Zeytin Ağacının Gölgesinde Öğrenmek: Uygulama Topluluğu Olarak Tarımsal Bir Kooperatifte Durumsal Öğrenme Deneyimleri

Year 2026, Volume: 59 Issue: 1 , 65 - 116 , 15.04.2026

Ali Tansu Balcı , Ahmet Yıldız

https://doi.org/10.30964/auebfd.1653054

https://izlik.org/JA42KT65HR

Abstract

İşbirliği ve dayanışmanın esas olduğu kooperatifler, ortaklarına etkileşim ve deneyim alanları sağlayan topluluklardır. Bu alanlar kooperatif ortağı yetişkinler için aynı zamanda bir öğrenme zemini oluşturmaktadır. Kırsal bölgelerde yaşayan çiftçilerin formel öğrenme deneyimlerinin sınırlı olduğu göz önüne alındığında tarımsal kooperatiflerin çiftçilere sağladığı öğrenme ortamları kritik bir öneme sahiptir. Bu araştırma kırsal bölgelerde bulunan tarımsal kooperatiflerin çiftçilere sağladığı öğrenme deneyimlerine odaklanmakta ve kırsal bir bölgede yer alan Gödence Tarımsal Kalkınma Kooperatifi ortağı çiftçilerin öğrenme deneyimlerini durumsal öğrenme perspektifinden incelemektedir. Durum çalışması yöntemiyle yürütülen araştırmada çiftçilerin tarımsal üretime yönelik öğrenmeler, fabrika-makine bilgisi ve yönetimsel-iletişimsel süreçlere dair öğrenmeler gerçekleştirdiği; bu öğrenmeler ve kooperatif içerisindeki etkileşimlerle birlikte farklı topluluklarda yeni öğrenme deneyimleri edindikleri bulgulanmıştır.

Keywords

durumsal öğrenme , kooperatifçilik , tarımsal kooperatifler , uygulama topluluğu , yetişkin öğrenmesi

Ethical Statement

Bu araştırma, T.C. Ankara Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü Etik Kurulu Başkanlığı 02.04.2021 tarihi 87771 sayılı kararı ile etik kurulu tarafından onaylanmıştır.

Supporting Institution

Ankara Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Koordinasyon Birimi

Project Number

#21L0630001 nolu Doktora Tez Projesi

Thanks

Bu çalışma Ankara Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Koordinasyon Birimi tarafından #21L0630001 nolu Doktora Tez Projesi kapsamında desteklenmiştir.

Learning in the Shade of the Olive Tree: Situated Learning Experiences in an Agricultural Cooperative as a Community of Practice

https://izlik.org/JA42KT65HR

Abstract

Co-operatives, which are based on cooperation and solidarity, are communities that provide spaces of interaction and experience for their members. These spaces also provide a learning environment for adult members of co-operatives. Given that farmers living in rural areas have limited formal learning experiences, the learning environments provided by agricultural co-operatives are of critical importance. This study focuses on the learning experiences provided to farmers by agricultural co-operatives in rural areas and examines the learning experiences of Gödence Agricultural Development Cooperative member farmers in a rural area from a situated learning perspective. Using a case study approach, the study found that farmers learnt about agricultural production, factory-machine knowledge, and managerial-communication processes, and through these learnings and interactions within the co-operative, they gained new learning experiences in different communities.

Keywords

adult learning , Agricultural co-operatives , community of practice , cooperativism , situated learning

Ethical Statement

This research was approved by the Ethics Committee of Ankara University Rectorate Ethics Committee with the decision number 87771 dated 02.04.2021.

Supporting Institution

Ankara Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Koordinasyon Birimi

Project Number

#21L0630001 nolu Doktora Tez Projesi

Thanks

This study was supported by Ankara University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit within the scope of Doctoral Thesis Project #21L0630001.

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