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23 SES 03 A, Lifelong Learning
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Contribution
This study aims to analyze the changing adult education policy on the effect of new regional development policy and to examine the ongoing change in the organization of the Turkish regional policy, and the process of formation of the Development Agencies in Turkey.
In examining the changing regional policies in Turkey, both previous and new policies will be discussed to offer a new policy framework for the regional development and human development issues. The study object of the thesis is the process of developing a regional organization in Turkey with Istanbul or Mardin Development Agencies as a case.
The main questions raised in the thesis are as follows:
- What are the changes Regional Development Policies in Turkey and the policies in the EU? How is the concept of localization being formed by RDA’s and EU?
- How adult education policies has been imagined and formed within the framework of regional development concept?
- What economical and political aspects may explain the transition period of Turkish regional policy?
- What has been done for the regional policy in Turkey? To what extent the implementation of RDAs are applicable to the Turkish administrative structure?
Since Turkey gained European Union (EU) candidate status with the decision of Helsinki Summit in 1999, domestic political and economic life has been changed with some regulations in order to enable the integration of Turkey to the EU. The pace of those regulations in Turkish policies has further accelerated since 2002. In 2002 Turkey as a candidate country to join the EU has changed its project approach on regional development movements. It is well known that, regionalization process in Turkey goes hand-in-hand with the national plans and those plans mostly written to integrate all economic, social and cultural areas in the central way. However, current regional policy approach has not hierarchical structure and state-centered co-ordination; on the contrary, its highlights local governance. In terms of the Ninth Development Plan (2007-2013) as a result of the redefinition of the role of the state in the economy, NUTS should be defined and RDAs are expected to play a critical role in managing regional policy. As a result, The State Planning Organization (DPT) defined NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) levels in Turkey. Turkey has been divided into 12 NUTS level-1 region. 26 NUTS level-2 region. 81 NUTS level-3 regions in the base of adaptation on EU. Before these new regional divisions Turkey is divided into seven geographical regions which comprise 81 provinces. The State Planning Organization Following the definition of NUTS levels, a new institutional framework for these regions was introduced through a program, which is under way to establish RDAs.
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References
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