Evaluating the Open Admission Practice in Vocational Colleges (Kirklareli University Case)

Autor/inn/en	Arpacioglu, Isil Tuzun; Can, Ertug; Aktas, Fatma Oya
Titel	Evaluating the Open Admission Practice in Vocational Colleges (Kirklareli University Case)
Quelle	16 (2019) 1, S.205-215 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2458-9489
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Vocational Schools; College Students; College Admission; Open Enrollment; Program Termination; Outcomes of Education; Educational Quality; Employment Potential; Program Evaluation; College Entrance Examinations; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Vocational school; Berufsbildende Schule; Berufsschule; Fachschule; Collegestudent; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Open entry; Offenes Bildungssystem; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Aufnahmeprüfung; Türkei
Abstract	With a regulation made in 2001, vocational and technical secondary education graduates were given the right to enroll to vocational colleges without taking the national central exam. However, this regulation was repealed in 2016. If the students are placed in an associate degree program in the same field, additional points are added to the points gained from central examination. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the open admission practice which had been going on for more than fifteen years and the abolition of this practice according to the opinions of the academics who work in vocational colleges of Kirklareli University. The data of the research were collected with the help of four open ended questions in written form, with the qualitative research method. The abolition of the open admission practice is evaluated as a positive development by academic stuff of Kirklareli University, in terms of the quality of education and employability. The research findings show that eliminating the open admission practice is a positive practice. According to the findings of the study, was evaluated positively the removal of the open admission practice. Inter-agency cooperation on the issue can be useful. [Presented at ERPA International Congress on Education 2018, on 28 June 2018, in Istanbul.] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01