnel in universities, research establishments, governmental agencies, professional societies, and construction companies. Undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, and research activities were investigated and it was found that there is a genuine need for more effective construction management in construction activities undertaken by Turkish companies. Recommendations are made for future action based on the consensus of the parties.