TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Eighth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Sibel Çiğdem Güneysu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Have knowledge about education policies and processes. 2) Compares the practices regarding early childhood in the world and in Turkey. 3) It proposes educational policies and solutions for the field. 4) Examines national and international examples on issues within the scope of early childhood education policy.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Recognizing the importance of pre-school education in the world and in Turkey, discussing early childhood problems, developing policies to solve these problems, researching early childhood policies in Turkey and the world and presenting your own policy recommendations.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Brainstorming the importance of early childhood services 2nd Week Class study on policy development processes 3rd Week Improved policies regarding early childhood in Türkiye and the world 4th Week Improved policies regarding early childhood in Türkiye and the world 5th Week Improved policies regarding early childhood in Türkiye and the world 6th Week Improved policies regarding early childhood in Türkiye and the world 7th Week Improved policies regarding early childhood in Türkiye and the world 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Class work on policy proposals 10th Week Presentation of policy development studies for different problems in early childhood 11th Week Presentation of policy development studies for different problems in early childhood 12th Week Presentation of policy development studies for different problems in early childhood 13th Week Presentation of policy development studies for different problems in early childhood
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	AÇEV (Anne Çocuk Eğitim Vakfı) Kalite Standartları 2023 Eğitim Vizyonu OECD (Ekonomik Kalkınma ve İşbirliği Örgütü) Raporları PISA (Uluslararası Öğrenci Değerlendirme Programı) Raporları Worldbank (Dünya Bankası) Raporları UNICEF (Birleşmiş Milletler Uluslararası Çocuklara Acil Yardım Fonu) Raporları NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) Standartları Kalkınma Planları ve Milli Eğitim Şuralarında Okul Öncesi Eğitimde Yaşanan Değişimler MEB İstatistikleri (Okullaşma Oranları) ERG (Eğitim Reformu Girişimi) Raporları DPT (Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı) Raporları YÖK VE Okul Öncesi Eğitim Politikaları Göçmen Çocuklar ve PICTES Projesi TEDMEM (Türk Eğitim Derneği Düşünce Kuruluşu) Eğitim Değerlendirme Raporları Okul Öncesi Eğitim Kurumları Yönetmeliği
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Practice,Presentation,Project,Report Preparation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 2 60 Practice 1 40 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 7 7 49 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework Presentation (including preperation) 2 10 20 Portfolio 1 10 10 Total Workload 121 Total Workload / 30 4,03 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No