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Development of Social Studies Curriculum in Turkey and John Dewey's Effect on the Modernization of Turkish Education
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Tarman, Bulent – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2011
The purpose of this study is to examine and analyze the historical development, status and purpose of the Turkish social studies curriculum in addition to understanding John Dewey's impact on the modernization of Turkish educational system. Document analysis as a qualitative research method is used in this study. The data were obtained from the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Content Analysis
60 Years on: The Changing Role of Government
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Pring, Richard – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2012
In this article, the author reflects on key events and issues with which he has been involved for 50 years. First, he gives a brief account of the Schools Council--what it meant in terms of the limited role of government in governing education, and in terms of the role of teachers as curriculum thinkers, not deliverers. Its demise in the 1980s…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Government Role, Public Service, Local Government
A Challenging Journey: From Leadership Courses to Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
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Middlehurst, Robin – New Directions for Higher Education, 2007
Creating a new generation of leaders and managers has been the task of the innovative U.K. Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Leadership Training, Management Development