Structure and Functions of the Continuing Education Centers at Turkish Universities

Autor/in	Arslan, Mehmet Metin
Titel	Structure and Functions of the Continuing Education Centers at Turkish Universities
Quelle	9 (2008) 3, S.138-148 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Continuing Education; Lifelong Learning; Foreign Countries; Continuing Education Centers; Professional Continuing Education; Organizational Theories; Educational Principles; Institutional Research; Public Colleges; Educational Practices; School Organization; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Weiterbildung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Ausland; Further education institution; Weiterbildungseinrichtung; Berufsfeldbezogener Unterricht; Organisationstheorie; Bildungsprinzip; Institutionelle Forschung; Bildungspraxis; School organisation; Schulorganisation; Türkei
Abstract	Continuing education centers mainly organize activities for the society in the fields that have gained importance on the improvement of individuals with a view of career building, improving professional knowledge and skills, achieving new skills and supplying individual development needs. Such centers have been established within universities through the principle of making continuing education accessible to everyone as a starting point for a lifelong learning process. These centers which aim at providing continuing education, implement more flexible programs compared to those executed at higher education institutions. In this study, the structure and functions of Continuing Education Centers at Turkish Universities are investigated. The scope of the study includes all the centers that have web pages established under state and public universities in Turkey. Data pertaining to structure and functions of the centers meeting this criterion, the number of which is 43 in total comprising 34 state and 9 private universities, have been evaluated. As a result of the study it was discovered that these centers had very similar foundation principles and organizational structures. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10