The Quest for Quality in Teacher Education in Turkey: The Abrogation of Teacher Programs from Secondary Education

Abstract

Within the scope of restructuring the secondary education efforts of the Ministry of National Education, it has been decided to abrogate the secondary school level teachers' schools. The purpose of this study is to evaluate Turkey's teacher e ducation practices and the quest for qualified teacher education through the perceptions of the graduates of these high schools. The study is a phenomenological research based on interpretation. Data were obtained through interviews. The data obtained were analyzed in the vetting of candidate teachers, the curriculum to be used in the education process and its accreditation, and whom to be certified as teachers. The main results of this study, conducted with participants from the secondary school level teachers schools' gradu ates, show that, in terms of teacher education, teachers' high schools present various opportunities by enrolling successful candidates, educating them as leaders, preparing them for multi-cultural environments. In order to educate qualified teachers, the participants suggest teacher education programs should include individual and group activities, invo lve training, arts, basic science, and values education courses. In the selection and approval of tenure teacher, besides academic achievement and diploma, advanced communication skills, patience, confidence, and patriotism should be sought in the candidates.

Percepciones estudiantiles de la calidad en su formación de profesores: comparación de dos instituciones yucatecas

“…Así mismo, la calidad, además de ser medida a través del alcance de competencias de los estudiantes en relación a los perfiles anteriores, está compuesta por una serie de componentes materiales y humanos, como lo son las instalaciones, recursos didácticos, materiales educativos, servicios institucionales, procesos de admisión y egreso, así como también la planta docente, sus procesos de enseñanza y evaluación (Gök, 2017;Piskunova et al, 2016;Polat et al, 2016;Roofe y Miler, 2013;Sanal y Ozen, 2018;Walsh y Akhavan, 2018;Young, 2020).…”

Ispitivanje interesa i zadovoljstva nastavom likovne umjetnosti kao poticaja za razvoj sposobnosti učenja ostalih nastavnih predmeta

“…Važna je i evaluacija ciljeva pro-grama likovnog obrazovanja u Nigeriji (Nkem, Femi, 2018). Potraga za kvalitetom u obrazovanju učitelja u Turskoj ide kroz širenje programa osposobljavanja nastavnika likovnog obrazovanja u srednjoškolskom obrazovanju (Sanal, Ozen, 2018). Odrasli ne poznaju i ne razumiju djecu -roditelje i učitelje treba poučavati o djeci i djetinjstvu kako bi ih više voljeli i bolje odgajali (Steiner, 2019).…”

Experiences of Turkish Teachers Working Abroad

“…Although teacher qualifications and competences are questioned and it is controversial whether improvements in teacher education serve to attain these competences, (Altun, 2015;Güven, 2010;Küçükahmet, 1993;Öztürk, 1996;Sanal & Ozen, 2018) some of the teachers are chosen and appointed to educate children of Turkish families living abroad about Turkish language and its culture. Although, on one hand, the qualifications of a teacher are questioned in Turkey, it is not usually questioned whether a teacher, as a professional, is qualified enough for an international mobility.…”