The purpose of the current study is to provide findings of a follow-up study on a content course ... more The purpose of the current study is to provide findings of a follow-up study on a content course developed to improve specialized content knowledge of high school teachers. Elif was chosen to be interviewed among the participants of the content course according to certain criteria of sampling. Elif graduated within a year of taking the course and have been teaching in high school since. The individual semi-structured interview on her perceptions of how the content course influenced her teaching was conducted. The interview was transcribed and coded. Two themes emerged about the influence of the content course; using same examples or proofs, readiness to implement tasks for teaching. The findings show the participant's self-report of how she transformed her SCK experiences from university to her instruction. Furthermore, her answers revealed the relationship between SCK and PCK, how this unique knowledge of mathematics (SCK) forming basis for PCK.
Turkey and Chile, both emerging economies, have accomplished to upgrade their tertiary systems to... more Turkey and Chile, both emerging economies, have accomplished to upgrade their tertiary systems to a universal level in the last two decades following different expansion strategies. While Turkey established more than 50 universities, particularly in the least developed regions enabling students from lower socioeconomic status to access higher education in their locale, Chile facilitated privatisation in its higher education sector, causing segregation across lower and upper socioeconomic groups in accessing higher education. This paper starts by presenting the motivations behind attaining higher education and then continues with a delineation of Turkish and Chilean higher education systems. After the previous expansion strategies are summarised, the paper finally focuses on how the recent bold expansion strategies have boosted the tertiary enrolments in both countries and the consequences of the rapid expansion on quality and fair access.
The purpose of the current study is to provide findings of a follow-up study on a content course ... more The purpose of the current study is to provide findings of a follow-up study on a content course developed to improve specialized content knowledge of high school teachers. Elif was chosen to be interviewed among the participants of the content course according to certain criteria of sampling. Elif graduated within a year of taking the course and have been teaching in high school since. The individual semi-structured interview on her perceptions of how the content course influenced her teaching was conducted. The interview was transcribed and coded. Two themes emerged about the influence of the content course; using same examples or proofs, readiness to implement tasks for teaching. The findings show the participant's self-report of how she transformed her SCK experiences from university to her instruction. Furthermore, her answers revealed the relationship between SCK and PCK, how this unique knowledge of mathematics (SCK) forming basis for PCK.
Turkey and Chile, both emerging economies, have accomplished to upgrade their tertiary systems to... more Turkey and Chile, both emerging economies, have accomplished to upgrade their tertiary systems to a universal level in the last two decades following different expansion strategies. While Turkey established more than 50 universities, particularly in the least developed regions enabling students from lower socioeconomic status to access higher education in their locale, Chile facilitated privatisation in its higher education sector, causing segregation across lower and upper socioeconomic groups in accessing higher education. This paper starts by presenting the motivations behind attaining higher education and then continues with a delineation of Turkish and Chilean higher education systems. After the previous expansion strategies are summarised, the paper finally focuses on how the recent bold expansion strategies have boosted the tertiary enrolments in both countries and the consequences of the rapid expansion on quality and fair access.
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