Information Package / Course Catalogue
Introduction to Education
Course Code: PFD151
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to introduce education, instruction, teaching, learning, teaching profession, school and educational system to students in various dimensions

Course Content

Education, instruction, learning, historical, psychological, sociological foundations of education, teaching profession

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Mehmet ALTIN
Assoc. Prof. Mehmet ULUTAŞ
Lec. Yakup KAYA
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to gain knowledge of main concepts of education
2.To be able to understand the foundations of education as well as its link with the other disciplines
3.To be able to analyze the role of the teacher in the education system
4.To be able to understand the teacher training implementations and teacher qualifications
5.To be able to define the functions of education
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Başaran, İ. (2007). Eğitim bilimine giriş. Ankara: Ekinoks Yayınları
2.Ornstein, A.C., and Levine, D. U. (1997). Foundations of Education. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
3.Parkay, F., and Stanford, B. H. (2007) Becoming a Teacher (7th ed). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Main Concepts and Definitions of education
Week 2 - Theoretical
Goals and Functions of Education
Week 3 - Theoretical
Relationship between Education and Other Disciplines
Week 4 - Theoretical
Historical Foundations of Education
Week 5 - Theoretical
Philosophical Foundations of Education
Week 6 - Theoretical
Legal Foundations of Education
Week 7 - Theoretical
Psychological Foundations of Education
Week 8 - Theoretical
Economic Foundations of Education (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Sociological Foundations of Education
Week 10 - Theoretical
Political Foundations of Education
Week 11 - Theoretical
Teaching Profession and Contemporary Approaches in Teacher Training
Week 12 - Theoretical
School as a teaching and learning environment
Week 13 - Theoretical
Method in Educational Sciences
Week 14 - Theoretical
Current researches on education
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)106
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes