An Analysis of the Adult Education Curricula Implemented in Turkish Universities

Autor/inn/en	Selvi, Kiymet; Baldan, Betül; Alagöz, Yaprak
Titel	An Analysis of the Adult Education Curricula Implemented in Turkish Universities
Quelle	In: Universal Journal of Educational Research, 4 (2016) 9, S.2011-2023 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2332-3205
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Curriculum Implementation; Universities; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Continuing Education Centers; Qualitative Research; Research Methodology; Lifelong Learning; Professional Development; Educational Opportunities; Web Sites; Vocational Education; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; University; Universität; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Further education institution; Weiterbildungseinrichtung; Qualitative Forschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Web-Design; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Türkei
Abstract	The aim of the study to examine the characteristics of the programs conducted by the Continuing Education Centers (CECs), to reveal whether these programs serve for equality, and to identify the institutional barriers related to the CEC programs against adult education. CECs aim to fulfill the educational needs of adults and/or sectors in different fields through the trainings they conduct. In this study, descriptive research method is adopted. The data for this study were collected by examining the 1727 adult education programs through macro analysis, and 83 adult education curricula stated on the webpages of CECs functioning in 57 universities in 2015 were subject to micro analysis. The trainings conducted by CECs were examined according to some criteria such as theme, duration, training fee, mode of instruction, and the features of target audience. Moreover, the curricula of the trainings conducted by CECs were analyzed in terms of objectives, content, teaching-learning processes, and measurement and evaluation. The most important findings of the study involved the inefficiency of the CECs in contributing to the social equality, the lack of standards in curricula and insufficient collaboration with enterprise and other institutions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01