The Historical and Political Context of Adult Literacy in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Sayilan, Fevziye; Yildiz, Ahmet
Titel	The Historical and Political Context of Adult Literacy in Turkey
Quelle	In: International Journal of Lifelong Education, 28 (2009) 6, S.735-749 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-1370
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Illiteracy; Adult Literacy; Literacy Education; Program Development; Time Perspective; Modern History; Social Change; Public Service; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Analphabetismus; Programmplanung; Zeitbezug; Neuere Geschichte; Sozialer Wandel; Public services; Öffentlicher Sozialdienst; Türkei
Abstract	The aim of this article is to analyse the development of adult literacy education in Turkey in a historical and political context. The development of adult literacy education is studied in three different historical periods. To spread literacy and create novel institutions, although these institutions were closed later, played a critical role in the formation of modern Turkey. During the whole history of modern Turkey, five great mass literacy campaigns were organised. After this period of construction, later in the period of rapid social change adult literacy education was institutionalised as non-formal education within Ministry of National Education and literacy education was defined as a public service. Literacy education still continues to be a public service during the neo liberal transformation period. Today illiteracy is still an important problem. Because of the regional, class and gender inequalities in education, illiteracy turned into being a chronic and structural problem. Therefore the solution of the problem necessitates positive action politics and more support. (Contains 1 table and 15 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10