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- Title
A New Step Towards Narrowing the Achievement Gap in Turkey: "1,000 Schools in Vocational Education and Training" Project.
- Authors
Özera, Mahmut
- Abstract
Systematic steps have been taken to improve the quality of vocational education and training (VET) in Turkey after the publication of the country's Education Vision 2023 document, resulting in short-term positive outcomes. These actions expanded the scope and scale of the collaborations with these sectors, as well as establishing a quality assurance system in VET. Additionally, the greater proportion of on-the-job training programs established through these reforms have increased students' skill development. Research and development centers focusing on intellectual property were established as centers of excellence in VET, and patent, utility model, design, and trademark productions and registration processes were also prioritized during this period. At this point, the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) has taken a new step to improve the quality of VET and alleviate the achievement gap by starting the "1,000 Schools in Vocational Education and Training" Project. The present study introduces this project and discusses its aims and scope in detail. The project implements a holistic approach towards narrowing the achievement gap, aiming to improve the infrastructure and educational environments of VET schools through considerable investments in school development, as well as building teachers and executive leaders' capacities. Additionally, students' educational and personal development will be supported in a multifaceted way to compensate for deficiencies in basic skills. Parents will also be supported through planned lifelong learning mechanisms. When the initial project has been completed after one year, the improvement in VET will be scaled up to expand to all schools in Turkey. Ideally, the 1,000 Schools Project will help to narrow the achievement gap between high schools in Turkey.
- Subjects
TURKEY; ACHIEVEMENT gap; VOCATIONAL education; VOCATIONAL schools; EDUCATIONAL planning; EMPLOYEE training; TRADE secrets; RIGHTS
- Publication
Bartin University Journal of Faculty of Education, 2021, Vol 10, Issue 1, p97
- ISSN
1308-7177
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14686/buefad.824697