TURKISH NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
Our most important and prosperous duty is
National Education. We have to be successful in National Education. The real liberation of a nation
can only be achieved through education.M.Kemal ATATÜRK
1923
Organisation of Ministry of National Education
Ministry of National Education;
Central Organisation Provincial Organisation Abroad Organisation Related InstitutionsRelated Institutions
Central Organisation
Ministry OfficeMinistry Office
Board of EducationBoard of Education
Main UnitsMain Units
Consultancy and Inspection UnitsConsultancy and Inspection Units
Auxiliary UnitsAuxiliary Units
Permanent UnitsPermanent Units
Provincial Organisation
Ministry of National Education has been organised in 81 cities and 850 towns. Departments of Directories of National Education are: Management Management StaffStaff Education-TrainingEducation-Training Budget-Investment Budget-Investment Research-planning-statistics Research-planning-statistics Inspection-guidance-investigationInspection-guidance-investigation
Related Institutions
• National Education Academy • Higher Education Council (YÖK)
and Institution of Scholarship and Boards
have been working in connection with the Ministry.
RULES & REGULATIONS FORMING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Constitutional Law
BASIC LAW OF NATIONAL EDUCATION
EDUCATION UNION LAW
LAW ABOUT MoNE ORGANIZATION AND
DUTIES
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LAW
LAW of PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
REG. OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
8 YEARS COMPULSORYPRİMARY EDUCATION
LAW
SECONDARY EDUCATION LAW
National Education Councils
Development Plans
Government Program
National Program
ATATÜRK PRINCIPLES AND
REVOLUTIONS
Goals Of Education
• To raise all individuals as citizens who are committed to the principles and reforms of Atatürk and to the nationalism of Atatürk as expressed in the Constitution
• To raise them as constructive, creative and productive persons
• To prepare them for life by developing their interest, talents and capabilities
Basic Principles of Turkish National Education
Generality and equality, Needs of individuals and
society, Orientation, Educational rights, Opportunity and equity, Continuity, Atatürk’s principles and
revolutions and Atatürk’s nationalism,
Democratic education, Secularity, Scientificism, Planning, Coeducation, Cooperation of school
and family, Education
everywhere
TURKISH NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM CHART
General Structure of Turkish National Education System
Turkish National Education System is formed of two main parts: • Formal Education
• Non-formal Education
FORMAL EDUCATION
Formal education is regular education provided formal school. In Turkish National Education System formal education is formed of four parts as:
• Preschool• Primary• Secondary• Higher Education
Preschool Education
• Children between 36-72 month who Children between 36-72 month who have not reached the age of have not reached the age of compulsory primary educationcompulsory primary education
• Not compulsory ( optional )Not compulsory ( optional )
Preschool Education
Primary Education
• children between the ages of 6-14children between the ages of 6-14
• compulsory (8 year) for all children, compulsory (8 year) for all children,
boys and girlsboys and girls
• given free of charge in public schoolsgiven free of charge in public schools
Primary Education
Formal Secondary education is Secondary education is provided in provided in
• generalgeneral• vocational and technical education vocational and technical education
institutions institutions
(at least for 4 years) for those who (at least for 4 years) for those who have completed primary education.have completed primary education.
Secondary Education
•General Secondary Schools •Anatolian Secondary Schools•Anatolian Teacher Training Secondary Schools•Anatolian Fine Arts Secondary Schools •Science Schools•Schools of Social Sciences•Sports Schools
General Secondary Schools
Vocational and Technical Secondary Schools
•Technical Secondary Schools for Boys•Technical Secondary Schools for Girls•Vocational Secondary Schools of Trade and Tourism•Vocational Secondary Schools for Religious Education•Vocational Schools of Industry•Vocational Schools of Health
Secondary Education (General)
Secondary Education (Vocational)
Number of Students per Teachers (Vocational / General)
Primary Education
General Secondary Education
Vocational Secondary Education
%98
%63
%37
SCHOOLING RATES IN TURKEY (%)
It covers the education of mentally, physically, socially and emotionally handicapped children and adolescents between the ages 6-18.
Special Education
Higher education Higher education may follow the may follow the successful completion of successful completion of secondary education. Higher secondary education. Higher education institutions include education institutions include universitiesuniversities, faculties, institutes, , faculties, institutes, high schools, vocational high high schools, vocational high schools and conservatories.schools and conservatories.
Higher Education
Vocational High Schools
Faculties
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
It involves all educational and training activities organized for the individuals that have never participated in formal education system or left school in one of the levels of this system.
Reform in Curriculum
The Elementary and Secondary Education curriculum were revised mainly based on constructivist approach.
A large-scale educational reform has been implementing both in primary and secondary school education programs since 2005 in country level.
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