To provide students with a general perspective of history of Turkish education.
Prerequisite(s)
Corequisite(s)
Special Requisite(s)
Instructor(s)
Lecturer İlkay Nişancı
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture, brainstorming, discussion
Principle Sources
1.Osman Ergin;Türk Maarif Tarihi
2.Yahya Akyüz; Türk Eğitim Tarihi
3..İrfan Erdoğan;Millî Eğitime Dair
4..Hasan Ali Koçer;Türkiye’de Modern Eğitimin Doğuşu
5.Sevim Tekeli ve Arkadaşları;Bilim Tarihine Giriş
6.Hüseyin Gazi Topdemir ve Arkadaşları;Türk Düşünce Tarihi
7.İbrahim Kafesoğlu;Türk Millî Kültürü
8.Mümtaz Turhan;Kültür Değişmeleri
9.Erol Güngör;Tarihte Türkler
10.Erol Güngör;Kültür Değişmesi ve Milliyetçilik
11.İbn Haldun;Mukaddime
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
a. Introduction; The aim of the course; b. The methods to get best out of this courser; c. The etymology and the meaning of the word “Turk”; d. The etymology and the meaning of the word “History”; e. The etymology and the meaning of the word “Education”
2. Week
. Personality definitions and the factors affecting personality formation; b. Knowledge of history, knowledge of national history, conscience of national history, relationship between history of education and personality c. The contribution of history of Turkish education to psychological counselor and counseling
3. Week
a. The background of history of Turkish education; Turks from Central Asia in the pre-Islamic period; Muslim Turks from Central Asia in the post-Islamic period; Muslim Turks from Asia minor; Ottoman education system in the pre-westernization period; Turkish education in the westernization period; Education in the Republic period; b. Education of Hun Turks; c. Education of Gokturks; d. Education of Uygur Turks
4. Week
a. Education of Muslim Turks from Central Asia b. Farabi c. İbn Sina d. Balasagunlu Yusuf e. Kaşgarlı Mahmut f. Ahmet Yesevî g. Edip Ahmet Yüknekî
5. Week
a. Education of Seljuks b. Nizamiye Madrasahs and Gazzali c. Hacı Bektaş Veli, Ahi community and their approach to education d. Mevlânâ and his approach to education (Induction method and its application in education) e. Tapduk Emre; Yunus Emre and his approach to education f.Nasrettin Hodja and his approach to education (Behaviorism and Nasrettin Hodja)
6. Week
a. The foundation of The Ottomans and Şeyh Edebali’s approach to education; b. The first madrasah in the Ottomans and Dursun Fakih
7. Week
MIDTERM EXAM
8. Week
a. Fatih Madrasahs ve Enderun School b. Süleymaniye Madrasahs
9. Week
a. Westernization and The Ottomans b. The psychological evaluation of the time from tulip period to Selim the third in terms of mentality
10. Week
The period of Selim the third and its evaluation in terms of education
11. Week
a. The period of Mahmut the second b. Reform period c. The period of Abdülhamit the second and post Abdülhamit period
12. Week
a. Republic period and education philosophy b. the law on unification of education and its goal c. General educational targets in Republic period
13. Week
Educational institutions in Republic period (from 1923 up to now) Foreign schools in Republic period; Minority schools in Republic period
14. Week
FINAL EXAM
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Integrate knowledge of child development and learning, subject-matter/disciplinary content, interdisciplinary themes, research and inquiry methods to early childhood pedagogy.
PO-2
Create developmentally and culturally appropriate early childhood learning environments that encourage individual and collaborative learning.
PO-3
Cooperate and collaborate with colleagues, families, community, other individuals and agencies in ways that contribute to development and learning of young children.
PO-4
Use multiple tools and methods of early childhood assessments to continuously monitor and document children’s progress and to guide instruction.
PO-5
Utilize appropriate pedagogical and professional knowledge and skills in planning, implementation, and evaluation of early childhood curriculum and services.
PO-6
Demonstrate commitment to early childhood profession, professionalism, lifelong learning, personal and professional growth.
PO-7
Demonstrate commitment to the ethical principles of early childhood profession.
PO-8
Value diverse opinions, belief systems, cultures and contribution of others.
PO-9
Demonstrate critical thinking skills, inquiry, creativity, initiative and innovation to solve a range of problems in everyday situations.
PO-10
Access and analyze information from a variety of sources, including information and communication technology, to attain personal and professional goals.
PO-11
Demonstrate skills in self-discipline, time and information management, individual and team work in interdisciplinary projects.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To comprehend the developments in Turkish Education system after 1970.
LO-2
to explain the contributions of important educators in the history of Turkish Education to education system.
LO-3
to understand the general qualities of the Ottoman education system.
LO-4
to compare the pre-Islamic Turkish Education system with the post-Islamic one
LO-5
to know the contemporary education reforms
LO-6
to understand the meaning of education and teaching, the scope and content of the course.
