Suggested Themes

1. Modernisation of the Ottoman Education System
2. Background of the Establishment of maktabs
3. Relationship between maktabs and Madrasahs
4. History of maktabs
5. Educational Understanding/Philosophy of maktabs
6. Education Programs and Textbooks of maktabs
7. Debates over Teaching Methods in maktabs
8. Teachers/Educators in maktabs
9. Effect of maktabs on the Ottoman Culture, Art and Political Life
10. Official Documents Pertaining to Educational and Administrative Structure of maktabs
11. Human Type Raised by maktabs
12. Types of maktabs
13. Foreign Schools/Minority Schools
14. Streams of Thought and maktabs
15. Effect of the Western Education Approach on maktabs
16. Religion and Religious Education in maktabs
17. Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, Mathematics, Art Education etc. in maktabs
18. Education and Language in maktabs
19. Effect of maktabs on Millet System
20. Modernisation Process in Education in Other Societies and States