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EYD 519 - Current Issues in Educational Administration

Graduate Education Institute · Education Management · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Orhan AKINOĞLU

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to broaden students' perspectives and increase their interest and awareness of selected current issues/topics in the field of education. This includes defining the aims of education and highlighting the need for new aims in light of changing global conditions; understanding the structure of the education system; identifying problems within the education system and proposing solutions; discussing the problems of pre-school, primary, general and vocational technical secondary, higher education, and adult education; discussing the challenges of the ever-increasing need for education; identifying and proposing solutions to the training and in-service problems of education personnel; and discussing the major problems of higher education.

Course Content

This course can cover many different topics in the field of education. Examples of these titles include: new developments in teaching technology, new formulations of teaching and learning, changing trends in the field of education in the world, the 'learning' features of today, rapid change in the world, ways of global citizen cultivation.

Required Resources

Course notes. 

Recommended Resources

Course notes. 

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Explain current trends in the educational area
  2. Review major research topics in the educational area
  3. Evaluate the problems and solutions of educational management and executive competencies and applications
  4. Evaluate literature related to education.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%60 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%40

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionBrain Storming

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)17234
Out of Class Study Period7856
Midterm177
Quiz000
Assignment4728
Practice6530
Final13333

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction and introduction of the course Examination of course observation and informing the students about the requirements and contents of the course.Reading the related chapter from the book
2New issues in education managementReading the related chapter from the book
3New trends in educationReading the related chapter from the book
4Ethical Issues in Educational AdministrationReading the related chapter from the book
5Ethical Issues in Educational AdministrationReading the related chapter from the book
6Comparison of Turkish Educational System with Other CountriesReading the related chapter from the book
7Comparison of Turkish Education System with education system of other countriesReading the related chapter from the book
8MidtermMidterm
9Control mechanisms in the education system (internal and external)Reading the related chapter from the book
10The development of the various levels of education (preschool, primary, secondary, and higher education), problems and difficulties, social impactReading the related chapter from the book
11Development and implementation of training policiesReading the related chapter from the book
12Turk Education ReformReading the related chapter from the book
13Privatization of education (Precaution and problems)Reading the related chapter from the book
14Teach Digital CitizenshipReading the related chapter from the book
15Lifelong learningReading the related chapter from the book
16final examfinal exam