Abstract:

The aim of this research is to examine the problems that affect the quality of the religious education offered at the Imam-Hatip Schools in accordance with the opinions of these school administrators. The research is structured in a qualitative research model. During the spring term of 2015-2016 academic year in Turkey, a study group consisting of 25 school administrators from 24 different Imam-Hatip Schools established on the basis of The classification Level 1 of Turkey’s regions of TUIK (Turkish Statistical Institute). Semi-structured interview forms developed by the researcher were used, and face-to-face interviews with school administrators were collected. Descriptive analysis method was used in the analysis of the data obtained. Some of the results obtained in the research are as follows: According to majority of the IHL school administrators, the quality of religious education in their schools is not at the desired level, it is inadequate. The interviewed IHL school administrators refer to the various problems affecting the quality of religious education offered in their schools, related to the profiles of students and teachers and parents, and the curriculum structure of the schools. They also express various problems related to physical, environmental, and economic troubles. Within the scope of the research, İHL school administrators have made various suggestions to improve the quality of religious education in these schools.

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