EIGHT-YEAR CONTINIOUS COMPULSORY EDUCATION IN TURKEY AND AN ANALYSIS OF INVOLVEMENT OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN EDUCATION BETWEEN 1958 AND 1975 IN THE U.S.
Open Access
Author:
Yigit, Mehmet Fatih
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Degree:
Master of Arts
Document Type:
Master Thesis
Date of Defense:
None
Committee Members:
David Alexander Gamson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor David Alexander Gamson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keywords:
compulsory education turkey federal government
Abstract:
It is still a question whether governments should take active roles in education in all around the world. In some cases, it may be beneficial for a nation’s education system if it is controlled completely by the government. However in countries where many different groups expect different outcomes from education, it may be difficult for governments to take control of the education and please the entire nation.
The first part of this thesis talks about the eight-year continuous compulsory education reform in Turkey and shows an analysis of the reform by reviewing its aims one by one. The reform is a good example of government involvement in education in Turkey. In the second part of the thesis, I analyze the U.S. as another country and talk about the history of federal government involvement in education in the country.
