COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY EDUCATION FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE TO THE PRESENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAT 5031 HISTORY EDUCATION FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE TO THE PRESENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERDAL ASLAN

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the historical, ideological, and pedagogical evolution of history education in Turkey from the Ottoman period to the present. Students will develop the ability to analyze the transformations in history education and their social and political implications

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Compares the goals of history education in the Ottoman and Republican periods
2   2. Analyzes the relationship between history education and ideological structures
3   3. Evaluates curriculum reforms in their historical context
4   4. Interprets current debates on history education critically
5   5. Understands the pedagogical foundations of history teaching in Turkey

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to History Education in the Ottoman Empire
2 History Education During the Tanzimat Era
3 History and Citizenship Education in the Second Constitutional Era
4 Historical Perspective in the Early Republic and the Establishment of TTK
5 History Textbooks and Ideology in the 1930s and 1940s
6 History Education After 1950: Democratization and Curriculum Shifts
7 Midterm Exam
8 History Education and National Identity after the 1980 Coup
9 Identity, History, and Memory Debates in the 1990s
10 Curriculum Reforms in the 2000s
11 The Impact of EU Integration and Globalization on History Teaching
12 Elective History Courses and Alternative Narratives
13 Digitalization and New Pedagogical Approaches in History Education
14 Critical Thinking and Inquiry Methods in History Teaching
15 Student Presentations and Current Debates
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Alkan, Mehmet Ö. (2011). II. Meşrutiyet te Resmi Ideoloji, Resmi Tarih ve Eğitim , Türkiye de Tarih Yazımı, (ed.) Vahdettin Engin, Ahmet Şimşek, Istanbul: Yeditepe Yayınları.
Berktay, Halil (1983). Cumhuriyet Ideolojisi ve Fuat Köprülü, Istanbul: Kaynak Yayınları.
Birinci Türk Tarih Kongresi. Konferanslar ve Münakaşalar, Maarif Vekaleti, Istanbul, 1932, s.V.
Copeaux, Etienne. (2000). Türk Tarih Tezinden Türk-Islam Sentezine, Istanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları.
Demircioğlu, I. H. (2008). Türkiye'de Tarih Eğitiminin Tarihi, Türkiye Araştırmaları Literatür Dergisi, Sayı 12, sayfa. 431-450.
Ersanlı, Büşra. (2006). Iktidar ve Tarih, Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları.
Işçimen, Sevcan. (2007). Türkiye Cumhuriyeti nde Ilkokullarda Okutulan Tarih Ders Kitapları (1923 1931). (Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi). Mersin: Mersin Üniversitesi.
Köken, Nevzat. (2002). Cumhuriyet Dönemi Tarih Anlayışları ve Tarih Eğitimi (1923-1960). (Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi), Isparta: Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for final exam 2 30 60
Preparation for midterm exam 2 30 60
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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