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MAKING SENSE OF

“EDUCATIONAL STUDIES”:

LESSONS LEARNED IN THE LAST DECADE

Erol İnelmenBoğaziçi University, Bebek, İstanbul,

TURKEYinelmen@boun.edu.tr

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1. Introduction

The sciences which they learned without any order in their early education

will be brought togetherbrought together and they will be able to see

the natural relationship of sciences to one another and to true being

Plato, Republic, VII 537

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2. Background

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3. Reflection

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COMFORT

Infrastructure

Survival

Edutrainment

LOGISTICS

COMMUNICATION

Food

TransportatIon

Computer

ConsultIng

COMMERCE

Trade

BankIng

DEVELOPMENT

Energy

ConstructIon

RECREATION

RESEARCH

Leisure

Cinema

Education

Promotion

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4. Discussion

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5. Conclusions

aesthetics philosophy law justice

perception psychology politics liberty

ethics religion education innovation

integration history cinema art performance

preservation geography ecology diversification

equality sociology medicine prevention

solidarity economics technology production

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Acknowledgement

We join in celebrating Prof. Jürgen Habermas 80th birthday, the champion of communication.

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References

Flyvbjerg, B. (2001) “Making Social Science Matter”, Cambridge University Press, p.82

Freire, P. and Macedo, D. (1987) “Literacy”, Bergin and Garvey, London, pp. 24-27