Summary


THE COMPARISON BETWEEN TURKEY AND FRANCE CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAMME

In this research, it was aimed to compare Turkey Human Rights, Citizenship and Democracy Lesson Education Programme with France Moral and Civic Education programme. The research was analyzed with definitive approach through document review according to qualitative research method. According to the results, it was suggested that methods and techniques should be used in learning processes in both of the countries; it was determined that methods make knowledge, ability and terms be gained in France programme and techniques as visual reading, question-answer, discussion, making inference, brain storming, observation, comparison, reminder in Turkey programme were suggested. France Moral and Civic Education Programme’s content concentrates on equality, universal values, refusing all kinds of discrimination and national solidarity. National and moral values were concreted in Turkey human rights citizenship and democracy education. Citizenship education programmes have similar features in content. The content was organized according to base of unit in Turkey while in France it was according to themes. It was seen that outcomes in Turkey and France differ beyond knowledge level and in the level of comprehension, comparison, practice as qualitative and quantitative. In the results gathered from the evaluation level of citizenship education programme it was determined that an approach based on the observation of the students’ development is adopted in Turkey and France, tests consisted of multiple-choice, matching, filling the blanks, open close questions, written and oral examinations, observation, discuss, performance works, meetings, student product files, projects, posters, self evaluation scales are used.



Keywords

citizenship education, comparative education, France education system, Turkish education system



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