Istanbul Bilgi Universitesi, Eski Silahtaraga Elektrik Santrali Kazim Karabekir Cad. No: 2/13 Eyup
34060 Istanbul/
Turkey
- Gender
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
- Religion
- Research
- Youth and education
Our Objectives
Developing materials on how to address the topics of identity, modernization, secularization, democratization, citizenship, poverty and discrimination in education and organizing seminars relevantly
Organizing teacher training seminars
Setting common ground for academically produced studies to be shared with educators while materials produced by educators to be shared with academics
Expanding the studies run by the Department of Sociology in cooperation with high-school teachers and pupils on topics like urbanization, youth, and discrimination
Studying sociology textbooks specifically and all textbooks in general
Providing consultancy to governmental and non-governmental organizations on bilingual education, discrimination in education, citizenship, democracy and human rights
Projects
* Combating Disability Discrimination in Educational Settings
* Human Rights in Textbooks III (together with the History Foundation)
* Teacher’s Workshop: “Discussing Controversial Issues in an Educational Setting” Certificate Program
* Discussing Social Issues in an Educational Setting: Teachers and Academics joint Study and Production Project (together with the Terakki Foundation)
* How to Deal with Discrimination in Education Settings: Lesson Samples and Resources for Educationalists (ASED)
* Textbook Analysis Project
* Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Discrimination: Sociological and Educational Perspectives I (ASEP)
Activities
-SECBIR Talks
SEÇBİR Talks are designed for broad participation, organised and hosted by the Sociology and Education Studies Division to enable its participants to improve themselves on a wide range of education related issues.
-Seminars and Workshops
* Education and teaching in changing Turkey II – 4 September 2013
* Education and teaching in changing Turkey – 19 June 2013
* Dealing with controversial issues in educational settings – 1 March 2013
* Bilingualism in education: Western Thrace and Diyarbakir experiences – 9 May 2011
-Symposiums
* Education and social justice in the context of multilingualism – 24 June 2014
* Confronting the past and education in Turkey: Experiences – 25 May 2013
* Discrimination: Understanding, analyzing, struggling – 29 September 2012