Planning Education in the Case Study of the Course of Metropolitan Planning in Istanbul

Authors : Nihal Ekin ERKAN

Pages : 143-159

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Publication Date : 2018-02-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This paper examines the courses, which are called “Metropolitan Planning in Istanbul” in Marmara University, using a Bourdieu’s participant objectivation method. These courses are in Global Cities and Istanbul Studies Master’s Program in which there is a protocol between Marmara University and Turkish Association of Municipalities. Most of students in this program have been working at different level management in several municipalities. They got a scholarship according to the protocol. The courses are about planning theory and practices. The center of discussion in these courses is the planning agenda of Istanbul. This text discusses the possibilities and the hidden hardships of teaching planning, using the Istanbul Metropolitan Planning course in 2016-2017 academic year, as a case study.
Keywords : Planning Education, participant objectivation method