Migration from rural to urban and the educational needs of adults in the process of urban transformation (The Case of Yukar Dikmen Neighborhood, Ankara)

This paper presents the educational needs of out-of-school population who live in Yukar Dikmen neighborhood of province of Ankara in the process of urban transformation, and also the solutions offered. 17 percent (N = 218) of adults who migrated from rural to urban are illiterate. 81 per cent of illiterates are women. Adults benefited from educational services demand retraining (general-vocational) since their educational attainment are not adequate in order to facilitate and retain urban life. Adults, especially women, demand the provision of education facilities that will provide them necessary skills to make a living and support them in this respect. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd.