Teacher education accreditation in Turkey: the creation of a culture of quality
Author
Grossman, G. M.
Sands, M.
Brittingham, B.
Date
2010-01Source Title
International Journal of Educational Development
Print ISSN
0738-0593
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
30
Issue
1
Pages
102 - 109
Language
English
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Abstract
Turkey’s experience in developing and piloting accreditation criteria and national standards for teacher
education is examined. The full implementation of an accreditation process for teacher education
programs was not completed within the time of the development project. However, the effort to do so
encouraged the formation of a ‘quality culture’ in the faculties of education. The paper discusses what
took place and analyses the later response of teacher educators to the introduction of accreditation
criteria and the way in which they were introduced. Educators largely welcomed national standards and
accreditation, but wished to have flexible means of implementation.