TY - BOOK AU - Sakir Cinkir PY - 2020 CY - Berlin, Germany PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 9783631843437 TI - Empowering Education: Research, Theory And Practice DO - 10.3726/b17911 UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1056805 N2 - In the last 20 years, in order to improve the education system and increase the quality of education, many countries made many attempts including developing a studentcentered education program, competencies for teachers and principals, and hundreds of projects. The problem is; “How can education systems, teachers, students and schools fail despite these changes and developments in science and technology in the 21st century?” The answer is, many education systems have entered a kind of VICIOUS CIRCLE. The most effective solution to the problems of a system is “NOT WITH AN EMOTIONAL APPROACH,” but WITH THE SYSTEM ANALYSIS APPROACH. “A SYSTEM CAN BE AS SMART AS ITS DESIGNERS AT MOST.” KW - Empowering education, school improvement and development, educational research, new directions, educational policies, education methodology LA - English ER -