PRE-SCHOOL TEACHING
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
EDS3101	Turkish Educational System and School Management	Spring	2	0	2	3

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. BERNA GÜLOĞLU
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	Evaluating Turkish Educational System from different perspectives. Investigating school and school administration processes

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
• will be able to summarize Turkish education system, in terms of different dimension and major events;
• will be able to identify Turkish education system which located in the most extreme schools and school management processes;
• will be able to draw the scaffolds of Turkish national education system with detailed elements;
• will be able to describe school structure in accordance with the distribution of tasks within the hierarchy;
• will be able to identify the issues of Turkish education system as a prospective teacher.

Course Content

Basic principles and goals of Turkish educational system, laws related to education and the structure and historical development of Turkish educational system. Classic and modern educational management theories, school management and supervision, human resource management, organizational culture, decision making, planning and evaluation.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to Turkish educational system and school management
2)	Historical foundations of Turkish educational system
3)	Legal Framework of Turkish educational system Organizational Structure of MONE
4)	Overall Structure of Turkish educational system
5)	Recent Developments in Turkish educational system
6)	Problems in Turkish Educational System
7)	A General Look at School Management
8)	Midterm
9)	The Management of Learning and Teaching
10)	Leadership & School Culture
11)	The Management of Financial and Physical Resources
12)	Professional Development of Teachers
13)	Supervision and Counselling at School
14)	Recommendations to improve the system

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Dönmez, B., Ağaoğlu, E., Özdemir, S., Çalık, T., Sezgin, F. Şirin, H. & Kurt, T. (2012). Türk eğitim sistemi ve okul yönetimi. S. Özdemir (Ed.). Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.
Bakioğlu, A., Sarıkaya, A. K., Ala, Ş. N. D., Karsantık, İ., Gül, F. Ö., Güner, H., klo, M., Öznalbant, E., Tatık, R. Ş., Levent, A. F., Çakır, G. S., Alpaydın, Y., Yazıcı, E., Kentli, F. D. & Duman, S. (2016). Türk eğitim sistemi ve okul yönetimi. A. Bakioğlu (Ed.). Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.

References:

Ayhan, H., Oğuz, O., Oktay, A. (2010) 21. Yüzyılda Eğitim ve Türk Eğitim Sistemi. PegemA.
Ada, S., Baysal, Z.N. (2010) Türk Eğitim Sistemi ve Etkili Okul Yönetimi. PegemA.
Akçay, C. (2006). Türk Eğitim Sistemi. Anı Yayıncılık.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	2	% 20
Presentation	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	2	28
Study Hours Out of Class	2	5	10
Presentations / Seminar	1	5	5
Homework Assignments	2	6	12
Midterms	1	6	6
Final	1	10	10
Total Workload			71

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Analyze and demonstrate knowledge of concepts, ideas, applications in early childhood education and to be able to evaluate them critically.
2)	To understand and know the developmental and learning capacities of 0-66 month old children and to reflect these to their education process.
3)	Implementation of the subject matter, pedagogical and professional knowledge necessary for early childhood education.
4)	Create teaching potential for 0-66 months old children regarding their multidimensional developmental process including skills and attitudes and behavior applicable to life.
5)	To know how to develop, apply and evaluate learning mediums with sıitable education programs, teaching approach and methods and techniques which is flexible for each individual child .
6)	To know and apply the necessary measurement and assessmant techniques suitable for early childhood educaton.
7)	To develop and apply projects that supports children, families and individuals in the community and contributing positively to their developmental process.
8)	To integrate the knowledge and experience of working together with different programs and different age groups.
9)	To demonstrate the commitment to early childhood profession, professionalism,life-long learning and professional growth.
10)	To cooperate and collaborate with other individuals and community to bring awareness about early childhood education to society.
11)	To be able to recognize problems in early childhood education, to bring scientifically acceptable solutions to these problems and participate effectively in projects leading to such solutions.
12)	Demonstrate knowledge of the laws, regulations and policies related to early childhood education and act accordingly.
13)	To demonstrate commitment to societial,scientific and professional values.
14)	To recognize and respect different cultures and to be sensitive to individual and cultural differences.
15)	To demonstrate competence and ethical approach in information and communication technologies.
16)	To demonstrate English profiency in communicating, knowledge sharing and professional development areas of early childhood education.