Higher Education in Turkish Example of Social Democracy

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to discuss the views on higher education which were manifested in the election bulletins between 2011 and 2018 by CHP which is the Turkey example of social democracy as a political approach. The subject matter of the study is the views on higher education which were manifested in the election bulletins between 2011 and 2018 by CHP which is the Turkey example of social democracy as a political approach. Data of the research were analyzed using descriptive analysis, one of the qualitative data analysis methods. As a result of the research, in the dimension of academic structure, it is emphasized in all three electoral periods that YÖK will be abolished, and the scientific, administrative and financial autonumy of universities will be secured. In the dimension of academicians and academic development, it is observed that the issues of academic freedom and support to projects are included in the subheading of research support in the bulletins of 2011 and 2015. In the 2018 bulletin, the promise to increase the number and quality of publications through awards and incentives attract attention. The issues of increasing dormitory and accommodation opportunities and free public transportation are prominent in terms of accommodation and transportation for the university students dimension. In the research, it is recommended that new research can be done on the election bulletins of other parties, political formations and movements, especially liberalism and the center-right.

Keywords

• Academic freedom
• Election bulletin
• Social democracy
• Higher education

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