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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
MB-304 Turkish Education System and School ManagementCompulsory363
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to inform the students about the main purposes, basic structure and basic patterns of administrative and managerial practices pertaining to education system in Turkey. Additionally to equip the students with basic understanding about the concepts and theories of school administration and management with a special emphasis on the recent developing approaches.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğretim Üyesi ÜSTÜN TÜRKER
Learning Outcomes
1explains the organisational and administrative structure of Turkish Education System.
2defines the school administrative theories and processes and also the tasks related with educational administration and management.
3lists the tasks related with the managerial practices and regulations in schools.
4evaluates the relationships between the educational practices and legislative regulations.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
NO
Recommended Optional Programme Components
NO
Course Contents
This course focuses on to introduce the education system and school?s organisational features with their different dimensions. Structural organization of central, provincial and foreign divisions of the Ministry of National Education. Basic legislative regulations related to Turkish Education System. The main levels of formal education, namely, the levels of pre-primary, primary school, lower secondary school, upper secondary and higher education institutions. Theories and processes of organisation and administration and their implications in education. School as a social system. Human resource management in education institutions. Principals' duties related to school management. School-family- society relations. Contemporary issues and trends in education and school administration and management in Turkey.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The Overall Structure of Turkish Education System: Formal Education and Basic Indicators
2The Overall Structure of Turkish Education System: Formal Education and Basic Indicators
3The Overall Structure of Turkish Education System: Non-Formal Education and Basic Indicators
4The Central Organization of the Ministry of National Education: Divisions, Duties, Responsibilities and Authorities
5The Local (Provincial) and Foreign Organization of the Ministry of National Education: Divisions, Duties, Responsibilities and Authorities
6General Purposes and Principles of Turkish Education System
7Legal Basis of Turkish Education System: National and International Legal Documents.
8Midterm
9Theories and Processes of Administration (Organization )
10Theories and Processes of Administration (Organization )
11School as a Social System and It's Administration and Management: Duties Related with Teaching Learning Activities.
12School as a Social System and It's Administration and Management: Duties Related with Teaching Learning Activities.
13School-Environment-Society and Family Relations.
14Contemporary Issues and Trends in Education and School Administration and Management in Turkey.
15FINAL EXAM
Recommended or Required Reading
Akın, U. ve Diğerleri (2016), Türk eğitim sistemi ve okul yönetimi, 2. baskı, Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Arslan, M. M. (Ed.) ve Diğerleri. (2017), Türk eğitim sistemi ve okul yönetimi, ISBN: 978-605-81916-0-0. Ankara: SMS yayınları. Aydın, M. (2014), Eğitim yönetimi, 10. baskı, Ankara: Gazi Kitabevi Aydın, M. (2014), Toplum, kültür, eğitim. Ankara: Gazi Kitabevi Tic. Ltd. Şti. Baysal, Z. N. ve Ada, S. (2015), Türk eğitim sistemi ve yapısı, Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Erdoğan, İ. (2014), Eğitim ve okul yönetimi, (3. Baskı), İstanbul: ALFA Basım Yayım. ERG. (2017), Eğitim reformu girişimi: eğitim izleme raporu 2016-2017, http://www.egitimreformugirisimi.org/egitim-izleme-raporu-2016-17/ adresinden 15.01.2018 tarihinde alındı. Kanış, D. ve Songür,N. (2015), Okul stratejik yönetim etkinliklerine ilişkin öğretmen görüşleri, Ufuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, (4), 25-47. Memduhoğlu, H. B. ve Yılmaz, K. (Ed.). (2016), Türk eğitim sistemi ve okul yönetimi, 8. baskı,
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
NO
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination16060
Final Examination13030
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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1
PO
2
PO
3
PO
4
PO
5
PO
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LO15     
LO24     
LO35     
LO44     
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High