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GRADUATE PROGRAMS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

M.S. PROGRAM IN EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES Required Courses EDS 502 Research Methods in Education (3-0)3 EDS 504 Educational Statistics I (3-2)4 or EDS 508 Educational Statistics II (3-2)4 EDS 505 Prothesis Seminar NC EDS 599 Master's Thesis NC EDS 800-899 Special Studies (4-2)NC EDS 900-999 Special Topics (4-0)NC Area Courses in Educational Administration and Planning EDS 511 Supervisory Techniques I (3-0)3 EDS 512 Administrative Processes (3-0)3 EDS 513 Administrative Problems in Education (3-0)3 EDS 515 Organizational Psychology (3-0)3 EDS 516 Group Dynamics and Leadership (3-0)3 EDS 517 Educational Organizations and Design (3-0)3 EDS 520 Strategic Planning in Higher Education (3-0)3 EDS 525 Systems Analysis in Education (3-0)3 EDS 526 Economics of Education (3-0)3 EDS 527 Finance and Educational Planning (3-0)3 EDS 531 Introduction to Educational Planning (3-0)3 EDS 533 Total Quality Management in Education (3-0)3 Area Courses in Curriculum and Instruction EDS 540 Fundamentals of Curriculum Development (3-0)3 EDS 541 Instructional Designs (3-0)3 EDS 542 Theories of Learning (3-0)3 EDS 544 Theories of Instruction (3-0)3 EDS 545 Research on Teaching (3-0)3 EDS 546 Contemporary Issues in Curriculum & Instruction (3-0)3 EDS 547 Curriculum Evaluation (3-0)3 EDS 548 The Fundamentals of Social Studies Curriculum (3-0)3 EDS 549 Teaching and Learning Process (3-0)3 EDS 550 Needs Assessment (3-0)3 Area Courses in Measurement and Evaluation EDS 554 Scale Construction in Affective Domain (3-0)3 EDS 555 Theories and Techniques in Measurement and Evaluation (3-0)3 EDS 556 Elements of Test Theory (3-0)3 EDS 558 Non-Parametric Statistics (3-0)3 EDS 559 Test Construction (3-0)3 EDS 560 Elements of Scaling (3-0)3 EDS 562 Theory, Measurement and Research in Affective Domain (3-0)3 EDS 564 Theories of Measurement and Research Designs in Psychomotor Domain (3-0)3 EDS 565 Practicum in Measurement and Evaluation (3-0)3 EDS 566 Elements of Factor Analysis and Related Techniques (3-0)3 EDS 567 Item Response Theory (3-0)3 EDS 569 Norms and Test Equating (3-0)3 Area Courses in Psychological Counseling and Guidance EDS 570 Counseling with Children (3-0)3 EDS 581 Student Personnel Services in Schools (3-0)3 EDS 582 Principles and Techniques of Counseling (3-0)3 EDS 583 Group Counseling (3-0)3 EDS 584 Field Practice I (3-0)3 EDS 585 Field Practice II (3-0)3 EDS 586 Interpersonal Relations (3-0)3 EDS 587 Counseling the Parents of Exceptional Children (3-0)3 EDS 588 Counseling Needs of Exceptional Children (3-0)3 EDS 589 Couple and Family Counseling (3-0)3 EDS 590 Counseling in Higher Education (3-0)3 EDS 591 Recent Developments in Counseling (3-0)3 EDS 592 Counseling for Elderly (3-0)3 EDS 593 Crisis Counseling (3-0)3 EDS 594 Counseling in Industrial Settings (3-0)3 EDS 595 Career Development Counseling (3-0)3 EDS 596 Assessment Techniques in Counseling (3-0)3
Ph.D. PROGRAM IN EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES Required Courses EDS 695 Research Seminar in Educational Sciences (3-0)3 EDS 699 Ph.D. Dissertation NC EDS 800-899 Special Studies (4-2)NC EDS 900-999 Special Topics (4-0)NC Area Courses in Educational Administration and Planning EDS 602 Educational Finance (3-0)3 EDS 603 Personnel Administration (3-0)3 EDS 605 Advanced Seminar in Supervision (3-0)3 EDS 606 Supervisory Techniques II (3-0)3 EDS 607 Issues in Educational Administration (3-0)3 EDS 610 Educational Leadership and Change (3-0)3 EDS 617 Restructuring Educational Organizations (3-0)3 EDS 625 Educational Planning for Social Development (3-0)3 EDS 630 Seminar in Educational Planning (3-0)3 EDS 631 The Processes and Problems of Educational Planning in Turkey (3-0)3 Area Courses in Curriculum and Instruction EDS 640 Instruction: Theory and Research (3-0)3 EDS 641 Curriculum: Theory and Research (3-0)3 EDS 643 Curriculum and Society (3-0)3 EDS 644 The Pre-School Curriculum (3-0)3 EDS 645 The Elementary School Curriculum (3-0)3 EDS 646 The Secondary School Curriculum (3-0)3 EDS 647 Comparative Higher Education (3-0)3 EDS 648 The Social Studies Curriculum: Theory into Practice (3-0)3 EDS 649 A Comparative Study of Teacher Education (3-0)3 EDS 651 Practicum in Designing Curriculum and Instruction (3-0)3 EDS 653 Seminar in Teaching Methods (3-0)3 EDS 654 Practicum in Curriculum Evaluation (3-0)3 EDS 655 Paradigms in Curriculum (3-0)3 EDS 657 A Comparative Study of Secondary School Programs (3-0)3
Area Courses in PsychologicalCounseling and Guidance EDS 681 Advanced Individual Counseling (3-0)3 EDS 682 Advanced Group Counseling (3-0)3 EDS 683 Contemporary Approaches to Counseling (3-0)3 EDS 684 Adjustment Problems (3-0)3 EDS 685 Advanced Seminar in Guidance and Counseling (3-0)3 EDS 686 Group Counseling With Children (3-0)3 EDS 687 Special Topics in Guidance (3-0)3 EDS 688 Counseling Needs of Exceptional Children (3-0)3 EDS 689 Counseling and Training of Parents with Children of Special Needs (3-0)3 EDS 690 Application of Psychology to Education (3-0)3
ELECTIVE GRADUATE COURSES IN EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES (M.S. and Ph.D. Programs) * In addition to the courses below, students may take the area courses as �elective� with the permission of their advisors, the course instructor, and the department. EDS 501 Social Theories as Applied to Education (3-0)3 EDS 503 Use of SPSS in Educational Research (3-0)3 EDS 514 School as a Social System (3-0)3
EDS 518 Major Trends in Sociology of Education (3-0)3 EDS 519 Contemporary Theories in Sociology of Education (3-0)3 EDS 521 Studies in Gender and Education (3-0)3 EDS 523 Theories of Counseling (3-0)3 EDS 571 Comparative Education (3-0)3 EDS 572 Advances in Psychological Foundations of Education (3-0)3 EDS 573 Current Issues in Turkish Education (3-0)3 EDS 574 Mental Health Issues (3-0)3 EDS 575 Ethical Issues in Counseling (3-0)3 EDS 578 Contemporary Philosophies of Education (3-0)3 EDS 579 Independent Study in Education (3-0)3 EDS 580 Adult Education (3-0)3 EDS 601 Qualitative Research Methods in Education (3-0)3 EDS 604 Multivariate Statistical Techniques in Education (3-0)3 EDS 609 School and Society (3-0)3 EDS 620 Current Issues in Higher Education (3-0)3 EDS 656 Changing World Perspectives in Education (3-0)3

DESCRIPTION OF GRADUATE COURSES IN EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES EDS 501 Social Theories as Applied to Education (3-0)3 Introduction to philosophies of education. Discussion of major social theories of education by emphasizing their implications for Turkish education. EDS 502 Research Methods in Education (3-0)3 An overview of educational research process and procedures; understanding and developing competence in research methods; application of different research designs. EDS 503 Use of SPSS in Educational Research (3-0)3 Basic concepts, steps and procedures in analyzing quantitative data; preparing open and close ended data for computer entry; processing data using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS); determining appropriate statistical procedures; interpreting statistical data and preparing them for presentation. EDS 504 Educational Statistics I (3-2)4 Basic statistical techniques for carrying out an educational research. Coding and entering data, use of descriptive statistics for data tabulation and summarization. Percentiles and standard scores, normal distribution, sampling distribution and central limit theorem, correlation and simple linear regression analysis, hypothesis testing for one and two sample cases, z, t, F, chi-square distributions, one and two way analyses of variance. EDS 505 Prothesis Seminar NC Development of master's thesis and presentation of thesis proposal. The course involves design, methods and other matters of concern in the preparation of an acceptable master's thesis proposal. EDS 508 Educational Statistics II (3-2)4 Students with some educational statistics background learn advanced statistical techniques with the aid of computer packages, such as SPSS and LISREL. The course focuses on multiple linear regression, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), repeated measure analysis, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), factorial analysis of variance, discriminant analysis, principle component analysis, and path analysis. EDS 511 Supervisory Techniques I (3-0)3 Different approaches to supervision and supervision education, supervision of classroom activities and disciplinary matters. EDS 512 Administrative Processes (3-0)3 Analysis of major administrative processes such as planning, organization, staffing, coordination and decision-making, with the consideration of student interest and needs. EDS 513 Administrative Problems in Education (3-0)3 Review of educational institutions in their relationship to other institutions, the community and the pressure groups and the problems related to these relationships with special emphasis on the identification of the problem areas for individual students towards their thesis preparation. EDS 514 School as a Social System (3-0)3 Analysis of educational institutions as social systems. Review of modern organizational theory as well as organizational typologies. An analysis of role, responsibility, authority and status systems in educational organizations. And also organizational climate, motivation incentives and job satisfaction in education. EDS 515 Organizational Psychology (3-0)3 Human problems in organizations. Organizational perspectives of human nature and motivation. Leadership and participation. Inter group problems in organizations. Organizations as dynamic and developing systems. EDS 516 Group Dynamics and Leadership (3-0)3 An analysis of primary and secondary group dynamics. Dynamics of organizational behaviour. Conflict in organizations. Several leadership theories and their applicability in Turkey and other developing countries. EDS 517 Educational Organizations and Design (3-0)3 An investigation in organizations in terms of their design, climates and the other characteristics as well as the theories, with the emphasis on educational organizations. Study of various issues and problems in Turkish educational organizations. EDS 518 Major Trends in Sociology of Education (3-0)3 Examination and understanding of major Sociological Theories. Reflections and implications of Durkheimian, Weberian and Marxian discourses for education. An analytical examination of Structural Functionalist and Conflict Theories concerning their implications for education Reconceptualization of education in the process of production and reproduction of the social order. EDS 519 Contemporary Theories in Sociology of Education (3-0)3 The investigation of recent theoretical approaches and dilemmas in sociology of education with emphasis on cross-cultural comparisons. Economic, political, cultural and technological inequalities in the light of Human capital, schooling for equality, economic growth, Development and Modernisation versus Underdevelopment and Dependencia theories. EDS 520 Strategic Planning in Higher Education (3-0)3 Theoretical background of strategic planning, basic steps of carrying out a strategic planning in public institutions. Based on a case study design, this course provides hands-on experience on strategic planning through which students can apply a similar framework in carrying out a strategic planning process in school organizations as well as in other public and nonprofit organizations. EDS 521 Studies in Gender and Education (3-0)3 Conceptual and empirical analysis of gender issues. Gender differentiation in historical, social and cross-cultural contexts. Cross-cultural analysis of gender differences in various levels and fields of education. The role of education in the process of formation and reproduction of gender and other types of inequalities in contemporary society. EDS 523 Theories of Counseling (3-0)3 This graduate level course is designed to familiarize students with several major theoretical approaches in counseling and psychotherapy and help them integrate these approaches with practice. A secondary goal is to introduce the wide variety of styles and practices used by leaders in the field of counseling and psychotherapy. EDS 525 Systems Analysis in Education (3-0)3 An in-depth study of the concepts: Systems and Systems Analysis, A reconsideration of education as a system. Meaning and development of MIS in education. Introduction to techniques in Systems Analysis: Flow Charts, Simulation, PERT, CPM, Linear Programming, Game Theory, and other applications. EDS 526 Economics of Education (3-0)3 Theory of the Formation of Human Capital. Contribution of education to economic growth. Microeconomics of Education: Study of the effectiveness of educational systems. EDS 527 Finance and Educational Planning (3-0)3 Analysis of the relation between educational systems and financial systems. Investigation of the issues of private and public finance of education. EDS 531 Introduction to Educational Planning (3-0)3 An introductory course involved with an overview of various aspects of educational planning. EDS 533 Total Quality Management in Education (3-0)3 Acquire an adequate understanding of the theory of total quality management as a way of continuous improvement and the skills necessary to implement it in the field of education. EDS 540 Fundamentals of Curriculum Development (3-0)3 Analysis of the basic concepts and components of curriculum and the study of several curriculum designs. EDS 541 Instructional Designs (3-0)3 Systems approach to instructional designs. Heuristics for instructional design. Theory base, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. EDS 542 Theories of Learning (3-0)3 A comparative study of learning backgrounds and contemporary theories of learning and discussion of learning-teaching relationships. EDS 544 Theories of Instruction (3-0)3 Study of the emergence and the present status of instructional theories and the discussion of the relationship between learning theories, instructional theories and practical applications. EDS 545 Research on Teaching (3-0)3 Focuses on a critical study of contrasting approaches to the study of teaching process. Designed to survey research issues to help students develop a more critical perspective, to increase awareness of the variety of approaches to studying teaching and to provoke thought about the relationship between research and practice. EDS 546 Contemporary Issues in Curriculum and Instruction (3-0)3 Contemporary issues in relation to curricular sources and influences. Conflicting educational theories. Need for a paradigm in the field. Innovations and reforms. Curriculum improvement. EDS 547 Curriculum Evaluation (3-0)3 Theory and research related to curriculum/program evaluation. Study and analysis of various standards and models in curriculum/program evaluation. Application of research designs in evaluation process. EDS 548 The Fundamentals of Social Studies Curriculum (3-0)3 Basic objectives, concepts, problems and issues in social sciences/studies curriculum. Study of historical developments, related theory and research. EDS 549 Teaching and Learning Process (3-0)3 Philosophical, psychological, curricular applications in teaching learning process. EDS 550 Needs Assessment (3-0)3 Theoretical and practical basis of needs assessment in preservice and in-service training programs; quantitative and qualitative approaches applied to determining needs. EDS 554 Scale Construction in Affective Domain (3-0)3 Techniques of attitude and related characteristics measurement. Item writing and questionnaire design. Checklists, rating scales. Statistical analysis of an attitude scale. Reliability and validity of attitude scales. EDS 555 Theories and Techniques of Measurement and Evaluation (3-0)3 Basic principles of Classical Test Theory. Interpretations of test results. Topics: nature of measurement, reliability, validity, norms and measuring units, construction of teacher-made tests, marks and marking systems, recent developments. EDS 556 Elements of Test Theory (3-0)3 Classical test theory, item analysis, test assembly, scoring and equating, matrix sampling, introduction to latent trait theory. EDS 558 Non-Parametric Statistics (3-0)3 Practical non-parametric statistics including probability theory, statistical inference, tests on binomial distribution, contingency tables, ranks, Kolmogoro-Simirnov type statistics. Applications drawn from the field of education. EDS 559 Test Construction (3-0)3 Practicum providing experience in the construction of educational and psychological measuring instruments. EDS 560 Elements of Scaling (3-0)3 Construction of scales from a wide variety of data, such as "yes-no", multiple choice, ranking and categorical data. Discussion of the major techniques such as scalogram analysis, Likert scaling, information theory, methods of ranking, paired comparisons. EDS 562 Theory, Measurement and Research in Affective Domain (3-0)3 Theories on affective characteristics and change, discussion of selected measurement techniques, review of empirical research on measurement and change of affective characteristics. EDS 564 Theories of Measurement and Research Designs in Psychomotor Domain (3-0)3 Discussion of basic measurement techniques, review of empirical research and measurement techniques used in psychomotor domain. Investigations of change in psychomotor domain characteristics. EDS 565 Practicum in Measurement and Evaluation (3-0)3 Application of different measurement and evaluation models. EDS 566 Elements of Factor Analysis and Related Techniques (3-0)3 Introduction to basic concepts of factor analysis and related statistical methodology with illustrations using empirical data on SPSS and LISREL statistical packages. Topics: relevant matrix algebra and statistics, multiple and partial correlation, structural analysis of correlation matrices, component analysis, common factor models, comparative factor analyses. Exploratory versus confirmatory analysis. EDS 567 Item Response Theory (3-0)3 Comprehensive study of item response models and their applications in educational measurement in relation to classical test theory, including the assumptions of the models, estimation of ability parameters, calibration of tests. Investigations of model data fit statistics and other applications. Use of statistical packages, such as BILOG, LISREL, RASCAL, ASCAL. EDS 569 Norms and Test Equating (3-0)3 Concept of reliability and validity. Different procedures for score conversion, such as linear z, transformations, and nonlinear normalized z, T and stanine transformations Establishing test norms. Test equating methodology. Anchor test design, vertical, horizontal equating, Current research in the establishment of norms and test equating. EDS 570 Counseling with Children (3-0)3 Basic approaches to child counseling, utilizing play media in counseling, research on counseling and psychotherapy with children EDS 571 Comparative Education (3-0)3 Investigation and comparison of educational systems. A review of the literature related to developments, issues and problems in education across different societies. A comparison and contrast of structure, organization, content, curricula, implementation, evaluation, selection and allocation, quality and quantity of elementary, secondary and tertiary education in various societies. EDS 572 Advances in Psychological Foundations of Education (3-0)3 Current theory, research and practice in educational psychology to help students analyze problems and develop situations based on psychological principles. Major topics include educational psychology and the classroom teacher, cognitive, language, personal, social and moral development, impact of culture and community, behavioral, cognitive learning theories and their application, classroom management and communication. EDS 573 Current Issues in Turkish Education (3-0)3 Analysis of micro and macro level problems of Turkish Education, including structural and organizational problems; teacher-training problems; problems of elementary education; problems of secondary education, problems of higher education; transitional problems between the various levels of education; education and market relationships; economic, political, juridical and philosophical problems.
EDS 574 Mental Health Issues (3-0)3 Modern theories and approaches of mental health are presented and compared. Using these processes, students analyze the processes by which people cope with the realities of life, intrapsychic, interpersonal and institutional demands. Adaptive processes from clinical, field and laboratory and health issues and counseling are also evaluated and discussed. EDS 575 Ethical Issues in Counseling (3-0)3 This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge they need to deal effectively with the complex ethical issues they will confront in practice. This course covers material that expands the students learning beyond the content of the professional codes of ethics to include knowledge of the more important scholarly writings in the field and by examining emerging ethical issues. EDS 578 Contemporary Philosophies of Education (3-0)3 Analysis of contemporary theories and philosophies of education in relation to various issues, problems. EDS 579 Independent Study in Education (3-0)3 Study of various topics related to theory and research in education, with the cooperation of the advisor. EDS 580 Adult Education (3-0)3 A study of and practice in the education of adults based on anthropological theory and adult psychology. Including consideration of concepts of education as a continuing process and of international strategies for the realization of this concept. EDS 581 Student Personnel Services in Schools (3-0)3 Development and basic principles of student personnel services in different educational settings. Organizational patterns of student personnel services and elements of student personnel services EDS 582 Principles and Techniques of Counseling (3-0)3 Understanding counseling as a process, goals of counseling, stages of the counseling process with special reference to the techniques used in each stage. Theories and research findings. EDS 583 Group Counseling (3-0)3 Overview of the counseling group. Different theoretical approaches and techniques in group counseling. Stages in group counseling. Ethical and professional issues in group practice. EDS 584 Field Practice I (3-0)3 Opportunity for advanced students to obtain practical experience. Identification of significant problems in an educational environment and other related settings.
EDS 585 Field Practice II (3-0)3 Continuation of Field Practice I EDS 586 Interpersonal Relations (3-0)3 The process of relationship formation, maintenance, dissolution and investigating such relationship phenomena as self-disclosure, equity, power and conflict. EDS 587 Counseling the Parents of Exceptional Children (3-0)3 Concept of exceptionality, the states of exceptional parents, family dynamics and relationships, parental counseling and training programs, the helping process and to understand and help to the parents of exceptional children. EDS 588 Counseling Needs of Exceptional Children (3-0)3 Research, current trends in counseling the exceptional children concerning the educational, social, psychological and vocational needs. EDS 589 Couple and Family Counseling (3-0)3 The family as a system, the family life cycle, dealing with families with young children and adolescents. The process of systems counseling. EDS 590 Counseling in Higher Education (3-0)3 Growth and status of student services, theories of student development, models for higher education, essential competencies and techniques of counselor in higher education, organization and management, current trends. EDS 591 Recent Developments in Counseling (3-0)3 Recent approaches to counseling with special reference to cognitive and developmental perspectives. Research on process and outcome in counseling and behavior change. Specialized counseling concerns. EDS 592 Counseling for Elderly (3-0)3 Research and current trends in counseling the elderly concerning the psychological, social and leisure time needs. EDS 593 Crisis Counseling (3-0)3 Intervention techniques used in a crisis situation such as drug induced crisis, family crisis, death of a loved one, loss of a job, retirement, financial problems, unwanted pregnancy and so on. Research on crisis counseling. EDS 594 Counseling in Industrial Settings (3-0)3 Counseling techniques used in industrial settings and personnel selection with special emphasis to job satisfaction, workers' attitudes, group cohesiveness and employer-employee relations. EDS 595 Career Development Counseling (3-0)3 Developmental patterns in career choice. Components of career development counseling. Different approaches to career development counseling. EDS 596 Assessment Techniques in Counseling (3-0)3 Practice in the administration of individual tests and preparation of psychological reports. Psychological and educational assessment procedures used with counselee(s). EDS 599 Master's Thesis NC EDS 601 Qualitative Research Methods in Education (3-0)3 The main purpose of this course is to introduce a number of qualitative research methods commonly used in educational research and improve participants' skills in using them. The methods mainly include interview, observation, document analysis. This course is offered primarily for those who are contemplating to use qualitative inquiry in their doctoral dissertations and/or as part of their job responsibilities. EDS 602 Educational Finance (3-0)3 Fundamental theories of finance and how they relate to education. Introduction and discussion of controversial issues such as: Selectivity in education, student loans, education vouchers, tuition fees, etc. EDS 603 Personnel Administration (3-0)3 The concepts of power and authority in relation to bureaucratic models. Hierarchical relationships. Staffing in educational systems. Analysis and review of laws, rules and regulations related to educational (public) personnel. Specific attention will be given to Public Employee Law No. 657. In-Service education, evaluation of personnel, job classification, incentives in organizations. On-the-job training. Career Systems. EDS 604 Multivariate Statistical Techniques in Education (3-0)3 Introduction to multivariate methods as principal components and factor analysis, multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis; multiway contingency table analysis and discriminant analysis. Focus on research problems in education. Structural equation models. The explanation and use of SPSS for various topics. EDS 605 Advanced Seminar in Supervision (3-0)3 Discussion of problems related to supervision in Turkish schools with the participation of various level ministry supervisory in discussions. Visits to several education institutions with supervisors. EDS 606 Supervisory Techniques II (3-0)3 Supervisory roles and responsibilities. Clinical supervision and related analyses and strategies. EDS 607 Issues in Educational Administration (3-0)3 A course on international and national aspects of transformation, innovation, and critical issues in school administration in the 1990s. EDS 609 School and Society (3-0)3 Study of the relationships between education and other societal subsystems, as including economy, politics, culture, technology and demography. More particularly examination of the relationships between school and other societal facts, as including family, gender ethnicity religion locality and social class. EDS 610 Educational Leadership and Change (3-0)3 A course on educational leadership. Theoretical approaches to educational leadership, organizational development. The importance of leadership as a change in educational setting with a special reference to reforming Turkish educational system. EDS 617 Restructuring Educational Organizations (3-0)3 An in-depth study of organizational change and restructuring in education. Information age, `The new world order,` and education, emerging theoretical issues in the concept of education, magnitude and scale of emerging issues and problems related to educational organizations, and the explorations of change alternatives for the Turkish education al system. EDS 620 Current Issues in Higher Education (3-0)3 Examinations of higher education in changing national and international context. Investigation of various dimensions of higher education: policy-making, personnel recruitment, research, promotion, etc. EDS 625 Educational Planning for Social Development (3-0)3 Examination of the linkages between education and social development of nature. Concepts of social development and approaches to determine optimal type and levels of educational systems. Discussion of controversial issues leading to social development policy. EDS 630 Seminar in Educational Planning (3-0)3 Analysis and study of current issues in educational planning, especially related to Turkey. EDS 631 The Processes and Problems of Educational Planning in Turkey (3-0)3 In-depth discussion of the process and problems of educational planning since the formation of the Turkish Republic. The five year plans and educational planning and its implementation. EDS 640 Instruction: Theory and Research (3-0)3 Theories of instruction and research in the learning process, human relations, group dynamics, communication, thought process and other fields contributing to a theory of instruction. EDS 641 Curriculum: Theory and Research (3-0)3 Theories of curriculum development, and a survey of curriculum research and patterns of curriculum management in various systems. EDS 643 Curriculum and Society (3-0)3 A social and philosophical frame of reference for the education system and its implications for the functioning of the curriculum development as it is related to the society. EDS 644 The Pre-school Curriculum (3-0)3 Identification and empirical investigation of selected topics, problems and issues and innovations in pre-school curriculum. EDS 645 The Elementary School Curriculum (3-0)3 Identification and empirical investigation of selected topics, problems issues and innovations in elementary school curriculum. EDS 646 The Secondary School Curriculum (3-0)3 Identification and empirical investigation of selected topics, problems issues and innovations in secondary school curriculum. EDS 647 Comparative Higher Education (3-0)3 Comparative study of higher education systems; a review of historical and practical applications. EDS 648 Social Studies Curriculum: Theory into Practice (3-0)3 A review of related theory and research in teaching social sciences/studies and an analysis of practical implications in Turkey. EDS 649 A Comparative Study of Teacher Education (3-0)3 Study and improvement of teacher quality. A comparative study of teacher training programs; a review of historical and practical applications of staff development. EDS 651 Practicum in Designing Curriculum and Instruction (3-0)3 Designing in curriculum and instruction using one or more models. EDS 653 Seminar in Teaching Methods (3-0)3 Study of the development and improvement of teaching methods. EDS 654 Practicum in Curriculum Evaluation (3-0)3 Curriculum/program evaluation by using different models and research designs. EDS 655 Paradigms in Curriculum (3-0)3 An analysis and a comparison of major paradigms, orientations and their practical implications. EDS 656 Changing World Perspectives in Education (3-0)3 Demographical, economical, sociocultural, technological changes as reflected in educational philosophies and systems with an analysis of Turkish case in this context. EDS 657 A Comparative Study of Secondary School Programs (3-0)3 A study of secondary school programs in social sciences, science, mathematics and humanities in various systems. EDS 681 Advanced Individual Counseling (3-0)3 Opportunity for advanced students to obtain practical experience in individual counseling. Each student is required to carry out twenty individual counseling sessions under supervision. EDS 682 Advanced Group Counseling (3-0)3 Opportunity for advanced students to obtain practical experience in group counseling. Each student is required to carry out at least 10 group sessions under supervision. EDS 683 Contemporary Approaches to Counseling (3-0)3 Discussion of new approaches and their applications to different counseling settings. EDS 684 Adjustment Problems (3-0)3 Review of theoretical approaches on the problems of adjustment. Typical adjustment problems in different developmental period. Prevention of adjustment problems. EDS 685 Advanced Seminar in Guidance and Counseling (3-0)3 Presentation of different topics related to different areas of guidance and counseling practices. Such as vocational counseling, family counseling, counseling in schools, counseling in special education rehabilitation counseling and so on. EDS 686 Group Counseling with Children (3-0)3 Theory and process of group counseling with children with a special emphasis on preventive group guidance procedures. Research related to group work with children. EDS 687 Special Topics in Guidance (3-0)3 Recent approaches and special issues and problems in guidance practices with special reference to guidance services and activities in Turkey. EDS 688 Counseling Needs of Exceptional Children (3-0)3 The special needs of gifted and handicapped children and different training and counseling approaches EDS 689 Counseling and Training of Parents with Children of Special Needs (3-0)3 The psychology of exceptional parents, and the practice of different counseling and training approaches with parents. EDS 690 Applications of Psychology to Education (3-0)3 Different applications of psychological principles to different educational settings. EDS 695 Research Seminar in Educational Sciences (3-0)3 Development of doctoral dissertations and projects and presentations of plans. The course which is intended for students who have identified a reasonably narrow area for research will assist them in design, methods and other matters of concern in the preparation of an acceptable dissertation or project proposal. The course involves presentations, group discussions, and critiques. EDS 699 Ph.D. Dissertation NC EDS 800-899 Special Studies (4-2)NC EDS 900-999 Special Topics (4-0)NC