An Analysis of the Turkish Education Policy Adopted between 1970 and 1980: Hababam Sınıfı Sample

Authors : Gözde Eken Taşkaya

Pages : 359-384

Doi:10.46778/goputeb.1244819

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Publication Date : 2023-10-31

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Although cinema reflects the culture of the society it is found, it cannot be said that its sole function is to reflect this culture. Cinema also questions the education policy applied in that society, the education system, and its point of view towards education and presents this questioning to its audience on the white screen. This questioning is an important tool, especially in terms of educational philosophy, because educational philosophy seeks answers to the questions and problems of education by using the cognitive tools of philosophy, like questioning and criticism, and criticism of the education policy constitutes an important part of these problems. In this study, Hababam Sınıfı-an educational-based film series, which started to be aired between 1970 and 1980, was analyzed philosophically, and some inferences were made regarding the Turkish education policy adopted at that period of time and based on these films made in the relevant period, teacher models, student characters and characteristics of the education system were revealed. Based on the teacher models/characters in the film, the expectations of the teachers from their students and the perspective of society towards the teaching profession in that period were interpreted. Similarly, based on the student models/characters in the film, the perspectives of students towards the Turkish education system, their expectations from the Turkish education system, and the effects of teachers and the education system of that period on students were analyzed. Finally, based on the teacher and student characters reflected in the films, the characteristics of the Turkish education policy and education system between 1970 and 1980 were explained, and some recommendations were made for future research.
Keywords : Sinema, Eğitim Politikası ve Sistemi, Hababam Sınıfı