A COMPARISON OF TEACHERS’ STATUS IN TURKEY AND BELARUS

Abstract

21.Century has opened new dimensions in every field of our lives. As as result of high technology, nations came closer and affected each other more than it used to be. That resulted in globalization which is considered to be inevitable for all the countries.These events also affected the status of teaching profession. Qualifications of this profession are started to be analysed and questioned by all the members of society. Everybody has something to say about teaching. Importance of teaching profession is well understood by developed countries. They paid a lot of attention to improve their teachers’ status and at the end got highest benefits of this policy. However, it is very hard to say that in Turkey and Belarus teachers have the same standarts as their colleagues in Europe or in developed countries.While some causes of this problem are common for both countries, some are specific to the country itself. Aim of this study is to identify status of teachers in Turkey and Belarus, to compare their similarities and differences, and thereby to determine conditions related to the status of teachers. In this study, firstly the current status of teachers in Turkey is analysed by using recent data, secondly their status in Belarus is examined. At the end, some suggestions are given in order to improve the status of teachers in both countries.