Education
This section discusses how to build an education system that is accessible to everyone, high-quality, and aligned with the demands of the modern age.
Overview
Education is the foundation for individuals to realise their potential and for society’s long-term prosperity. However, the current system produces problems such as unequal opportunities, differences in quality, and a disconnect from the labour market.
These proposals aim for a transformation that does not reduce education to academic achievement alone, but instead puts critical thinking, skills development, and social inclusion at its centre.
Proposals
Proposal 26
Develop a national action plan to ensure full youth and adult general and functional literacy
Proposal 27
Prepare a roadmap to rebuild primary and secondary education with a modern re-interpretation of the seven liberal arts of classical education (including logic, rhetoric, and arts) augmented with the needs of the 21st century (foreign modern languages, innovation, cooperation, leadership, and financial and technology literacy)
Proposal 28
Develop legislation and policies to professionalize teachers in primary and secondary education
Proposal 29
Prepare a roadmap to redefine primary and secondary schools as social institutions, expand their responsibilities and mandate, and strengthen their financial and general autonomy to address local needs
Proposal 30
Mandate free preschool and uniform primary and secondary education for all ages without academic distinction
Proposal 31
Develop a national plan to improve the public perception of vocational training and to increase its economic value by more effectively tailoring it to business needs
Proposal 32
Develop plans for special needs education infrastructures for highly talented students and for students with learning disabilities
Proposal 33
Prepare legislation to strengthen the mandate and autonomy of the Council of Higher Education’s (YÖK) to become an accreditation body compliant with international standards, and to give higher education institutions more autonomy including over the appointment of their leadership