| EUROPEAN UNION RELATIONS | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| CET3052 | Selected Topics in Educational Sciences | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi YAVUZ SAMUR |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor NEŞE UYANIK |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | There is no recommended optional program component. |
| Course Objectives: | * To enable students make an in depth study in some of the special-specific topics in the field of education, * To present the relationship between education and politics and analyze the interaction between |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; * Understand the relationship between state and individual politics * Analyze the impact of various political changes and events throughout the history on educational processes. * Examine the role of education as a political tool in the framework of historical and current events. * Comprehend how concepts like gender, ethnicity, social status influence education |
| This course aims to provide students with in depth perspective on specialized issues regarding education. Though the content is subject to change regarding different instructors/sections, for this term, the emphasis will be on politics of education. Politics of education is a broad and comprehensive term, where many concepts within the educational context can be addressed. The sociology of education, educational economics, issues of class-gender-race-ethnicity and religion, as well as everyday politics can be covered under this title. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Meeting and introduction | Syllabus |
| 2) | Education and social class | Orta Sınıf ve Eğitimde Neoliberal Yeniden Yapılanma / Canan Aratemur Çimen |
| 3) | Forms of capital and meritocracy | Forms of Capital / Pierre Bourdieu |
| 4) | Near history political changes and reflections on education (cont.) | Cumhuriyet Dönemi Eğitim Tartışmaları / Osman Kafadar |
| 5) | Village institutes: aim, establishment, disestablishment | • The Village Institutes Experience in Turkey / Asım Karaömerlioğlu |
| 6) | Women's rights, movements, feminism and their educational impact in Turkey | * Yeni Adam ve Yeni Kadın: 1930’ler ve 40’larda Kadın, Cinsiyet ve Ulus / Duygu Köksal * Kız Enstitüleri: Ev Kadını Yetiştiren Asri Bir Müessese / Fatma Gök |
| 7) | Women's rights, movements, feminism and their educational impact in Turkey (cont.) | • From Emancipation to Liberation: The Changing Role of Women in Turkey’s Public Realm / Yeşim Arat |
| 8) | Gender and education | Toplumsal Cinsiyet, Eğitim ve Dönüştürücü Bilginin Olanaklılığı / Peggy Stromquist |
| 9) | Gender and education (cont) | Okumaz yazmaz Türk kadınların perspektifinden okuryazarlık ve okumaz yazmazlık / Yıldız, Ateş, Yıldırım, Rasinsky The historical and political context of adult literacy in Turkey / Fevziye Sayılan & Ahmet Yıldız |
| 10) | Near history political changes and reflections on education | • 1980'lerde Eğitim Sisteminin Yeniden Yapılandırılması: Küreselleşme ve Neoliberal Eğitim Politikaları / Fuat Ercan |
| 11) | Near history political changes and reflections on education (cont) | • The Privatization of Education in Turkey / Fatma Gök • Küresel aktörler: (Dünya Bankası ve GATS) ve Eğitimde Neoliberal Dönüşüm / Fevziye Sayılan |
| 12) | State, hegemony, democracy, freedom | 1984 / George Orwell (movie) |
| 13) | State, hegemony, democracy, freedom | • 1984 / George Orwell (book) |
| 14) | Conclusion & Final discussions | |
| 15) | Finals | - |
| 16) | Finals | - |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | - Books / Kitaplar: • 1984 / George Orwell • Brave New World / Aldous Huxley - A reading pack, consisted of following articles and more: • The Village Institutes Experience in Turkey / Asım Karaömerlioğlu • From Emancipation to Liberation: The Changing Role of Women in Turkey’s Public Realm / Yeşim Arat • The Privatization of Education in Turkey / Fatma Gök • The historical and political context of adult literacy in Turkey / Fevziye Sayılan & Ahmet Yıldız • Forms of Capital / Pierre Bourdieu * Gender, education and the possibility of transformative knowledge / Peggy Stromquist • Cumhuriyet Dönemi Eğitim Tartışmaları / Osman Kafadar • 1980’lerde Eğitim Sisteminin Yeniden Yapılanması: Küreselleşme ve Neoliberal Eğitim Politikaları / Fuat Ercan • Yeni Adam ve Yeni Kadın: 1930’ler ve 40’larda Kadın, Cinsiyet ve Ulus / Duygu Köksal • Kız Enstitüleri: Ev Kadını Yetiştiren Asri Bir Müessese / Fatma Gök • Küresel aktörler: (Dünya Bankası ve GATS) ve Eğitimde Neoliberal Dönüşüm / Fevziye Sayılan • Orta Sınıf ve Eğitimde Neoliberal Yeniden Yapılanma / Canan Aratemur Çimen Movies/ Filmler - Documentaries/ Belgeseller: • Bowling for Columbine • Mona Lisa Smile • Iron Jawed Angels • The Corporation • 3 Saat: Bir ÖYS Belgeseli • Capitalism: A Love Story • Dead Poets Society • Two Million Minutes * War On Kids |
| References: | - Books / Kitaplar: • Kadınsız İnkilap: Nezihe Muhiddin, Kadınlar Halk Fırkası, Kadın Birliği / Yaprak Zihnioğlu • Kızların Sessizliği: Kız Enstitülerinin Uzun Tarihi/ Elif Ekin Akşit Readings / Makaleler: • Neoliberal Küreselleşme ve Eğitim / Naciye Yıldız • Türkiye Kamu Eğitiminde Gizli Ticarileşme: Kurumsal Sosyal Sorumluluğun İşleyiş Biçimleri ve Eğitimi Ticarileştirme İşlevleri / Naciye Aksoy |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 20 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 25 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 15 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Final | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 151 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. | 2 |
| 2) | To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. | 2 |
| 3) | To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. | 3 |
| 4) | To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. | 2 |
| 5) | To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. | 1 |
| 6) | To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. | 1 |
| 7) | To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. | 2 |
| 8) | To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. | 2 |
| 9) | To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. | 2 |
| 10) | To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. | 2 |
| 11) | To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. | 2 |
| 12) | To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. | 3 |