A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON TURKEY, NORTHERN IRAQ, AND THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON ENGLISH EDUCATIONAL SUB-SYSTEM

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 82 - 89, 31.08.2021

Roland Ndukong Tangiri Sanaria Abdulrahman Sadeeq Başak Timur Demiral Fatma Miralay

Abstract

The aim of this research is examine the educational systems of Turkey, Northern Iraq, and the English Sub System of Cameroon. This examination was done by analyzing the educational structures of Turkey, Northern Iraq, and the English Sub System in Cameroon to bring out their similarities and differences. The study method a qualitative research approach, with a descriptive analysis after reviewing documents containing the educational systems of these countries. Following the study, result of that these countries' educational systems shared many similarities and few differences in their educational framework and some educational policies can be applied to all three systems at some levels. The Pre-school and Masters’ levels are similar to all the three countries; Primary school level in Turkey and Northern Iraq was similar while at the undergraduate level, there were some differences in all the three countries.

Keywords

Comparison;, educational system;, Turkey;, Iraq;, Cameroon;

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