Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies

The aim of the present study is to conduct a systematic review research which focuses on research studies into the school practicum. In order to identify the main issues and also to provide a contemporary picture of practicum, 114 studies published on the topic are reviewed and analysed in terms of: (i) aims, (ii) mai…

• MELEK ÇAKMAK

The aim of the present study is to conduct a systematic review research which focuses on research studies into the school practicum. In order to identify the main issues and also to provide a contemporary picture of practicum, 114 studies published on the topic are reviewed and analysed in terms of: (i) aims, (ii) mai…

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• EBRU KAYA

This article provides a brief introduction to critical pedagogy and further discussion on critical mathematics education. Critical mathematics education enables students to read the world with mathematics. Three emerging domains of mathematics education related to critical mathematics education are discussed in this m…

Tasks are essential in fostering students’ learning processes, and thinking skills are considered to be of central importance to learning. In order to analyse how tasks promote the development of thinking skills in school geography, we need an instrument that looks beyond a simple distinction between lower and higher…

Multicultural education is an important issue for today's educational arena.Aimed at providing equal educational opportunities for every student, regardless of his/her race, gender, language, religion, social class, etc., multicultural education is a need for this century's diverse classrooms.Teachers meet every day w…

• DEFNE YABAŞ

Research acknowledges that reform efforts in education often face resistance, particularly on the part of teachers. This study attempts to get to a better understanding of the reasons of resistance to change on the teachers' side through utilizing the structure of scientific revolu-tions as described by Thomas Kuhn as…

• ÇİĞDEM HAN TOSUNOĞLU

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• SEDAT YÜKSEL

This paper sets out to discuss major theories of sociology of education in an attempt to reveal why we need to extend analysis beyond their current forms.It provides both a brief historical account for each theory and fundamental critiques directed towards them.Sociology of education has taken a historical turn by bre…

This study aims to investigate the changes of Elementary School curricula which were developed since foundation of the Republic of Turkey till today with the perspective of educational philosophies.The study also draws new implications for the new curriculum development studies for future.The documentary analysis meth…

• DİLEK İLHAN BEYAZTAŞ

Bernstein describes a curriculum context as a system context that is regulated by strong and weakframing, which refers to the “degree of control teachers and pupils possess over the selection,organisation, pacing and timing of the knowledge transmitted and received in the pedagogicalrelationship” (1975, p. 89). In thi…

This semi-structured interview is an attempt to examine how an experienced scholar (Ian Westbury) of curriculum might interpret both recent developments and the current atmosphere of curriculum by paying attention to the history that has taken it to the present. During a career that spans more than five decades, Ian W…

• MUHAMMED EMİR RÜZGAR