Personnel Development Practices in Turkish Education System

Abstract

Abstract

Nowadays everything develops and changes very quickly and sustainability of organizational goals will be possible only when personnel can keep up with these changes. From administrative aspect it is important to enhance personnel’s potential and prompt them to achieve organizational goals. Personnel development is a process which influences and develops personnel skills, attitude and knowledge level and it is highly important in educational organizations as well as in other organizations. The objective of this study is to analyse policies of Ministry of National Education for personnel development since the foundation of Turkish Republic and provide concrete proposals for the people and institutions who direct educational policies and creating scheme of education. Findings yielded from literature review have been reported. The findings indicate that the objective in I. Maarif Congress in 1921, Maarif Council or National Education Councils since 1923 and Development Plans is to enhance quality of education. In service trainings have been held by Ministry of National Education with the aim of improving personnel. With the help of National Education Councils and Development Plans, decisions will become more effective and universities will provide cooperation during in service trainings, thereby developing personnel.

Keywords: human resources, personnel development, in service training