Criteria for Training Education Administrators in Türkiye Discussed at BAU

A panel titled "Placement and Appointment of School Principals by the Ministry of National Education" was organized by the Bahçeşehir University (BAU) Promotion and Guidance Coordinator's Office. The panel addressed the ministry's regulations on the subject.

At the panel, which featured as speakers Prof. Dr. Mualla Bilgin Aksu, faculty member in Educational Administration at Akdeniz University, Prof. Dr. Sharon Rallis, faculty member in Educational Administration and Programs in Massachusetts, Fenerbahçe High School Principal Mehmet Bengli and Bahçeşehir Science and Technology High School Principal Tolga Yıldız, views were expressed on the current regulations and recommendations were offered.

Speaking at the panel, Bahçeşehir University Vice President Prof. Dr. Hasan Şimşek said that they chose to also hear the views of an international guest in order to compare the centralized education model in Türkiye with the Anglo-Saxon model.

Şimşek said: "In our country, owing to the centralist tradition, administration is seen as an extension of teaching. In the West, however, the definition of an administrator fits a person who can take more initiative, is expected to have leadership skills, needs to be creative and can give vision to their group and institution. It is very difficult to integrate with the West with this system. New methods should also be implemented without exaggeration."