Quality and Diversity: Reconsidering John Dewey and Some Fundamental Problems of Teacher Training System in Turkey Cover Image

Kokybė ir įvairovė: esminės turkijos mokytojų rengimo sistemos problemos john dewey rekomendacijų kontekste
Quality and Diversity: Reconsidering John Dewey and Some Fundamental Problems of Teacher Training System in Turkey

Author(s): Raşit Çelik
Subject(s): Pragmatism, History of Education, State/Government and Education, Social development, Sociology of Education
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: teacher education; John Dewey; democracy and education; quality; diversity; Turkish education;

Summary/Abstract: John Dewey has had significant influence on the education system of the Republic of Turkey, especially during the early periods of the Republic. He provided his recommendations, among others, on the training of teachers in Turkey in his Report and Recommendation upon Turkish Education and contributed to the development of teacher education system in Turkey. Although Turkey has a relatively long history of teacher education, the system has suffered from some fundamental issues for decades. In this regard, by focusing on the concepts of quality and diversity, this work examines the relevance of Dewey’s ideas as provided in his report and presented in his seminal book Democracy and Education to some historical problems of the system. It ultimately aims at providing a wider perspective on some contemporary problems of the teacher training system by framing an understanding of a competent teacher while focusing on the concepts of pluralistic democracy, multiculturalism, and multilingualism.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 54-71
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English