Information Package / Course Catalogue
Economics of Education and Planning
Course Code: EY504
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

At the end of this course, students in the frame of planning principles and theories, will be able to analyze the education system, apply the financial models to educational organizations, evaluate the problems of planning and educational economy fields with holistic approach and develop solution models and suggestions to increase organizational effectiveness

Course Content

In this course, economy, educational economy, education and economical development, investment and consumption characteristics of education, finance of educational services, theoretical bases of planning, developmental planning, educational planning, Developmental plans in Turkey and other countries.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Tahir YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the meanings of educational planning, principles, approaches and strategies
2.To be able to apply the planning process and strategies to educational organizations
3.To be able to comprehend basic economy terms.
4.To be able to examplifie the relationships between organizational effectiveness and planning applications
5.To be able to comprehend the place and importance of planning in educational politics.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Beltekin, N. (Ed). 2020). Türkiye’de eğitim iktisadı disiplini. Anı Yayıncılık.
2.Carlson , R., V.&. Awkerman, G. (1990) Educational planning: concepts, strategies, and practices . Longman Group United Kingdom.
3.Erden Özsoy, C. (2021). Eğitim ekonomisi. Nisan Kitabevi
4.Abalı, H. G. (2019) Anaakım eğitim ekonomisi: Eleştirel bir çözümleme. E-kitap.
5.Güven, S. (1995). Türkiye’de sosyal planlama. Ezgi Kitabevi.
6.Kaufman, R. (1994) Mapping educational success: strategic thinking and planning for school administrators (successful schools). Corwin Press.
7.Kurul, N.(2002) Eğitim finansmanı. Ankara: Anı publishing.
8.Karakütük, K., ve Özdoğan Özbal, E. (Eds.) (2022). Davranışsal eğitim ekonomisi. Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
9.Karakütük, K. (2012). Eğitim planlaması. Ankara: Elhan Publishing and Distribution
10.Pekin, T. (2006). Ekonomiye giriş. İzmir: Zeus Publishing
11.Sağır, M., ve Yirci, R. (Eds.) (2020). Eğitim ekonomisi ve planlaması. Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
12.Ural, A. (2022). Bir bilim dalı olarak eğitim politikası. Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
A glance to educational institutions for educational planning and economics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic Concepts on the Relationship between Education and Economics
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Levin, H. M. (2011). The economics of education. The Albany Government Law Review, 4, 394-426.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Economic systems and education
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Sağır, M. (2020). Ekonomik kuramlar ve eğitim anlayışları. M. Sağır ve R. Yirci (Eds.) Eğitim ekonomisi ve planlaması içinde (ss: 51-90). Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Basic Approaches in Educational Economics (Human Capital Approach, Screening (Signaling) Hypothesis, Tail Hypothesis, Dual Labor Market Approach, Radical Theory)
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Aksoy, H. H., Aras, H. Ö., Çankaya, D., ve Kayahan Karakul, A. (2011). Eğitimde nitelik: Eğitim ekonomisi kuramlarının eğitimin niteliğine ilişkin kurgusunun eleştirel analizi. Eğitim, Bilim, Toplum, Cilt: 9, Sayı: 33, 60-99.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Individual and Social Returns to Education, Externalities of Education
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Owens, J. (2004). A review of the social and non-market returns to education. https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2019-06/040701-review-social-non-market-returns-education-en.pdf adresinden edinilmiştir.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Education supply and Demand for education
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Toker Gökçe, A. (2021). Eğitim ve yetiştirmeye yönelik yatırımlar. Ş. Sezgin Nartgün ve T. Argon (Eds.) Eğitim perspektifinden planlama, ekonomi ve politika içinde (ss: 181-226). Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Education, Development and Sustainable Development
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Yılmaz, T., ve Sarpkaya, R. (2023). Eğitim ekonomisi: Eleştirel bir yaklaşım. Anı Yayıncılık. (6. Bölüm)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Inequality in education, Privatization and Current Practices
Week 9 - Theoretical
Costs and Education Financing in Education
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Yolcu, H. (2011). Hanehalkının eğitim harcamalarını etkileyen etmenler: Kuramsal bir çalışma. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Sayı: 25, 12-35.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Planning, Theoretical Foundations of Planning, Relationship between Planning and Education
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Gündüz, Y. (2020). Eğitim planlamasına ilişkin temel kavramlar. M. Sağır ve R. Yirci (Eds.) Eğitim ekonomisi ve planlaması içinde (ss: 277-302). Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Development Planning, Development Plans and Education
Week 12 - Theoretical
Educational Planning and Models of Educational Planning
Week 13 - Theoretical
Contemproray Approaches in Educational Planning, Samples from OECD
Week 14 - Theoretical
International Reports and Indicators on Economics of Education and Educational Planning
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1453112
Midterm Examination1538
Final Examination1538
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)128
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026