The dissertation is a comprehensive study on the problems of general secondary education reformations. In the context of the rapid development of the knowledge society and the lack of theoretical understanding of the experiences of foreign countries, in particular Turkey, these problems become significant for the formation of key competencies of young people and ensuring of their competitiveness in the world labor market.
The dissertation work consists of annotations in Ukrainian and English, a list of symbols, an introduction, three sections, conclusions to each section, general conclusions, a list of sources used and appendices.
The dissertation examines the theoretical and historical-pedagogical aspects of the formation and development of general secondary education in Turkey from beginning of the 1900s to first quarter of the 2000s. Based on the analysis of scientific works and historical events, a historiography of the problem under study was made. This describes the works of prominent scientists and historians of Turkey since the Ottoman Empire, when the foundations for the development of general secondary education in the country were laid.
Based on the theoretical analysis of scientific literature, the essential features and content of the basic concepts of research are clarified and analyzed. It is found out that the concept of «development of education» in pedagogical theory and practice is presented as a multifunctional phenomenon and is considered with the help of various sciences: philosophy, sociology, pedagogy, psychology. This made it possible to define it from different positions. It is also noted that the beginning of the XXI century in the world is marked by significant transformations in education, especially with regard to the processes of its globalization and internationalization.
It is established that the modern education system of Turkey (for the year 2020), in accordance with the law on education No. 6287 of 2012, is close in structure to the educational systems of Europe, the United States and other economically developed countries. This system, as in Ukraine, includes formal and informal education. The organization of formal secondary education in Turkey provides for the use of both collective and individual forms of education.
After analyzing historical events and legislative documents that influenced the formation and development of education in Turkey, we structured and described its legislative support.
The analysis of normative legal documents, scientific and pedagogical literature, content, forms and methods used in the course of general secondary education in Turkey makes a point. Improving and developing the content of general secondary education in Turkey continues from the time of the Ottoman Empire to the present day. It is carried out under the influence of socio-political, socio-economic and cultural changes. This gave us the opportunity to define and theoretically justify the periodization of the development of General secondary education in Turkey (the beginning of XX – first quarter of XX1 century) in which we conditionally identified five stages: the first – (1839 – 1923) – the stage of formation of the Ottoman Empire; the second – (1923 – 1950 ) – the stage of modernization and formation of the formation of a new society in Turkey; the third – (1950 – 1980) – the stage of slowing down the development of education; the fourth – (1980 – 2012) – the stage dichotomies in the field of education; the fifth – (2012 – 2020) – stage of globalization of Education.
Generalization of scientific and pedagogical sources allowed us to determine that in the process of developing general secondary education in Turkey in 20th century, the emphasis was placed on quantitative changes, rather than on qualitative ones. After half a century of such a policy, the results were generally positive. While before 1990 the majority of Turks wasn’t literate, at beginning of 90s percentage of literate population reached to 70% with the help of educational reforms. 80% of this educated population were men. 90 % of literate people were living in urban areas. However, educated proportion of women living rural areas was only 25%.
The article describes the current state and defines the features of the general secondary education system in Turkey. It is worth noting that the content of general secondary education is aimed at globalization and internationalization. It also ensures the formation of a comprehensively developed personality with the ability to creatively solve problems/tasks that arise during life and its preparation for choosing a future profession. Moreover, it helps the use of information and communication technologies in training, the use of active methods of teaching and educating the younger generation, as well as contributing to the creation of the foundation for sustainable growth and development of any nation.
