Academic Catalog

EDS307 TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT

Course Code: 4540307
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: Fall and 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.