COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EDUCATION POLICIES AND GENDER EQUALITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KDN 7050 EDUCATION POLICIES AND GENDER EQUALITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Women's Studies Non-thesis

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CEM SERKAN ATLI

Offered to

Women's Studies Non-thesis

Course Objective

The main purpose of the course is to open up discussions about the gender implications of education policies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the sociological and philosophical aspects of education
2   Knowing the theoretical discussions related to education
3   Ability to analyze state and education policies in terms of gender
4   Explaining the effects of education policies on gender equality
5   Developing recommendations to improve gender equality in education

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Sociological and philosophical meaning of education
2 Theories regarding education
3 Education policies and definitions of gender concepts
4 Gender theories: Feminist theories, gender roles, and their relationship to education
5 The aims and social functions of education policies
6 Historical development of education policies in Türkiye and the gender dimension
7 General evaluation
8 Midterm
9 Gender inequalities in access to education: Factors affecting enrollment, attendance, and dropout
10 Gender in the curriculum: Textbooks, language use, and representation issues
11 Gender in higher education: Access and female representation in academia
12 Disadvantaged groups: Education of girls in migrant, refugee, disabled, and rural areas
13 Gender equality-focused education projects and civil society contributions
14 International documents and gender equality
15 General evaluation
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Eğitimin Cinsiyeti (2021). L. Işıl Ünal, Derya Kayacan, Sebahat Şahin, Yeşer Torun
(Derleyen). Dipnot Yayınları
Sayılan, F. & Özkazanç, A. (2009). Iktidar ve direniş bağlamında toplumsal cinsiyet:Bir okul etnografisi. Toplum ve Bilim, 114, 51-73.
Dedeoglu, S. (2009). Eşitlik mi Ayrımcılık mı Türkiyede Sosyal Devlet, Cinsiyet
Eşitliği Politikaları ve Kadın Istihdamı. Çalışma ve Toplum, 2, 41-54.
Aratemur-Çimen, C. & Bayhan, S. (2018). Değişen ders kitaplarında sekülerizm ve
toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği araştırması.
Aydagül, B. (2019). Turkey s progress on gender equality in education rests on gender
politics. Turkish Policy Quarterly, 18(1), 45-57.
Çimen, C. A. (2013). Orta Sınıf ve Eğitimde Neoliberal Yeniden Yapılanma. Eleştirel
Pedagoji Dergisi, 10-13.
Duman, A. (2010). Female education inequality in Turkey: factors affecting girls
schooling decisions. Interbational Journal of Education Economics and Development.
1(3): 243-258.
Duman, A. (2008). Education and Income Inequality in Turkey: Does Schooling Matter
Financial Theory and Practice, 32 (3): 369-385.
Malhotra, A., Pande, R., Grown, C. (2003). Impact of Investments in Female Education on
Gender Equality.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTGENDER/Resources/ImpactInvestmentsFemaleEdu.pdf

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, class discussions, student work and presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance at least 70% of classes is mandatory.

2. Any attempt at plagiarism or actual activity will result in disciplinary action.

3. Students are expected to read relevant material before class and participate in class discussions.

4. Students will give presentations on topics assigned by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Cem Serkan Atlı
cemserkan.atli()deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Student Presentations 1 3 3
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 133

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

CONTACT INFORMATION
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