123, 124, 125 Turk village institutions
After the First World war, the Ottoman Empire disappeared, and in 1922 the Turkish Republic was proclaimed under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1931), who introduced a forceful modernization policy. To improve education in the countryside, village institutes (köy enstitüleri) were set up, based on the ideas of the philosopher and educator John Dewey, who had visited Turkey in 1924. He regarded school as a social community and believed that traditional education should be combined with practical skills that catered to local needs.
Date:
1935 - 1939
Catalog record:
BG T2/225
Number:
123 Location
Akpinar
Turkey
