project description

The EU-CoE Joint Project aims to increase the institutional capacity of the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) on EDC/HRE through: developing and revising legislation and curricula on EDC/HRE and redesigning existing elective course on EDC/HRE in secondary school; producing educational materials; increasing the capacity of the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) personnel and awareness on EDC/HRE of pre-school, primary school and secondary school communities (such as teachers, pupils, students, non-teaching staff, parents and community leaders) and fostering a democratic school culture from preschool to the end of the secondary education and preparing the “Democratic School Competence Framework”.

About the Project

Project Information

Total duration of the Project

48 months (June 2011 – May 2015) (including a one-year extension)

Total Budget

EUR 6.100.000

Project Partners

Board of Education, Ministry of National Education

Target group(s) :

Education policy makers and practitioners (provincial directorates of education, local authorities, legislative experts, teaching and non-teaching school staff, textbook writers and evaluators, curriculum developers, inspectors, teacher trainers), school family unions and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working in the field of education.

Final beneficiaries:

Pupils/students and parents.

Location(s):

Republic of Turkey and more specifically the following provinces: Edirne, Elazığ, İstanbul, Konya, Manisa, Mardin, Sakarya, Mersin, Samsun, Yozgat.

Project Activities

  • Activity 1: Analysing and strengthening education legislation (regulations, by-laws and directives) based upon the principals of EDC/HRE through a comprehensive process of analysis, research, study visits and consultations both within the Board of Education (BoE) and the public.
  • Activity 2: Analysing and strengthening curricula based upon the principles of EDC/HRE.
  • Activity 3: Redesigning the curriculum of the existing elective course and course book on EDC/HRE in secondary education, reviewing following national implementation, the new compulsory course and course book on EDC/HRE in primary education, in order to make the two curricula complementary and ensure progression, and reviewing and revising the preparatory programme for teachers in relation to EDC/HRE.
  • Activity 4: Developing and piloting awareness-raising and educational materials on EDC/HRE in pilot schools and revising them according to the results of the pilot implementation.
  • Activity 5: Training of MoNE personnel to raise their capacity on EDC/HRE, developing training programmes and materials to be used by teacher trainers to train other teachers and increasing awareness level of the school community through in-service trainings and information meetings.
  • Activity 6: Developing and piloting a Democratic School Competence Framework and the accompanying manual in pilot schools and promoting Democratic School Culture from pre-school to the end of secondary education through school-based trainings.
  • Activity 7: Developing a comprehensive communication strategy and increasing the level of awareness of the public through launching and closing events, seminars, a website dedicated to the project and promoting the accompanying Grant Scheme Programme through information meetings in pilot provinces.

Project Results

Expected Result 1

Education legislation (regulation, by-laws and directives) and the existing curricula are analysed and strengthened and the curriculum of the existing elective course and course book on EDC/HRE are redesigned at secondary level in the light of EDC/HRE.

Expected Result 2

Awareness- raising and educational materials on EDC/HRE are developed and introduced in pilot schools and revised.

Expected Result 3

Basic skills and knowledge of MoNE personnel and concerned groups developed on EDC/HRE through awareness-raising activities and trainings.

Expected Result 4

Democratic School Culture is promoted and Democratic School Competence Framework and Manual are prepared.

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