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Makale Özeti:
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Today there are many problems waiting for the support of education to be solved.
Some of them arise from social uncertainty, economic deficiency, the worldviews
of policy makers who lead societies, differences in faith and some from the
societies’ having an eye on other nations’ surface and underground resources.
When we consider today’s problems, we notice that the source and main cause of
poverty, unemployment, prejudice, environmental pollution, loss of respect for
humans, individual/state interests and falling away from the essence of being
human, is the wrong or poor education (Söylemez, 2010).
Is it limited to mentioned problems? The answer is simply no. When we examine
the underlying reasons of such problems, we come to understand that educated
people always play key roles.
The reason for that must be the fact that educational institutions do not sufficiently
nurture needed human capital who are hardworking, sophisticated and honest. The
desired and ideal person is the one who has a good court conscience, virtuous,
self-conscious, knowing the reason of his existence, respecting the universal
values; open to learning and always self-improving. If that is not the case so far,
the reason behind it should be sought in educational philosophies and curriculum
programs applied at schools. I do believe that what conveys the aim and dynamism
in a country is the need for individuals who improves and develops the country
without harming the social structure, discovering and knowing himself and
productive. I also believe that nobody has words to claim the opposite.
Some academicians presented their papers generally on raising perfect individuals
in terms of professional fields; such as a good medical doctor, a good engineer, a
good chemist and a good nurse. I believe that it would better if they also stress the
importance of a “good person” who respects human beings and human values
besides having a good content knowledge.
Considering the critical age, it is too late for changing the earlier acquired
character and personality structure of a young person who is about to attend a
university. The chances of changing the self, character, and personality, let us say
re-shaping and re-moulding him becomes significantly reduced. What is left to
higher education institutions is limited to offering such youths merely the
professional knowledge, skills and techniques. I suppose my fellow academicians
in that congress avoided the topic I stress here for the same reason.
The problems I am trying to draw attention here, is the underlying reason of
serious problems for individuals, societies and the globe in general. Modern
educational philosophies, institutions, and some educators either overlook or avoid
these issues, or they simply remain helpless.
This paper is limited to insensitivity of education in response to certain problems
of individuals, societies and the world facing as caused by the above mentioned
issues.
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