Council of Europe

Total duration of the action:

36 months (2011 – 2014)

Total budget:

6.1 million Euros under IPA 2009, including a 5% financial contribution from the Council of Europe
+ 3 million Euros for a complementary grant scheme.

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.

Estimated results:

• 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.
• Result 2: Awareness- raising and educational materials on EDC/HRE are developed and introduced in pilot schools and revised.
• Result 3: Basic skills and knowledge of MoNE personnel and concerned groups developed on EDC/HRE through awareness-raising activities and trainings.
• Result 4: Democratic School Culture is promoted and Democratic School Competence Framework and Manual are prepared.

Main 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.

Partners:

• Mr. Salih Çelik, Ministry of National Education Deputy Undersecretary, Senior Programme Officer (SPO)
  Ministry of National Education Projects Coordination Group Presidency
  E-mail: scelik@meb.gov.tr
  Phone: 0312 418 69 79, 0312 212 38 70
  Fax: 0312 212 93 04, 0312 212 93 04
  Address: Atatürk Bulvarı No: 98 D Blok 2. Kat Bakanlıklar / Ankara (Mr. Salih Çelik)
  MEB Besevler Kampüsü C Blok 1. Kat 06500 Besevler / Ankara (Projeler Koordinasyon Grup Başkanlığı)
• Ministry of National Education Board of Education
• Ministry of National Education General Directorate for Basic Education
• Ministry of National Education General Directorate for Secondary Education
• Ministry of National Education General Directorate for Vocational and Technical Education
• Ministry of National Education General Directorate for Religion Education
• Ministry of National Education General Directorate for Special Education and Counselling
• Ministry of National Education General Directorate for General Lifelong Learning
• Ministry of National Education General Directorate for Private Education Institutions
• Ministry of National Education General Directorate for Teacher Training
• Ministry of National Education General Directorate for European Union and Foreign Affairs
• Education Trade Unions
• NGOs