Evaluation of the 2018 Undergraduate Curriculum of the Turkish Teaching Program on the basis of the Opinions of Faculty Members Cover Image

2018 Türkçe Öğretmenliği Lisans Programının Öğretim Elemanlarının Görüşleri Doğrultusunda Değerlendirilmesi
Evaluation of the 2018 Undergraduate Curriculum of the Turkish Teaching Program on the basis of the Opinions of Faculty Members

Author(s): Miriam Zeliha Stebler, Necdet Aykac
Subject(s): Higher Education , State/Government and Education, Evaluation research, Sociology of Education
Published by: T.C. MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Keywords: Turkish teaching undergraduate curriculum; faculty member; curriculum evaluation;

Summary/Abstract: The current study aims to evaluate the 2018 undergraduate curriculum of Turkish teaching program on the basis of the opinions of faculty members working in this field. The study employed the qualitative research design. The study group of the current research is comprised of 17 faculty members working in the departments of Turkish teaching in different universities and responding to an online interview form on a volunteer basis. The opinions of the participating faculty members were collected by using a Written Opinion Seeking Form. The draft form was submitted to review of experts in the fields of Turkish teaching, curriculum development and measurement and evaluation and then its final form was given. The form consists of 4 open-ended questions to elicit personal information and 12 open-ended questions to elicit opinions about the curriculum. The form was sent to the institutional e-mail addresses of faculty members. A total of 17 faculty members returned the forms from which the data of the current study were obtained. In the analysis of the collected data, the descriptive analysis approach was used. The themes were constructed on the basis of the interview questions. The data were analyzed within the framework of the determined themes and thus codes were created and then interpreted with the support of direct quotations. As a result of the current study, it was found that the faculty members generally expressed negative opinions. Particular criticism was levelled to the reduction of class hours and time allocated to practice, abolishment of some courses, and greater emphasis put on theory rather than practice.

  • Issue Year: 5/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 116-138
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Turkish