EGEP 354

Course ID:

Course Code & Number

EGEP 354

Course Title

Child and Education in Turkish Culture

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 4 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

Semester:

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::

Catalog Description

Definition of culture; the relationship between education and culture; the place of culture in child development and education; development and characteristics of Turkish culture; children in Turkish culture; the place and value of child in Turkish society and family, child education, characteristics and elements of Turkish culture from past to present.

Course Objectives

The main of this course is to recognize family and child culture, to have information about family and child in Turkish culture from past to present, to examine what kind of changes in childhood, to assimilate child-family-society relationship in social and cultural context.   

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Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

1. explain the basic concepts of family and culture,
2. explain the perceptions of family and children in Turkish culture in the past and present,
3. recognize different perspectives on childhood,
4. analyze the effects of processes such as family, education, society and culture on the construction of childhood.  

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining Discussion/Debate Questioning Reading Problem Solving Collaborating Video Presentations Web Searching

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam Case Studies / Homework Others

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

Attendance and Participation

Design Content

Recommended Reading

Required Reading

Grading

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:

Course Coordinator:

Sibel Balcı

Student Workload:

Workload	Hrs
Course Readings	28
Debate	20
Exams/Quizzes	4
Report on a Topic	40

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