Establishing value oriented social and cultural policies

Abstract

As the prominent aspects of globalization, uncertainty and degradation has gradually been increasing. Such a degradation emerging with respect to individuals, institutions and managements, eventually leads to the collapse of social institutions. In order to prevent it, meaning production should primarily be carried out through the formation of ‘value consciousness.’ It is vital that sustainable policies pertaining to reaching internal and external publics be pursued and strategic management be achieved accordingly. Thus, being value oriented and considering the interests of public also mean to be open, transparent and governance-based. As the fundamental aspects put forth by Raymond Williams within the context of meaning production; consumption, identity and representation concepts shed light on how discourse is generated. Developing realistic and solution-oriented approaches to social problems can only be achieved by adopting value oriented and symmetric approaches. This study focuses on how value-oriented social and cultural policies are formed through discourse. Hence, the contents of the Internet sites of the Norwegian and Turkish ministries related to social and cultural policies will be examined with discourse analysis method. © The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology.