Original article | Open Access
Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research 2019, Vol. 14(2) 105-123
pp. 105 - 123 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2019.201.6
Publish Date: June 27, 2019 | Single/Total View: 172/886 | Single/Total Download: 264/1.630
Abstract
In efforts to revise the 1997, 2006 and 2009 Teacher Training Programs, the major focus was on the elementary education stage; there was no update of programs for secondary education except pedagogical knowledge courses. In the templates of Faculty of Education programs, no distinction was made between elementary and secondary education in the departmental code; hence attempts at revision were all generalized as undergraduate programs (YÖK-Higher Education Board, 2018: 10).
An important new program concerning teacher training, planned for implementation in the 2018-2019 academic year, is the Undergraduate Program of Teaching Turkish. The updated program consists of courses on Pedagogical Knowledge (33%), General Knowledge (18%) and Subject Knowledge (49%). The Updated Undergraduate Program has been supplemented with Pedagogical Knowledge courses and is thus much stronger. In the updated program, General Knowledge courses retain their prior dominance. Nevertheless, Subject Knowledge courses have been decreased in terms of total hours at theoretical and practical levels as well as in the number of credits (TPC) compared to the former Undergraduate Program. One of the positive amendments made in the updated program is expanding the 'Teaching Practice' course over a longer time span. As a result, the program is compatible with the Turkish Language Education Program (grades 1-8) planned and implemented by the Turkish Ministry of Education and inclusive of elective courses as well as a pool of relevant elective courses. This study employed the qualitative research method of document analysis.
Keywords: 2006 Undergraduate Program of Teaching Turkish, 2018 Undergraduate Program of Teaching Turkish, Pedagogical Knowledge courses, General Knowledge courses, Subject Knowledge courses
APA 7th edition
Yasar, F.O. (2019). A Comparative Analysis of the 2006 and 2018 Undergraduate Programs of Teaching Turkish. Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 14(2), 105-123. https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2019.201.6
Harvard
Yasar, F. (2019). A Comparative Analysis of the 2006 and 2018 Undergraduate Programs of Teaching Turkish. Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 14(2), pp. 105-123.
Chicago 16th edition
Yasar, Funda Orge (2019). "A Comparative Analysis of the 2006 and 2018 Undergraduate Programs of Teaching Turkish". Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research 14 (2):105-123. https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2019.201.6