COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPARATIVE PRESCHOOL EDUCATION IN TURKEY AND AROUND THE WORLD

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IOÖ 5024 COMPARATIVE PRESCHOOL EDUCATION IN TURKEY AND AROUND THE WORLD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ZÜBEYDE DOĞAN ALTUN

Offered to

EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

The aim of the course is toprovideinformationabout the comparative educational systems, similarities, and dissimilarities of educational systems araund the world. Overall the students will gain critical perspective on educational systems

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing the social and individual benefits of comparative education
2   To have the knowledge of the educational reforms in Turkey
3   To become aware of the socio-cultural foundations of education policies in Stage 3
4   To see the place of Early Childhood education in Turkish Education System
5   To become aware of developments related to the Preschool Education in the world

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course content, resources, help resources, presentation methods and techniques
2 Turkey; Education Reforms, Turkish Education System - Pre-School Education
3 Socio-Cultural Foundations of Education Policies
4 United States Educational System - Pre-School Education
5 Pre-School Education Education System-federal Republic of Germany
6 Austrian Education System - Pre-School Education
7 Education System in Belgium - Pre-School Education
8 Midterm Exam
9 Indian Education System - Pre-School Education
10 Education System in Japan - Early Childhood Education
11 South Korean Education System - Pre-School Education
12 Russian Federation Education System - Pre-School Education
13 Canadian Education System-Pre-School Education
14 Australian Education Systems-Early Childhood Education
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Dr. Mısırlı s classroom notes
2. Balcı, Aili (2007). Pegem Akademi, Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, cooperative learning, questioning, research

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.aksu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
3 5 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 170

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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