Academic Catalog

EDUS307 TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT

Course Code: 3680307
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 2(2-0)
ECTS Credit: 3.0
Department: Educational Sciences
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Basic structural and functional characteristics of Turkish Education System (TES); educational levels and transition between these levels; key issues in TES; change and reform in TES; teacher training and administrator development in TES; school management and basic concepts related to management of schools such as organizational structure. organizational culture. motivation. leadership. decision-making. communication. organizational change. finance. and personnel administration; recent movements in educational administration such as democratic schools. social justice. learning organizations.