COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EYD 4004 TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Elementary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR AYFER KOCABAŞ

Offered to

Elementary Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education

Course Objective

To give students knowledge of management, science and arts of management, Help student teachers to comprehend basic techniques and principles of managing schools, and give students information about daily work of school managers. In this course Turkish Educational System will be introduced to student teachers and they will be given opportunities to discuss problematic issues of educational system and encourage them to suggest solutions. In the course it is also aimed to provide student teachers with the knowledge of organization of primary schools and their functions, and give them opportunity to discuss the problems of primary schools

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explaining the aims, objectives and basic principles of Turkish Educational system.
2   Understanding educational legislation
3   Monitoring developments related to education administration
4   Monitoring technological developments in school management
5   Gaining ethics of the profession

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General structure of Turkish Education System
2 Constitutional foundations of Turkish Education System
3 Structure of organisation and management of Turkish Education System
4 Concept of organisation and introduction to management science
5 Theoreies of management
6 Management processes
7 School organisation and management
8 Mid-term exam
9 Services of personnel in school management
10 Student issues in school management
11 Teaching and learning issues in school management
12 Management of school operations
13 Societial participation in school
14 Educational leadership
15 End-of-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Şişman, M., Taşdemir, I. 2008; Türk Eğitim Sistemi ve Okul Yönetimi, Pegem Yayınları, Ankara. Çelik, V. 2008; Türk Eğitim Sistemi ve Okul Yönetimi, Pegem Akademi Yayınları, Ankara Başaran, E. 2006; Türk Eğitim Sistemi ve Okul Yönetimi, Ekinoks Yayınları, Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer, case-study, cooperative learning techniques

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 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 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 82

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.12
LO.222
LO.32
LO.422
LO.54