Curriculum reform in Turkish teacher education: attitudes of teacher educators towards change in an EU candidate nation
Author
Grossman, G. M.
Onkol, P. E.
Sands, M.
Date
2007-03Source Title
International Journal of Educational Development
Print ISSN
0738-0593
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
27
Issue
2
Pages
138 - 150
Language
English
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Abstract
Educational development is one way through which Turkey enhances progress towards its social goals and prepares
itself for European Union membership. A major effort to upgrade the Turkish educational system was made through a
multi-phased comprehensive reform of the sector introduced during the 1990s. One part of this reform, perhaps most
crucial to the long-term effectiveness of other developments in education, was a transformation of the approach to teacher
education. This paper utilizes recently conducted research to assess the nature and extent of that reform as well as
identifying the factors which enhanced its effectiveness.