“Teachers, The Turkish Republic expects of you new generations with free thought, free understanding and free conscience “
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Turkish Association of Curriculum and Instruction (TACI)
Purpose
EPODER as a professional organization aims at contributing to the advancement and development of the curriculum and instruction studies, lead and assist the scholars specialized in the field, advance cultural change, improve all kinds of school curricula at all levels of education by establishing a strong national and international relationship.
History
After several panels carried out at different provinces of the country by full and associate professors of Curriculum and Instruction, It was decided to integrate the present potential so as to work, cooperate and contribute to all dimensions of education under a professional organization. This initiative formally flourished into a new association: The Association for Curriculum and Instruction (EPODER) in September 2009.