Research Article

Problems of Open Vocational High Schools in Dealing with the School Dropouts

Volume: 9 Number: 1 January 31, 2018
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Problems of Open Vocational High Schools in Dealing with the School Dropouts

Abstract

Increasing the student enrolment in schools is very important in today’s knowledge economy, which makes education systems one of the most prominent factors of economic development for all the countries in the world, especially the developing ones like Turkey. However, school dropout is one of the major obstacles in front of the advancements. Every nation has got a kind of structure in their education system to deal with school dropouts, particularly in secondary education level in which major dropout issues occur. In Turkey, open high schools constitute of the major alternative for the students who left formal high schools early and want to continue their education or to get a high school diploma. The aim of this study is to examine the organizational problems of Vocational Open High Schools in Şanlıurfa, regarding these schools as a backup system for school dropouts, based on the opinions of the school managers. Using a case study design, the data was collected through semi-structured interviews with the managers of open vocational schools in Haliliye, Karaköprü and Eyyubiye counties. According to the results of the study, organizational problems can be categorized into three main themes as administrative, academic and legal problems. At the end of the study, there are some suggestions to the authorities.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Adnan Boyacı
ANADOLU ÜNİVERSİTESİ
0000-0003-4389-1926
Türkiye

Mehmet Karacabey This is me
HARRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Yakup Öz *
ANADOLU ÜNİVERSİTESİ
0000-0003-2113-2929
Türkiye

Publication Date

January 31, 2018

Submission Date

November 27, 2017

Acceptance Date

January 31, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 9 Number: 1

APA
Boyacı, A., Karacabey, M., & Öz, Y. (2018). Problems of Open Vocational High Schools in Dealing with the School Dropouts. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 9(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.358362
AMA
1.Boyacı A, Karacabey M, Öz Y. Problems of Open Vocational High Schools in Dealing with the School Dropouts. TOJQI. 2018;9(1):1-25. doi:10.17569/tojqi.358362
Chicago
Boyacı, Adnan, Mehmet Karacabey, and Yakup Öz. 2018. “Problems of Open Vocational High Schools in Dealing With the School Dropouts”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 9 (1): 1-25. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.358362.
EndNote
Boyacı A, Karacabey M, Öz Y (January 1, 2018) Problems of Open Vocational High Schools in Dealing with the School Dropouts. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 9 1 1–25.
IEEE
[1]A. Boyacı, M. Karacabey, and Y. Öz, “Problems of Open Vocational High Schools in Dealing with the School Dropouts”, TOJQI, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1–25, Jan. 2018, doi: 10.17569/tojqi.358362.
ISNAD
Boyacı, Adnan - Karacabey, Mehmet - Öz, Yakup. “Problems of Open Vocational High Schools in Dealing With the School Dropouts”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry 9/1 (January 1, 2018): 1-25. https://doi.org/10.17569/tojqi.358362.
JAMA
1.Boyacı A, Karacabey M, Öz Y. Problems of Open Vocational High Schools in Dealing with the School Dropouts. TOJQI. 2018;9:1–25.
MLA
Boyacı, Adnan, et al. “Problems of Open Vocational High Schools in Dealing With the School Dropouts”. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, vol. 9, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 1-25, doi:10.17569/tojqi.358362.
Vancouver
1.Adnan Boyacı, Mehmet Karacabey, Yakup Öz. Problems of Open Vocational High Schools in Dealing with the School Dropouts. TOJQI. 2018 Jan. 1;9(1):1-25. doi:10.17569/tojqi.358362

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