Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
BES309GK2014352	THE HISTORY OF TURKISH EDUCATION	Compulsory	3	5	2

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

This class enables the students that to apprehend on general features of Turkish education system before Islam, to learn general characteristics of Turkis education system after Islam, to desribe Turkish education system in terms of modernization period and reformation process in the Ottoman Empire, to ascertain educational reforms with school grades and politics on teacher training in the Republican Era, to recognize Turkish educationalists and to explain their contribution to the Turkish education.

Name of Lecturer(s)

ÖĞR. GÖR. AHMET İSLAM

Learning Outcomes

1	Students understand the general features of the Turkish education system from 1970 until today.
2	Students comprehend the general features of the Ottoman education system.
3	Students will be able to explain famous educationalists and the contributions they made to the Turkish education system.
4	Students compare the Turkish education system before and after Islam.
5	Students describe the meaning of education and instruction and have a clear conception about the content of history of Turkish education.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Concepts of education and instruction,the object and content of history of Turkish education History of Turkish education before Islam Turkish education system after Islam and remarkable educationalists in this period General features of Ottoman education system from its foundation to 18th century First educational reforms and general characteristics of education system in the Tanzimat Era Turkish education in the Constitutional Era, re-construction of education system and the beginning of secular instruction Some remarkable educationalists as Satı Bey, Ethem Nejat, İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu, Ziya Gökalp General philosophy of education in the Republican Era and the educational conception of Ataturk Educational reform in the beginning of the Republican Era: Union of education system, the acceptance of Latin alphabet Reforms in pre-school and elementary education in the Republican Era Reforms in secondary education and high schools in the Republican Era General features of Turkish education system from 1970 till today Teacher training policy in the Republican Era Remarkable educationalist and their contribution to the Turkish education system in the Republican Era

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Concepts of education and instruction,the object and content of history of Turkish education
2	History of Turkish education before Islam
3	Turkish education system after Islam and remarkable educationalists in this period
4	General features of Ottoman education system from its foundation to 18th century
5	First educational reforms and general characteristics of education system in the Tanzimat Era
6	Turkish education in the Constitutional Era, re-construction of education system and the beginning of secular instruction
7	Midterm
8	General philosophy of education in the Republican Era and the educational conception of Ataturk
9	Educational reform in the beginning of the Republican Era: Union of education system, the acceptance of Latin alphabet
10	Reforms in pre-school and elementary education in the Republican Era
11	Reforms in secondary education and high schools in the Republican Era
12	General features of Turkish education system from 1970 till today
13	Teacher training policy in the Republican Era
14	Final exam
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