"Turkish Education: Authority or Critical Thinking, Assertive Maculinity or Consensus
Posted on March 28th, 2008 by Jenny White
The journalist Nicole Pope has spent many years traveling in all corners of Turkey. In her column, she writes about the background issues and implications of the UNDP report on the state of Turkish youth (see my March 22 blog entry, where you can access the full report). She pays particular attention to the hidden problems of education in Turkey, especially in rural areas, ranging from lack of infrastructure to authoritarianism and reliance on rote learning that leaves students unable to synthesize information and develop a critical approach."
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