Education-environment relations in Mesudiye and Ayrancı villages

THE SUMMARY OF THESIS FOR MASTER OF SCIENCEEDUCATION-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS IN MESUD YE AND AYRANCIVILLAGESPrepered by: Recep BABACANElementary Education Branch Of MainscienceAfyon Kocatepe University Institute Of Social SciencesMay 2006Consultant: Prof. Dr. Lütfi ÖZAVIn Aegean region, Usak, located in hinterland of West Anatolia, faciliatededucational activities haven?t reached the optimum level yet. This thesis?s aims are tofind the reasons of the circumstance and effects of surrounding conditions on education.In this research Mesudiye, Usak?s village and Ayrancı, Banaz?s village are takenas examples. These villages which are different from each other and settled in differentareas are investigated in comparison for surrounding conditions and degree ofeducation. During the field of research such audience, survey, observation, example andscanning of document are used. Conclusions, are explained with causality and reason-result relation.At the end of the research, it was fixed that surrounding conditions affect thesocioeconomical and sociocultural structures and this interaction affects the educationalactivities, too. Distance between rural and urban settlements, the geographical locationand location against to the world directly have an effect on education. Evaluating theconclusions of research, findings will lighten rural settlements for preparing schedules.Key Words: Education, Environment, Rural Region, Culture, SocioeconomicStructure,