Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
EDUCATIONAL ECONOMICS AND PLANNING 600305701020 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
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Goals The purpose of this course is getting master’s students informed about theoretical and practical knowledge and basic concepts of “The Economics and Planning of Education” which is a subdiscipline of educational sciences.
Course Content The economics of education is an academic discipline that aims to analyze the educational topics with respect to the basic concepts and theories of the discipline of economics. In this course, the conceptual and theoretical framework of the economics of education will be discussed and in this context, the economy-education relationship will be studied based on the macroeconomic variables such as income, income distribution, employment, and growth. Furthermore, the problems concerning the economics of education in the National Education system and the solution proposals for them will be dwelled on.
Learning Outcomes 1) Is able to have general knowledge about concepts and institutions in the field of educational economics and planning.
2) Is able to have information about the historical and social development of the discipline of training and planning in educational economy.
3) Is able to analyze the economic, social and political structure of education policies.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Meeting, distribution of study plan and talking about the study plan, beginning to constitute of conceptual and theoretical means of the course Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Concepts of conomics, educational economics, planning, educational planning, politics, public politics, educational politics Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Discipline of education and educational economics and planning: Economic analysis of education, education and planning Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Theories educational economics Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Educational finance: Financing models and approaches based on these models, leading arguments developed for different models Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Educational finance in Turkey: Basic numerical indicators of the National Education System, financial characteristics and indicators on education, financing issues experienced in the national education system and the search for solutions to these problems Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Education and employment in Turkey: the historical course of the education-employment relationship, current status, employment structure and properties of the National Education System Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Planning approach and models, planning models in education Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Educational planning issues in Turkey Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Solution proposals Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Student presentations Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Student presentations Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Student presentations Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Scenario Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Student presentations Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Başaran, İ. E. ve Çınkır, Ş. (2013). Türk Eğitim Sistemi ve Okul Yönetimi, Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi.
Karakütük, K. (2012). Eğitim Planlaması, Ankara: Elhan Kitap.
Kurul, N. (2012). Eğitim Finansmanı, Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi.
Ünal, I. (1995). Eğitim ve Yetiştirme Ekonomisi, Ankara: Epar Yayınları

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Homework 2 10
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 2 30
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 10
Midterm Exam 1 3
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 25
Final Exam 1 3
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 25
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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