Challenges of primary education in Turkey: Priorities of parents and professionals

Demir C. E., Paykoc F.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, cilt.26, sa.6, ss.640-654, 2006 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2006.03.002
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.640-654
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: education and society, education and development, citizenship education, curriculum, primary education, ECONOMY
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This article investigates the major issues and problems of Turkish society that may have an impact on people's daily lives, and the characteristics required of primary school graduates as citizens in response to those issues and problems from the perspectives of parents and educational professionals. Data was collected from 407 parents and 389 professionals using three questionnaires developed by the researchers. Results indicated that priority challenges of primary education were considered to relate to peace, the environment, human rights, democracy, justice and equality. Additionally, primary school graduates were said to require critical thinking, problem solving, language and life skills, as well as open-mindedness, expressiveness, peacefulness, flexibility and sensitivity towards environmental issues. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.