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THE ―COMMUNITY SERVICES‖ COURSE THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION: Evaluation of Primary School Students

Journal Name:

  • The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education

Publication Year:

  • 2011

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Abstract (2. Language): 
In 2006, following the Bologna Process, Turkish Council of Higher Education (YÖK) 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.
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