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Serving Gifted Children in Developmental and Threshold Countries--Turkey
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Güçyeter, Sule; Kanli, Esra; Özyaprak, Melodi; Leana-Tascilar, Marilena Z. – Cogent Education, 2017
The aim of this paper is to reveal the current situation of gifted education in Turkey. The talents that are valued and the concepts of giftedness were discussed according to the country's cultural and political perspectives. Studies that had been made to analyze the beliefs of lay people, teachers and parents with respect to gifted students and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gifted, Talent Identification, Fundamental Concepts
Fruitful Linkages with Business and Industry in Program Development: Recent Trends in Industrialized Nations and Some Effective Examples from Turkey.
Turker, A. Vural – 1987
Vocational education planning is complex and extensive and requires the proper and adequate involvement of business and industry circles in program development. To rebuild their institutions and replenish adversely affected systems and depleted resources after World War II, industrialized nations have implemented education and training for…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Program Development
Vocational and Technical Education in Turkey: Some Recent Developments.
Turker, A. Vural – 1987
Manpower studies carried out in Turkey in the 1980s show some critical shortages in the number of technicians, the so-called middle element. Recent attempts have been made to increase the numbers of the badly needed technical middle elements between engineers and skilled and semiskilled workers as well as those at lower technical levels. Other…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Improvement, Employment Programs, Foreign Countries
The Development of Two-Year, Postsecondary Technical Training Programs: A Short Survey of Turkey's Needs and Expected Contributions of the Newly Started Technician Training Project.
Turker, A. Vural – 1984
During the last 60 years, Turkey has experienced significant demographic changes and economic development. In response to these changes, policymakers in Turkey have initiated a number of reforms in the area of vocational and technical education. One such reform was the undertaking of a joint effort between the Turkish Council of Higher Education…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demography, Developing Nations, Economic Development