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Publication Date: 2011-Jan
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The "Community Services" Course through Distance Education: Evaluation of Primary School Students
Sakar, A. Nurhan; Ozturk, Oznur
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, v12 n1 p184-194 Jan 2011
In 2006, following the Bologna Process, Turkish Council of Higher Education (YOK) adopted a resolution and changed the curriculum of teacher training higher education institutions. This curriculum revision introduced a new course called "Community Service" which aims to raise students' awareness of their responsibilities as individuals to the community in which they live. Through this course, students are expected to realize individuals can make a difference by volunteering to share their knowledge and skills with the community. This study presents one application of Community Service course. This application is of interest because it was researched whether the course achieved its aim by evaluating the satisfaction level of primary school students at whose schools English survey courses given within the scope of Open Education Faculty Distance English Language Teaching (DELT) Program. (Contains 8 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Blended Learning, Web Based Instruction, Program Evaluation, Questionnaires, Curriculum Development, Community Services, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Volunteers, Social Responsibility, Teacher Education Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Satisfaction, School Community Relationship, Tutorial Programs, After School Programs, Low Income Groups, Service Learning, School Community Programs, Citizenship Education, Course Evaluation, College School Cooperation
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Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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