This book analyzes curriculum studies in Turkey from the perspective of three paradigmsreligion, science, and ideologysince the early 19th century. Using Islam as a guiding point, Turkish curriculum theory later evolved to become the classical curriculum theory. In this book, the author presents a historical account of the long, complex, and contested evolution of the Turkish curriculum, as shaped by the intellectual and international forces of the day. This interplay is designed to inform international curriculum studies across national borders.
Chapter 1. Islamic Civilization and its Classical Curriculum Theory: the Philosophy, Institutions and Important Theoreticians of Classical Curriculum Theory
Chapter 2. The Classical Curriculum Theory and the Madrasas in the Ottoman Empire
Chapter 3. The Modernization of Education in the Ottoman Empire: The First Steps, 1730-1839
Chapter 4. Institutionalization, Bureaucratization and Westernization in Curriculum Theory, 1839-1908
Chapter 5. Curriculum Theory in Early Republic Era: Philosophy and Perspectives
Chapter 6. Reflections on the New Curriculum Theory: Social Studies Curriculum and Civic Education in Turkey (1924-2004): A Case Study
Chapter 7. Curriculum Theorists in the Early Republic Period of Turkey
Chapter 8. Conclusion
The book offers a detailed literature review on educational history, mostly from reliable sources. & an important and valuable study on the historical bases of curricula in Turkey. The book has been written in clear and fluent language. (Mustafa G?nd?z, History of Education, May 01, 2019)
S?mer Aktan is Assistant Professor in the Necatibey Faculty of Education at Bal1kesir University, Turkey. His primary research interests are curriculum history and theory, educational philosophy, and ilS-