International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research

91 - 104

Authors: İclal Kaya Altay , Shqiprim Ahmeti

It is considered that, albeit implicit, the EU has had an implicit territorial approach from its inception. Europe’s economic geography is characterised by large regional disparities, which direcyly effect its territoriality. Response to dispariries is regional policy, now called cohesion policy. The concerns on how to tackle territorial dimension of EU policies more systematically made way for an EU territorial cohesion policy. Everything finalized with ‘Territorial Agenda of the European Union, followed by The First Action Programme. This paper is structured by a descriptive language while deduction method is used. It refers to official documents as well as books, articles and assessments related to topic. The scope of this paper covers, besides the Agenda itself, background of Territorial Agenda of EU including territorial cohesion thinking.

112 - 121

Authors: Roberto Buenaflor

Education makes no boundaries and is acquired beyond the confines of the classrooms. The study delved into industrial tour relevancies in professional development and the encountered problems of students along educational, sociological, financial, geographical, occupational and psychological components, and also solicited recommendations for tour improvement. It employed debate in obtaining primary qualitative data from logical propositions and arguments of the debating teams. The results disclosed that students enhanced their learning of various machines, tools, and equipment not found in the College. They disliked being brought to industries outside of their specializations and worried about missing the requirements of other classes. They improved interpersonal relationships among students and teachers, gained insights for employment opportunities, and discovered hidden personalities. They suffered immeasurable pressure caused by their desires joining the tour and the needed money that resulted to an abrupt financial constraints of the family. They developed confidence to explore additional places, but emotionally arrested of the amount necessary for the tour plus the pressure of beating deadlines of other class requirements, notwithstanding immeasurable censures from those who refused from joining. In conclusion, the tour was relevant to professional development but a serious psychological arrester on financial and academic concerns. They recommended making the tour part of the curriculum with fund assistance of the College.

142 - 156

Authors: Gülçin Zeybek

The research within the main purpose that to determine the level of 21st century learner skills use of high school students who will be the employees of the 21st century in other words will be the employees of the future is seen as important in terms of research and application. The study was carried out by combining single survey model and causal comparison research model within the framework of quantitative research approaches. Students attending various high schools in Karaman city center were the participants of the study. Descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze the data. According to research findings, high school students use 21st century learner skills and its four sub-dimensions (cognitive skills, autonomous skills, collaboration and flexibility, innovativeness skills), above mid-level. In addition to this, it was observed that the use of 21st century learner skills of the students differed significantly according to their grade levels and their training goals.