COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EDUCATION POLICIES IN TURKEY AND THE WORLD

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Social Studies Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUSTAFA ŞAHIN

Offered to

Social Studies Education

Course Objective

The aims of the education policy; the national publications on the education policy; the international publications on the education policy; the problems of the education policy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the aims of the education policy.
2   Carry out the national publications on the education policy.
3   Carry out the international publications on the education policy.
4   Discuss the problems of the education policy.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the program, the aims of the education policy. Lectures
2 Turkish educational policy institutions. Lectures
3 Turkish educational policy powers. Lectures
4 Education policy and social classes. Lectures
5 The social function of education. Lectures
6 Education Councils. Lectures
7 Professional organizations in education. Lectures
8 Mid term exam
9 Foreign expert reports relating to education. Lectures
10 From Ankara to Brussels... Lectures
11 Teacher education policies. Lectures
12 Theorists, politicians, practitioners opinions. Lectures
13 Problems related to education policy. Lectures
14 Solutions related to education policy. Lectures
15 Final Examination

Recomended or Required Reading

Eurydice. (2011). National summary sheets on education systems in Europe and ongoing reforms: The Netherlands. Brussels, Belgium: European Commission. Retrieved from http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/eurybase_en
Hofman, R. H., Dijkstra, N. J., & Hofman, W. H. A. (2009). School (self) evaluation and student achievement. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 20(1), 47-68.
Lieberman, A., & Wood, D. R. (2002). From network learning to classroom teaching. Journal of Educational Change, 3, 315-337.
Nerad, M. (2010). Globalization and the internationalization of graduate education: A macro and micro view. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 40 (1), 1-12.
Terzi Ç. (2005). Uyum sürecinde Türkiye eğitim politikalarının Avrupa Birliği Politikaları doğrultusunda değerlendirilmesi. Yayınlanmış doktora tezi. Anadolu Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü. Eskişehir.
Tuzcu, G. (2002). Avrupa Birliğine geçiş sürecinde Türk eğitiminin planlanması. Milli Eğitim Dergisi, 155-156
Van Damme, D. (2002). Higher Education in the Age of Globalization. S. Uvalic Trumbic. (Editör): Globalization and the Market in Higher Education (s. 21-33). Paris: UNESCO Publishing.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Various methods are used: Traditional, interactive, active learning are used either individually or concurrently.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term, homework/report preparation, final

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mustafa.sahin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 178

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1131
LO.2131
LO.31312
LO.41331421