Enrollment in Early Childhood Education and Care in Turkey
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Enrollment in Early Childhood Education and Care in Turkey

Education Reform Initiative (ERG), in collaboration with Mother Child Education Foundation (AÇEV) has prepared a study on “Enrollment in Early Childhood Education and Care in Turkey”.In this note, we aimed to show that enrollment in early childhood education and care in Turkey varies by age and type of household. Based on the research findings* that deeply analyzes the parameters of this variation on age basis, we developed policy recommendations regarding different age and target groups.
*2013 Turkey Population and Health Research (TPHR)

Research findings point that there is still low participation in preprimary education in Turkey. On the other hand, it increases when the child’s age and the wealth of the household increases. The most important variables that affect the participation in preprimary education are wealth of the household, level of mother’s education and mother’s employment.

Community Building Through Inclusive Education: List of Publications
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Community Building Through Inclusive Education: List of Publications

Education Monitoring Report 2015 – 16
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Education Monitoring Report 2015 – 16

Education Reform Initiative (ERG) aims to contribute to the development of Turkey’s education system through annually published Education Monitoring Reports which produce objective, evidence-based, comprehensive evaluations regarding education policies in Turkey. Education Monitoring Report 2015-16 calls attention to the ongoing inequalities in the education system and examines topics such as the rising share of private education, government expenditure on education, the distribution of students according to school and program type indicators of quality education and the recent developments about teacher appointments. With a preface written by Dr. Canan Dağdeviren and an epilogue written by Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Murat Erdoğan, the report, was prepared using five background reports and through a comprehensive analysis of the data published by national and international institutions.

Inclusive Education Study
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Inclusive Education Study

Education Reform Initiative (ERG), in collaboration with UNICEF Turkey has prepared a study on inclusive education in Turkey. Within the scope of this study, access and quality aspects of inclusive education have been evaluated by investigating regulations, policies, practices and experiences. 4 publications have been prepared as a result of this project.

 

Education Monitoring Report 2014-15
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Education Monitoring Report 2014-15

Education Reform Initiative (ERG) aims to contribute to the development of Turkey’s education system through annually published Education Monitoring Reports which produce objective, evidence-based, comprehensive evaluations regarding education policies in Turkey.

Education Monitoring Report 2013
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Education Monitoring Report 2013

ERG team continues to produce a consistent, comprehensive, and critical evaluation of education policies and their implementation through its annual Education Monitoring Reports. In Education Monitoring Report 2013, the seventh in the series, the main developments in education are assessed, including the four main components of education (students, teachers, content of education, and learning environments) as well as governance and financing of the education system. The last section of the report focuses on educational outcomes.

The following topics will be addressed in this report: (1) The organizational restructure of Ministry of National Education (MoNE), public expenditures on education; (2) participation in education at all levels, developments in special education; (3) the competency and appointment of teachers, including field testing for teacher candidates; (4) changes in the schedule of classes and curricula, elective courses, the distribution of students according to program types, open secondary education, the decline of school types and the transformation of general high schools the newly applied test Transition from Primary to Secondary Education (TEOG); and (5) developments following the passage of “4+4+4” compulsory education law, transformed facilities, and dual education. In the final section of the report, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2012 is analyzed in the Turkish context.