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CREATING AN E-LEARNING ENVIRONMENT BY USING CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORY FOR POLICE MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSES IN THE TURKISH NATIONAL POLICE

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  • Polis Bilimleri Dergisi

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  • 2008

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This study aims to investigate the perceptions of police supervisors concerning internet-based video conferencing training (IVCT) environment for the police management courses designed for mid- and high-level police supervisors of the Turkish National Police (TNP), and how to improve it. Police supervisors have already had basic police training, such as shooting and self-defense; face-to-face interaction is not necessary for the theoretical police management training courses. The TNP is a very centralized system which required all personnel taking promotion exams to travel to Ankara, the capital of Turkey, for training. TNP personnel are deployed in 81 Turkish cities and in more than 50 countries. Many supervisors are working with international organizations such as the United Nations (UN), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the European Union (EU). Currently, police supervisors must come to Ankara to attend the police management training course to get promoted to a higher rank. The Security Sciences Institute (SSI) is the governmental unit responsible for providing the police management training courses. Face-to-face courses have always been used but in April 2005, an IVCT system attempted. At the end of the IVCT, SSI conducted a survey among participants to find out how successful the attempt was. Secondary data collected during the survey will be used for analysis in this proposed research, in addition to an analysis of the weaknesses in the existing system. Recommendations will be made to use more advanced e-learning courses for police supervisors.
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Abstract (Original Language): 
Bu çalışma orta ve üst seviye polis yöneticileri için internet üzerinden video konferans formatında hazırlanan kurslar hakkında polis yöneticilerinin görüşlerinin analizini yapmakta ve bu kursların nasıl geliştirileceği hususunda fikirleri paylaşmaktadır. Polis yöneticileri için düzenlenen bu kurslara katılan kursiyerler, atış ve polis savunma taktikleri gibi temel polislik eğitimini tamamlamış olduklarından, yüz-yüze eğitim gerektirecek dersler bu eğitimlerde planlanmamaktadır. Emniyet Teşkilatı, merkezi yönetim anlayışının bir gereği olarak, gerek yurt içinde, gerekse değişik amaçlarla (BM, AGİT, AB, misyon koruma vb.) yurt dışında elliden fazla ülkede görev yapan personelinin üst rütbeye terfi sınavlarını 2006 yılına kadar bütün aşamaları ile Ankara'da bir merkezde yapmakta idi. Bu da kursiyerlerin Ankara'ya seyahat edip, bu süreci görev ve ikamet yerlerinden uzakta geçirmelerini mecbur kılmakta idi. Yeni sistemde ise kursun başı ve sonunda yapılan sınavlar Ankara'da olmak kaydıyla, kurs müfredatının internet kanalıyla uzaktan takibi imkânı getirilmiştir. Bu yeni sistemin kullanılmasından sonra uygulanan yeni teknolojinin başarı seviyesini ölçmek amacıyla Güvenlik Bilimleri Enstitüsü tarafından bir anket çalışması düzenlenmiştir. Bu araştırmada yeni sistemin zayıf yönlerini tartışmak amacıyla ikincil (secondary) data analizi kullanılmaktadır. Polis yöneticileri için düzenlenecek olan internet üzerinden sunulan (online, e-learning) kurslarının kalite ve verimliliğini artırabilmek için bazı önerilerde bulunulmaktadır.
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