InvestigationofEthnopedagogicalFactorsinTeacherEducation: KyrgyzstanSample

Abstract

Thepurposeofthisstudyistoinvestigatetheethnopedagogyeducationin the teacher education programs in Kyrgyzstan. Basic qualitative research methodwasappliedinthestudy.Thedatawerecollectedthroughdocument reviewand interviewswithgraduate students from Kyrgyz-TurkishManas Universityandinstructors.TheresearcherstayedinBishkek,Kyrgyzstanfor 50 days to collect the data, the documents and to plan and conduct the interviews. The data collected via document review and interviews, were analyzedbycontentanalysismethod.Asaresultoftheanalysis,information abouttheethnopedagogyclassatKyrgyz-TurkishManasUniversityteacher education program was reviewed and the instructors’ opinions about ethnopedagogyeducationatteachereducationprogramsandthegraduate students’opinionsabouttheethnopedagogyclasswereidentified.Themost important result can be seen as that instructors and students give great importance to ethnopedagogy and adopt its ideas. They also indicated furtherinsightandconcreteproposals.Asacountrywithadeepand rich history, it would be a great chance for Turkey to benefit from this educationalexperience.