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Barnard, Henry, Ed. – American Journal of Education, 1870
This document contains volume 4 of the "American Journal of Education" "National Series." This compilation of issues 9-12 of volume 4 provides details on the state of public instruction in over 20 countries and areas in 1870. Among the areas covered are: Turkey, Switzerland, Italy, France, Prussia, Belgium, Denmark, Russia,…
Descriptors: Public Education, Foreign Countries, Universities, Educational History
Brickman, William W. – Western European Education, 1985
The cultural, educational, and intellectual development of Turkey is discussed. Emphasis is on John Dewey's effort in the 1920's to help the Turkish government advance the educational reform projected by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as an integral element of his transformation of Turkey into a modernized, Westernized, secularized state. (RM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational Development

Bieta, Gert J. J.; Miedema, Siebren – American Journal of Education, 1996
Explores educational reform at the turn of the century, documenting the influence of European educational thought and practice on the work of John Dewey and the influence of Dewey's ideas on education in Turkey, Russia, and the Netherlands. A context-specific approach to discussions of Progressivism is required. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Context Effect, Educational Change, Educational History
Gursimsek, Isik; And Others – 1997
This paper describes the teacher education system in Turkey. It includes an overview of the history of modern teacher education in the country and outlines the current system. The present system actually began in 1924 with the Law on Unification of Education when all schools in Turkey were brought under a Ministry of National Education. Pre-school…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Sassani, Abul H. K. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1952
The Office of Education has undertaken the preparation of a series of basic studies on education in a number of countries in Europe and Central and South America. This series of studies was made a part of a program to promote understanding of education conditions in those areas and also to furnish the American college registrars with data on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, World History