Master's Program in Educational Administration and Planning

Program Title: Educational Administration and Planning

Program Type: Turkish-non-thesis/ Turkish-thesis

Program Coordinator: Assist. Prof. Burçak Çağla GARİPAĞAOĞLU

Program Description

One of the most prominent features of the century we are in is the rapid change. Socio-economic, political and technological changes in national and international level have greatly affected education sector as they did the other sectors. Depending on this effect, there have been important changes, developments and innovations in schools’ education and training processes, organization and administrative structures and their relations with the environment. With these changes and innovations, educational administration and leadership has become a more difficult and complex profession. In a world where change has become the basic characteristic, in order to be successful, education administrators, especially school administrators and inspectors, need to obtain leadership and competence in many areas and constantly develop these skills. This is only possible with qualified education programs that integrate theory and practice.

The main objective of Educational Administration and Planning program at Bahçeşehir University is to enhance leadership and administrative capacities of those who work in education leadership field and those who want to pursue a career in this field. In accordance with this main objective, participants will be provided with academic staff renown in their areas in education environments with strong technological infrastructure and learning opportunities where they will integrate modern theories and practices of educational administration and leadership.