Migration from rural to urban and the educational needs of adults in the process of urban transformation (The Case of Yukari Dikmen Neighborhood, Ankara)

Bilir M.

1st World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Administration, WCLTA-2010, Cairo, Egypt, 29 - 31 October 2010, vol.9, pp.1781-1787, (Full Text) identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 9
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.400
  • City: Cairo
  • Country: Egypt
  • Page Numbers: pp.1781-1787
  • Keywords: Adult, Education, Migration, Urban transformation
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper presents the educational needs of out-of-school population who live in Yukari Dikmen neighborhood of province of Ankara in the process of urban transformation, and also the solutions offered.17 percent (N=218) of adults who migrated from rural to urban are illiterate. 81 per cent of illiterates are women. Adults benefited from educational services demand retraining (general-vocational) since their educational attainment are not adequate in order to facilitate and retain urban life. Adults, especially women, demand the provision of education facilities that will provide them necessary skills to make a living and support them in this respect. © 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd.