A Discourse Analysis of Social Media Voices on Turkey’s FATIH Project

Year 2019, Volume: 20 , 785 - 806, 05.04.2019

Ayşe Aydın Akkurt Hakan Yıldırım , H. Mustafa Dönmez

https://doi.org/10.17494/ogusbd.554542

Abstract

FATIH project of Turkey is one of the largest
educational technology projects in the world that aims to ensure equality in
education and to improve technological infrastructure at schools. Ekşi Sözlük,
one of the most popular social media platforms in Turkey, has been an important
agent in interpreting and reproducing information as a new public sphere. This
study aims to explore the topics presented within the discourses in Ekşi Sözlük
regarding FATIH project. A total of 307 entries posted between 2010 and 2017
were analyzed using the method of discourse analysis. The results showed that
FATIH project has been discussed in public sphere in terms of technological,
political-ideological and project design dimensions rather than the educational
dimension.

 

Keywords

FATIH Project, New Media, Discourse Analysis

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