Uluslararası Bakalorya diploma programının Türk okullarındaki uygulamalarında karşılaşılan sorunlar ve çözüm önerileri
Özet
The aim of this study is to identify the ideas of the teachers, students and coordinators regarding the problems in the application of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in some private school in Ankara and the suggested solutions. The research group of the study includes 12 students of IBDP and 3 teachers working in schools that run the program, in 2018-2019 academic year. The data collection has been conducted through a qualitative approach and with "an open-ended interview form" which is a common tool in qualitative research. The collected data has been examined through content analysis. The findings of the research suggest that the reasons for students to choose IBDP are mostly their choice, their parents' and lastly the school guidance. Students choose IBDP in order to study abroad, experience alternative education systems and improve their foreign languages. In additon, one of the potential factors is a family member who graduated from the IBDP. The findings of the study emphazise that students regard the insufficiency of the teachers as a problem about the program. Besides, it is posible to realize that the program is not flexible for the students itself, that it is not run paralel to the national curriculum and that there is not enough feedback. For teachers, the most common problems are the insufficient knowledge of the school management about the program, the differences from the national curriculum, insufficient support from the parents and the content difference among the lessons. Students have suggested such solutions as increasing teachers' knowledge, being careful in the selection of teachers, informing students about the program to make a conscious choice, enabling easier access to the sources, making the program totally separate from the national curriculum and getting more feedback from the teachers. For teachers, informing students and their parents frequently, and providing teachers with in-service opportunities and in-school applications are some possible solutions.