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Özdemir, Selçuk. "The e-Learning Puzzle in Turkey: Déjà Vu?." IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2010. 143-156. Web. 17 Jun. 2026. doi:10.4018/978-1-60566-942-7.ch010

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Özdemir, S. (2010). The e-Learning Puzzle in Turkey: Déjà Vu? (pp. 143-156). doi:10.4018/978-1-60566-942-7.ch010

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Özdemir, Selçuk. "The e-Learning Puzzle in Turkey: Déjà Vu?," 143-156 (2010), accessed June 17, 2026. doi:10.4018/978-1-60566-942-7.ch010

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The e-Learning Puzzle in Turkey: Déjà Vu?

Selçuk Özdemir (Gazi University, Turkey)

EISBN13: 9781613500095 | DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-942-7.ch010

Abstract

This chapter aims to share Turkey’s ICT integration experiences from a country-wide perspective rather than a school or classroom case. Many experiences in different countries indicate that successful ICT integration requires interlocking components, such as purchasing hardware, in-service training for principals and teachers, curriculum integration, financial resources for maintenance, technical, and pedagogical support, and an adequate amount and quality of digital learning material. Lack of one of the components may cause the failure of the whole integration process. The employment of ICT in education is a complex process comprising intricate components, much like the pieces of a puzzle. Sharing the experiences gained from national initiatives is especially important for developing countries, which should make an effort to learn from the experiences of other countries because loans granted by foreign sources make up a majority of the e-learning investment.