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Örgün Eğitimin Rize’deki Gelişimi (1950-1980)
Development of Formal Education in Rize

Author(s): Sinan Başaran
Subject(s): School education, Higher Education , History of Education, State/Government and Education, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Sociology of Education
Published by: Karadeniz Araştırmaları Merkezi
Keywords: Rize; education; elementary school; secondary school; high school;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine the development of primary and secondary formal education in Rize between 1950 and 1980. There were 150 primary schools and 5 secondary schools in Rize in 1950. A total of 14,119 students were studying in these schools. By 1980, the number of primary schools increased by three times, the number of secondary schools increased by thirteen times, and the number of students studying at these schools increased by 5 times. In the course of time, serious progress was made in the education of the province. The country average was almost caught in the first level education. However, it was far below the national average in secondary and high school education. In addition, the general average was not reached in the rates of literacy and female students. Although the deficiencies of teachers, equipment and school are considered as the reasons for not being able to reach the desired level, when the country conditions are considered, it is seen that many provinces suffered from similar deficiencies. Therefore, it is understood that the real reason is that the people in Rize did not attach much importance to education. Migration and starting business life at an early age due to economic reasons are important factors of the abovementioned fact. Another important reason is that the public did not favor females’ studying. In this study, first hand sources, mainly TUIK data, were used.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 65
  • Page Range: 117-137
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Turkish