Mezunlarının Perspektifinden Eğitim Enstitüleri

The purpose of this research is to provide the perceptions and evaluations of primary school teachers who studied in two-year educational institutes between the 1974-1975 and 1981-1982 academic years. This research is based on a screening model in which an existing situation is described as it is. The semistructured “Interview Form for Primary School Teacher Training Institutions” form developed by the researchers was used to obtain the data of the research conducted by qualitative research method. The study group of the research was composed of primary school teachers who graduated from educational institutes living in Izmir. According to the results, the graduates of the educational institutes generally evaluated the teaching staff in the institutes they graduated positively, but they also stated that these schools were very negatively affected by the political developments of the period. Schools were found to be more positive in terms of building and equipment compared to other schools. Students were found to have lower income levels and found to be children from rural families in general.