The Lifelong Learning Competencies of Trainers Who Work for Public Education Centres: Case of Mersin

Volume: 10 Number: 1 March 1, 2017
  • Ufuk Cem Komşu
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The Lifelong Learning Competencies of Trainers Who Work for Public Education Centres: Case of Mersin

Abstract

From the point of lifelong learning concept, gaining the required information and skills is crucial for trainers who work in public education centres. Determining the perception of lifelong learning competency of trainers in public education centres and how they differ on some demographical variables is the main purpose of this study. The Scale of Lifelong Learning Competencies was used for this descriptive study. To analyze the data, SPSS 22.0 was used to employ descriptive statistics such as frequencies, means and standard deviations and perform Mann-Whitney-U and Kruskall Whallis tests. The sample of survey consisted of 121 trainers of public education centres in Erdemli and Mezitli of Mersin. According to the main findings, the general lifelong learning competencies of the trainers were found to be at a high level. Additionally, participants' level of education and the perception of general lifelong learning competencies, competencies of learning to learn, acquiring information, digital and decision-making significantly differed on participants' level of education and ages.

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March 1, 2017

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March 1, 2017

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Year 2017 Volume: 10 Number: 1

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Komşu, U. C. (2017). The Lifelong Learning Competencies of Trainers Who Work for Public Education Centres: Case of Mersin. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 10(1), 117-145. https://izlik.org/JA65CN44EW