Records Management Programs in Primary and Secondary Schools and Situation in Turkey

Abstract

Records which are produced in the course of school’s daily life as a source of institutional information are not only one of the most significant part of communication and administration at schools but they are also a very important guide for local and national education planning. In order to manage the records by an efficient records management system, it is inevitable to analyze the present condition of records processes in all departments of the school,in the light of the national and international procedures. In the context of the study, national and international conditions that influence the records processes have been analyzed. In that context the element of the records management programs that would be developed for school environment has been described.