Determining the opinions of executives, teachers and students working at Science and Art Centers within the context of the 2023 education vision

The educational needs of societies trying to keep up with technology also change over time. It can be said that one of the educational institutions affected by this change is Science and Art Centers (BİLSEM). It is thought that BİLSEM, which provides education to specially talented children, has multifaceted problems, but these problems will be solved with a good education policy. With the announcement of the 2023 Education Vision by the Ministry of National Education, it can be said that it is important for BİLSEMs to adopt and internalize this education vision or to renew themselves in this direction. This research aimed to determine the opinions of administrators, teachers and students working at BİLSEM in the Eastern Anatolia Region within the scope of the 2023 Education Vision. In the research, phenomenology, one of the qualitative research approaches, was used and interviews were conducted with five administrators, ten teachers and ten students working at BİLSEM. In this research, a semi-structured interview form was used as a data collection tool. Interview questions were developed by the researcher. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. Looking at the results obtained, administrators, teachers and students at BİLSEM generally expressed their opinions regarding the deficiencies in BİLSEM. It was observed that the administrators mostly mentioned the selection of students to BİLSEMs, the adequacy of the teachers in BİLSEMs for specially talented students and the physical problems they encountered in BİLSEMs. Teachers: The education provided within the scope of the 2023 Education Vision; They offered suggestions on how to make it more productive for specially talented students. Students, on the other hand, gave feedback stating that they preferred BİLSEM to the school when BİLSEM and the school were compared, and that BİLSEM had positive reflections on their school life and normal life. In line with these results, suggestions were made within the scope of the 2023 Education Vision, such as reviewing the education programs at the center, carrying out the necessary studies for the suitability of physical and individual conditions, and reviewing deficiencies such as BİLSEM's physical conditions and equipment adequacy.