Turkish Studies - International, Year 2016 Issue Volume 11 Issue 19

Examination of the Attitudes of Students Studying at the Exercises and Sports Training for Disabled Persons Department Towards Disabled Persons

Mahmut AÇAK, Yunus Emre KARAKAYA , Çetin TAN , Zeki COŞKUNER — 2026-07-16

The purpose of this study is to examine attitude of students studying at the exercises and sports training for disabled persons department towards disabled persons. 120 students studying in the exercise and sports training department for disabled persons have participated in the study. The data collection tool used in the study is the Attitude Scale for Persons Affected from Inability - “O Form” (Attitude Toward Disabled Person) developed by Yuker, Block and Young (1970). It was found that there is a statistically significant difference between the inability point averages according to the grade variable (F(2,117)=9,149; p<0.05). In the LSD test performed to find the source of the difference; these have been stated that there is difference in favor of the students of 1st grade (i.e. they perceive person with disabilities in a quite similar way as persons have no disability), compared to the students of the 2nd and 3th grades, there is also similar difference between the students of the 2nd and 3th grades. According to the findings, it was determined that general attitudes of the students of the exercise and sports training department for disabled persons’ towards the disabled person become negative in higher grades. Consequently, the reasons of the negative attitudes of Exercise and Physical Education and Sports for Disabled Persons Department should be investigated. Studies may be made by examining many factors such as in particular, curriculum activities, student recruitment exams, experiences of teachers, physical conditions of the special schools where the students had been gone.

Common Problems in Teaching Turkish to Arabs: Jordan Sample

Ahmet AKKAYA, Mesut GÜN — 2026-07-16

There exist some issues related to the teaching and learning of Turkish in the Turkish language centers. The aim of this study is to identify the problems with learning Turkish at Yunus Emre Institute in Jordan in the light of the perceptions of those learning Turkish as a foreign language. Many studies have been conducted on the problems in teaching Turkish as a foreign language. The originality of this work is to identify the problems faced by those who have the same native language (Arabic). This study involves qualitative research and content analysis is used in the analysis of data obtained in the research. Collection and analysis of data was based on the following question asked to the learners at level B1 in Yunus Emre Institute in Jordan : “What kind of learning difficulties have you had while learning Turkish?” and an interview form which the participants completed on age, gender and profession on a voluntarily basis. At the end of this study, it was determined that students have problems in many aspects. . It is possible to rank the most significant problems such as the alphabet difference, problems encountered in pronunciation or speaking skills. In addition, it is observed that students face many problems stemming from grammar and as a result they have difficulty in understanding grammar rules. It is suggested that students develop their audio-based skills like listening and speaking and instructors focus on Arabic culture and student-centred activities.

Self-Efficacy Beliefs of the German Language Teaching Students

Nevide AKPINAR DELLAL, Büşra AKIN — 2026-07-16

Dale Carnegie says “Believe that you succeed. Believe it firmly and you will then do what is necessary to bring success about”. One of the top objectives that emphasized in the Common Europan Framework of Reference is constructivist approach and in order to achieve the objectives of the foreign language programs it is strongly emphasized that not only cognitive domain such as motivation of learners, self-efficacy and self-regulation (Hancı Yanar & Bümen, 2002). Constructivist approach based on that learners build step by step knowledge by experiencing with applicatipns from basic with self-efficacy beliefs (Demirel, 2000: 233). In the constructivist approach learning process is the process of making a decision required to reveal the student’s attitudes und beliefs, experience und skills (Şaşan, 2002). In the learning process the teacher’s mission is to prepare learning environments that will maket hem active, learners can configure information and to quidance to learners. In this process learner is active, learner’s motivation is high, using learner’s intellectual abilities learner gueries, searches, improves learning styles and strategies and aims to achieve success. In order to achieve a training program, which based on constructivist approach first of all the learner must have high self-efficacy. Self-efficacy based on Bandura’s Social Learning Theory and first of all is self-trust of a person.

A Progressivist Philosopher in Twentieth Century: William H. Kilpatrick

Sümer AKTAN — 2026-07-16

The aim of this study is to discuss the philosophy of education and the principles of the project method of William H. Kilpatrick, who was one of the most notable representatives of progressive philosophy of education together with Dewey although he was not more familiar than Dewey as his successor in Turkey, as well as analyzing the reflections of these philosophy and principles in our day. Having developed towards the late 19th century, progressive philosophy of education has become influential primarily in the USA as well as in many European countries since the early 20th century. Although this philosophy of education had been dominant in some periods in the USA during the period until 1957,its influence had faded after 1957 due to the Cold War. On the other hand, progressive arguments had been reiterated especially during the years following the 1968 events and provided a theoretical basis for various pedagogical discourses. Especially the activities in which school curricula were redesigned based on the project method within the scope of Finland’s 2020 education vision have introduced the progressive philosophy of education and the ideas of William H. Kilpatrick into the pedagogy world once more. In the first section of this study where the historical methodology has been used, a short biography of William H. Kilpatrick has been provided. In the second section of the study, the Project method and curriculum perspective of William H. Kilpatrick have been analyzed. It is considered that the findings of this study will contribute to education philosophy and the field of curriculum theory.

A Victory Long Lost In Secondary Education History Textbooks: The Siege Of Kut In Its 100th Year

Eray ALACA — 2026-07-16

To create a collective consciousness in the early Republic period, especially late Ottoman history was covered in textbooks in a restricted and marginalized way. It was the same in the narration of fronts during the during the World War I in which the founders of the Republic joined as well. While the Gallipoli Front and Caucasian Front, where Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) took part, had a wide coverage, other fronts were given no or very little coverage. In this way, a historiography centering upon Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) came out in the early Republic period and in its aftermath. In the present study, document review and descriptive analysis were carried out on the texts in the secondary education history textbooks that were ratified by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education and announced through Tebliğler Dergisi (Journal of Communiques) and were taught uninterruptedly and much longer than other textbooks from 1931 to 2016. Based on the data obtained, coverage of the Mesopotamian Campaign in general and Siege of Kut in particular in secondary education history textbooks was evaluated. Siege of Kut, which was the second victory of the Turkish army in the World War I following the Gallipoli victory, was seen to be covered with a couple of short sentences under the title of the Mesopotamian Campaign in some history textbooks. There were also some textbooks giving no coverage to Siege of Kut. Only short information was given about the Mesopotamian Campaign in a couple of sentences in some history textbooks. Accordingly, in the present study, a proposal was suggested on how to present Siege of Kut, which is one of the rare occasions in which the English were defeated and their army were held captive, in history textbooks as a victory and make next generations aware of its importance.

Self-Efficacy: A Concept Analysis

Ayla ARSEVEN — 2026-07-16

In today’s world, it has become important to raise i

The Effect of Learning Together Method on Student Attitude in Science Teaching Laboratory Practice Course

Ayten ARSLAN, Raşit ZENGİN — 2026-07-16

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Learning Together method used in the application of cooperative learning model physics laboratory in the scope of science teaching laboratory practice on attitudes of students. Mixed research design was used in the research. Work group of the study consists of 99 3th grade students studying Science and Technology at Education Faculty of Fırat University in Elazığ between 2010-2011 fall semester. The study was conducted with one experimental and one control group. Experimental group consist of 48, control group consists of 51 student. Implementation of the study lasted four weeks. For physics lesson and laboratory Physics Attitude Scale (PAS) and semi structed interview tecnigue were used as data collection tool of the study Lessons are processed in accordance with the Learning Together technique. The pre-test and post test scores of experimental and control groups from PAS were analyzed by using t-test. The interviews were recorded by a tape recorder. Content analysis method was used in the analysis of the interviews. According to the PAS results, there is no significiant differences between pre-test and post-test scores of control group and experimental group students. These results were also supported by the qualitative data of the study. It is observed this study concluded that the investigate of the effects of Learning Together method’ on the attitudes of students in science teaching laboratory practice courses in 2010 – 2011 academic year Learning Together method did not significantly alter the attitudes of the students compared to the traditional learning method. The control and experimental groups maintained their positions after the work is completed to the degree I agree

Adaptation of Vocabulary Knowledge Scale for Teaching Turkish as a Second Language

Ayşe ATEŞ, Nesrin SİS — 2026-07-16

The aim of the study is to provide a vocabulary knowledge scale to be used in the literature for foreign language teaching of Turkish. The scale is important in terms of allowing students to evaluate their vocabulary. Scale was prepared as a semi-structured interview form and asked to three field specialists and accepted as an integrated scoring scale. In the research, the vocabulary knowledge scale which was developed by Wesche and Paribakht in 1996 was adopted. The adaptation of the scale to the Turkic language, validity and reliability studies were carried out after the necessary permissions were obtained by the researcher Vocabulary knowledge scale consists of two parts. The first part is the part of the student's self-evaluation and the meaning of the words is measured. The second part is the part made up of the scores given according to the answers given by the students. In the first part, the target words was evaluated as " I don’t remember having seen this word before.", " I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means.", " I have seen this word before I think its meaning is ……………. (its synonym or translation )"," I know this word. Its meaning is ………….. (its synonym or translation ) "" I can use this word in a sentence. (If you do this item please do the 4th one as well) ". In the second part, a score is made according to the answers of the students. The score is as follows: If the students do not know the meaning of the target word, 1 score is given. If the student sees the target word but does not know its meaning, 2 scores are given. If the student gives synonyms or translations, 3 scores are given. If the written sentence is semantically plausible, , 4 scores are given. If grammar and meaning are correctly written as semantical, 5 points will be given0 The valid and reliable of scale were carried out. To determine the reliability of the scale, "Cohen kappa coefficient" and "Pearson moment product correlation coefficient" were calculated in the study. Scope validity was provided by consultation with teachers and students. It has been determined that the scale is valid and reliable in the light of the results.

Analysis of Prospective Preschool Teachers’ Metacognitive Awareness Levels in Terms of Various Variables: OMÜ Sample

Melek BABA ÖZTÜRK, Melda GÜRAL — 2026-07-16

The objective of this study is to analyze prospective preschool teachers’ metacognitive awareness levels in terms of various variables such as gender, level of class, education status of parents, having preschool education, i

Development of the Sterotypes Scale in Friendship Relationships: A Study of Reliability and Validity

Meryem VURAL BATIK, Seher BALCI ÇELİK , Kemal ÖZCAN — 2026-07-16

Friendship is defined as the smallest social unit where common behavioral patterns and attitudes are shared and created. Friendship contributes many domains of development randging from socialization to form a gender idendity to have responsibilities in social context. This research is aiming at developing a measurement tool to determine the stereotypes of adolescents. The research was done in 2014-2015 education period with the 751 students in the secondary school level. The Sterotypes in Friendship Relationships scale consists of 16 items and 5 likert type scale. Three dimensions of the scale was emerged after factor analysis was done. “The emotional relationship” dimension consists of 8 items and explains %19,25 of total variance. “Interaction” dimension consists of 5 items and explains %14,26 of total variance. “Choice of friends ” dimension consists of 3 items and explains %14,26 of total variance. All three dimensions explain %44,93 of total variance. The factor loads in the scale varies betweeen .45 and .82. Furthermore confirmatory factor analysis also support the model (χ2/sd=2.28, RMSEA=0.05, GFI=0,95, AGFI= 0.93, SRMR=0.04, NNFI=0.91 ve CFI=0.92, p<.00). Internal consistency (Cronbach’ alpha) coefficient obtained as a result of this way .81. The split-half reliability coefficient was found as .76 for the first half and .69 for the second half. The findings indicate that this scale can be used as a valid and reliable instrument.

Comparison Research Based on 2005 Social Studies Curriculum and 2015 Draft Social Studies Curriculum

Ünsal BEKDEMİR, Suat POLAT — 2026-07-16

Today's Social Studies Curriculum, came into effect in the 2005-2006 academic year. In the World, impact of the development occurring in the social, cultural, economic and political field, has been felt in the education. Under the effects of these development occuring in the World to education activities, changes are made in various curriculum of the courses by the Ministry of Education in Turkey and arrangements that planned to perform for Social Studies Lesson are ongoing. According to scope of the arrangements made in 2015, Social Studies Curriculum has consulted teachers’ and the public’s review in the form of the draft program. The purpose of this study is to compare the Social Science Curriculum that implemented in the 2005-2006 academic year and Social Science Curriculum published in 2015. In the study, document analysis that is one of the qualitative research methods was used and descriptive analysis was used to analyze the data. According to results of the research, it has been found that the general purpose of the 2015 Social Studies Draft Curriculum has been reduced the number of learning areas and achievement. When 2015 draft curriculum investigated in general terms, It was determined that 17 general purpose included in 2005 academic program, was presented in the form of simplified to 8 general purpose, learning areas were reduced in 4 and 5 grade, factors such as active citizenship, globalization, tolerance, coexistence, environmental issues and sustainability were highlighted by simplification of gains. Mentality of measurement and evaluation in the 2015 draft program is student-centered and process-oriented as 2005 program.

Behaviors and Characteristics of Principals as an Ethical Leader Based on High School Teacher Opinions (The Case of Eskişehir)

Neşe BÖRÜ, Adnan BOYACI — 2026-07-16

The research was prepared based on qualitative research method. The case study research design was used in the research. Data were collected via interview technique. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze data. The research population is 33 teachers worked at public high schools in Odunpazarı and Tepebaşı districts in Eskişehir in 2012-2013. Reliability was found by formula which is reliability= unity of view/unity of view + separation of view. According to calculation, reliability was found to be 0,87. According to the first objective of the study, which is about ‘characteristics of principals as an ethical leader’; results are management skills, affection to people and power and humanity. The second objective of the study is concerning about ‘behaviors of principals as an ethical leader’. For the second objective, results are (a) school management, (b) human relationships, (c) protection of i

Values Education for Life: a Model for Values Education in Classroom

Elif ÇELEBİ ÖNCE, , Gözde ÖZENÇ İRA — 2026-07-16

Education has general purposes on improving qualified, capable and profound progenies as well as internalizing general vaules like, love, respect, honesty, tolerance, trust and cooperation. Clasroom atmosphere and teachers are important factors for giving basic skills in improving and maintaining social and cultural ordination. Especially students can learn how to choose correct behaviours and how to live a decent life by suitable values education programs. The appropritate educational programs and qualified teachers could easily help students to became succesful and decent citizens. Generally students’ attitudes, beliefs, priorities and behaviours can be affected by values. In classroom managemnet, settting the classroom rules according to basic and universal values, giving opportunities for students, for gaining these values are important. Teachers, as the main role model in students’ life, have a crucial role on gaining their students’ universal values inside classroom on daily basis. Therefore, we need to give applicable implications for teachers to unitizing classroom rules and values. This study, generally, focused on approaches and methods on values education in our education system, modern classroom discipline models and the role of teachers as well. Mainly the paper implicate for reinforcing students positive behaviours and gaining them universal values via effective classroom management models.

Perceptions of Primary School Teacher Candidates on Teaching Values

Özkan ÇELİK, Barış ESMER , Eyüp YILMAZ — 2026-07-16

The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher candidates’ perceptions about how to teach values which primary students must gain. To this end, data were collected from 83 candidates who are participating voluntarily and studying at a state university in Ankara. In order to respond question, primary school teacher candidates had to take the Life and social sciences courses that contain basic concepts and information on value education This study was conducted with survey model specifically was used qualitative research methods. In collecting data using a survey consisting of 4 open-ended questions which allows us gatethering deph and rich qualitive data about value education. The data were analyzed by using qualitative techniques and frequency analysis. Most of the teacher candidates believed that value was an educational attainment which students must gain. The results also showed that using instructional methods and techniques was the most indicated item in the sections. Most of the candidates indicated that having intented value as the most important quality that teachers should have in order to educate i

Shahriar's Approach to Education

İkram ÇINAR — 2026-07-16

The overall objective of this research is to reveal the educational understanding of Mohammed Hussein Shahriar of Tabriz as an artist and philosopher. The data were analyzed using the method of document review within the study herein which has the design of a qualitative research. Harboring the concerns for interdisciplinary approach, the research data were collected from the researches and publications made in different fields of science pertaining to the subject by means of literature scanning. Data with regards to Shahriar were scanned and compiled from libraries and archives, articles, newspaper articles, photographs and the books web sources whereof were listed in the bibliography focusing on his educational understanding. The data used in research have the feature of a secondary (judgmental) data. Validity examination of the collected data was performed by checking them through different sources examining similar issues and they were assessed from the aspect of internal consistency and their reliability was ensured. In this study Shahriar's opinions on education were demonstrated by extracting them from his poems which he wrote in Azerbaijani Turkish, his mother tongue and from those translated from Persian to Azerbaijani Turkish. The conditions which comprised the formation of Shahriar, the education he received, the world's state of affairs which he observed and perceived, as being an artist led him to develop views in the field of education as well and to exhibit such views through preciosity of the art of poetry. Shahriar received a strong traditional-local-national culture from his environment in his childhood and contributed to the universal culture as a person being aware of his values. Shahriar proposes a scientific and national education. According to him lack of education is lack of being an human causing destruction, disaster, collapse, ignorance, betrayal, irresponsibility and immorality. He defends that the human beings should undergo a scientific education as a remedy for completing such deficiency. He proposes the prevention of ignorance and mainly having current scientific-philosophical knowledge of the epoch and expresses that it should be obtained in school.

The Contribution of the Teaching Grammar of Scenario-Based Learning Techniques

Şener DEMİREL, Süleyman ÇETİNKAYA — 2026-07-16

In recent years, learning and teaching techniques are energing new teaching-learning techniques with the acceleration of the studies. The main purpose of learning and teaching to achieve the top flight if one of those techniques Scenario-Based-Learning method. Student-centered learning through experiences of knowledge and purpose in this method is longer lasting. The aim of this study, such as vocabulary and grammar of the sentence to teach with Scenario- Based-Learning method. The study İstanbul Kağıthane Şehit Adem Yavuz Secondary School in grade 6 will be implemented in two. Within this framweork one of the first control group (35 students) in one experimental group (35 students) including two 6 th grade classes are determined grup of students. Students who are the beginning of the process in each branch prepared in order to measure the readiness vocabulary with a-pretest levels of success will be determined. Then five week long study of vocabulary subject the students in the experimental group Sceneria-Based-Learning method will be implented with the students in the control group Sceneria-Based-Learning method will be implented with the students in the control group in the program implented with other techniques at the efol of the pracces the final test will also determine the level of students achievement and will cupared to the pro test past test in question. Thus Scenaria-Based-Learning compared to the control student achievement levels of students in the expericated group administred group aimed to achieve the higher is the result.

Evaluation of Free Activities Course Implemented In Primary Schools

Mehmet DEMİRYÜREK — 2026-07-16

This study was designed to evaluate of Free Activities course implemented in primary schools based on the teachers’ opinions. General screening model, which is the one of the quantitative method was used in the research. The sample of the study consists of 306 class teachers from different schools of Malatya city center. The cluster sampling was used to determine participants. A survey was conducted to the sampling to collect data. The survey form, which consist of 27 items was comprised by researcher, has two component: demographic information was asked at the first section and questions were asked regarding the implementation of Free activities and its advantages at the second section. In analyzing the data mean , frequency , percentage ratios was calculated, and demonstrated the characteristics of the distribution. As a result of the implementation of the survey’ internal consistency reliability measures (Cronbach’s alpha) was calculated. The reliability coefficient is .70. According to the findings of the study it was concluded that artistic activities are made towards students’ development in Free Activities course; the course improve students’ features, such as solidarity and cooperation. However, the course is not conducted according to its objectives because it is not made sufficient guidance.

Examining Social Studies Questions on National Test in Turkey in Terms of Revized Bloom’s Taxanomy

Papatya DEMİR, Mehmet KÖÇER , H. Erkan ATALMIŞ — 2026-07-16

Turkey has changed constructivist educational approach instead of the already applied behaviorist educational approach since 2004. This applied educational approach includes skills consist of knowledge and skills including high-level cognitive processes. These skills are critical thinking, problem solving, decision making and reflecting what they learn. 2004-2005 social studies curriculum which is based upon constructivist educational approach covers students’ skills such as these high-level cognitive processes. The present study aims to determine whether there is a difference in the distribution of 2008-2010 high-stake test of Social Studies Course by grade and by year depending upon cognitive levels of RBT with an assumption that social studies curriculum is reflected in the exams. This study was carried out in an attempt to determining how 2004-2005 curriculum ensures the improvement of high-level skills. The study was conducted through qualitative case study method. Document analysis was used as a data collection tool. SBS questions used in the study were obtained from the Ministry of Education General Directorate of Educational Technology the Department of Examination Services. Instiead of this exam, there has been different exam, TEOG, just taken 8th inTurkey since November 2013. To this fact that, we chose the SBS question because it consist of different level such as 6, 7 and 8th grades and this exam can show us how different grades have changed between years. We hoped to analyze that this exam can be best examble to seening both different grade and how constructivist educational approach social studies curriculum applied on the questions. The data were subjected to two-stage expert opinions. The obtained data were analyzed by means of STATA 14 program descriptive statistical methods using STATA 14 program, examining questions using different research groups in the ratio test method, transferring them to the percentage and frequency tables. The majority distribution of SBS questions by grade depending on RBT’s low and high levels was found to be at low level. Also the majority distribution of SBS questions by year depending on RBT’s low and high dimensions was found to be at low level. As a result, it was observed that SBS social studies questions are focused on class lower-level cognitive processes in terms of year and grade. In this regard, it is recommended that questions which contribute to the students’ skills such as critical thinking, decision making, and reflecting what they learn be prepared as a priority.

A General Overview of Education Policy in Turkey (1920-1930)

Ahmet DURMAZ, Özgür YILDIZ — 2026-07-16

The period of 1920-1930 is a period where a new state has sprouted and its foundations are laid. This new state has brought new formation and embodiment along with it. Therefore, a special importance was also given to education issue which constitutes the basic dynamics of the state in this period. The reforms that were occurred in Turkish Education between the years of 1920-1930 and the efforts that were conducted on behalf of education have a special significance in laying the foundations of Republic. In this study, the problems, developments, changes and innovations occurring in education are situated from the opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in April 23, 1920 to the education reforms located in the early years of the Republic and Schools of the nation that were opened after the adoption of the alphabet reform. In this direction, the developments which have taken place in Turkish education on the basis of the activities of the National Education Ministers of each period were included in this study. Therefore, the targeted education policies within those 10 years, the educational activities that were made in line with the targets and also most importantly some principles which constitute the basis of the Turkish education system were mentioned in the study. Consequently, the problems in Turkish Education are tried to be minimized and the education is started to be improved due to some institutions and organizations that were established in despite of all of the difficulties in Turkish education system in the years of 1920-1930. Those developments, changes and innovations that have happened between these years are tried to be clarified, by giving as a reference the opinions of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Ministers of National Education related with the education, the study works and the press of that period.

Analysis of Speech Anxieties of Pre-Service Social Studies Teachers

Esen DURMUŞ, Kenan BAŞ — 2026-07-16

One of the significant characteristics that differentiate human beings from other living organisms is its ability to speak. I

Developing an Achievement Test Towards Evaluating Critical Thinking Skill

Eray EĞMİR, Gürbüz OCAK — 2026-07-16

Today, information society whose improvement based on information and communication technology demands autonomous i

Determine the Anxiety of Pre-Service Teachers’ not to be Appointed to Teachership in the Light of Some Variables

Menekşe ESKİCİ — 2026-07-16

The purpose of this research is to determine the anxiety of pre-service teachers’ not to be attained. Additionally in this research tried to investigate whether there are meaningful differences in the anxiety of pre-service teachers’ not to be attained according to their genders, ages and departments. This descriptive model research was conducted with quantitative data. The participants of this research are 468 (369 female and 99 male) pre-service teachers that studying their final year at the various departments at faculty of education, Trakya University in 2014-2015 academic year. This research data were collected by the “The Anxiety of Pre-service Teachers’ Not To Be Attained Scale” that developed under this research. Obtained data were analyzed by SPSS 17. During the analysis of data Arithmetic Mean, Standard Deviation, t-Test, One Sample Kolmogorov Smirnov Test and Kruskal Wallis-H Test were used. The Anxiety of pre-service teachers’ not to be attained has been found high. According to results sub-dimension of “fear not to be attained” has found to be high and sub-dimension of “personal perception” has found to be middle level. Besides in the anxiety of pre-service teachers’ not to be attained while no statistically significant differences have been found in terms of their ages and departments, statistically significant difference has been found in favour of the female pre-service teachers. Qualitative researchs concerned with the anxiety of pre-service teachers’ not to be attained should be conducted. Why female pre-service teachers have more anxiety about not to be attained than male pre-service teachers should be investigated. According to results solutions about the anxiety of pre-service teachers’ not to be attained should be produced.

Words and Formulaic Expressions in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language

Hürriyet GÖKDAYI — 2026-07-16

Foreign language teaching is one of the most studied field. Teaching a language to foreigners means to make them gain reading, comprehension, listening, writing and speaking skills in the target language. Teaching a foreign language aims at transferring vocabulary to learners of the language and making them use that vocabulary in real situations to communicate. Teaching Turkish to foreigners attempts to perform this goal too. For this purpose, first it is necessary to teach words and formulaic expressions contained in Turkish lexicon. Those foreigners who learned these units will be successful in verbal and written expression, interpersonal communication, reading comprehension and understanding in Turkish. It might be useful for teachers of Turkish as a foreign language to have a framework of reference for planning the process of language teaching, determine its content and objectives of each stage. Therefore, it is possible to benefit from Common European Framework Of Reference For Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment. The Framework of Reference categorizes learners into three levels as basic, intermediate and proficient. The framework determines the content of each level and their goals. Teachers may follow the levels of the Framework of Reference as a guideline in teaching Turkish words and formulaic expressions to foreigners. Teachers of foreign language at first decide about what, when, how much and how to teach in the process of language teaching and then they should start instruction. This paper will explain the process of teaching words and formulaic expressions in teaching Turkish as a foreign language and will bring some solutions about how much and how to teach these units.

The Effects of Analogy Technique Practices Based on the Interdisciplinary Teaching Approach on Conceptual Development in Social Studies: A Case Study

Burcu GÜRKAN, Ahmet DOĞANAY — 2026-07-16

The aim of the current study is to determine the effects of analogy technique practices (originally based on the interdisciplinary teaching approach) on the conceptual development of fourth grade primary school students in social studies. The case study, which is one of the qualitative research techniques, was adopted as the research design of the study. The sample of the study was determined using the criterion sampling technique, which is one of the purposive sampling types. The sample consists of 24 students (12 girls and 12 boys) selected from the same fourth grade class from a primary school in Yüreğir, Adana during the spring term of 2014-2015. The teaching process in the study lasted six weeks and was directed by the researchers. The data of the study was gathered using worksheets, semi-structured interviews and the researcher’s journal. Worksheets delivered at the beginning of the teaching process and they were collected from students at the end of every lesson for analysis. Additionally, teachers were interviewed so as to know about students and to learn about their opinions and thoughts concerning their performances in order to provide the researcher objectivity in study. Students were interviewed both before and after the implementation, and the researcher’s journal was also completed with observations of students’ performances regularly following every implementation. Data regarding teacher’s views, students’ views and the researcher’s journal was analyzed with the content analysis technique. The data obtained from worksheets was analyzed descriptively with the Worksheets Assessment and Scoring Key (WASK) which was designed by the researcher and included three scoring categories (1-3): Acceptable, Partly Acceptable and Unacceptable. The quantitative data was evaluated using ANOVA for repeated measures and the significance level was p? .05. The study findings suggest that it’s possible comprehend the features of abstract concepts with interdisciplinary teaching approach based analogy technique practices. This training process is also positively affected by students’ reasoning levels, foreknowledge, interests, motivation levels and the

Evaluation of the Place and Importance of "Beylik Aranağmeleri" Musical Notation Samples in Preparing New Resources for Teaching Turkish Music to Violinists

Vasfi HATİPOĞLU — 2026-07-16

The aim of the current study is twofold. First, it aims to present the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the resources that have been used to teach violinists to play Turkish music in the Ottoman-Turkish societies. The second goal of the study is to elicit expert opinions related to the suitability of the "Beylik Aranağmeler" varieties (i.e., the musical notation samples created by the author of the study for upper intermediate performers) with regard to enhancing and improving the Turkish music violin teaching processes. To achieve these goals, the descriptive survey model was adopted in the study. In order to construct an objective picture of the past and present of Turkish violin education in our society, various government documents and scholarly publications were scrutinized and contrasted. Then, a questionnaire consisting of two main sections was sent to ten experts in the field. The first part of the questionnaire aimed to uncover their opinions and evaluations related to the available Turkish music violin teaching resources and their assessment related to their usage. The latter part, asked experts to assess the usefulness of "Beylik Aranağmeler Varieties", created by the researcher, in teaching violinists to perform Turkish music. The obtained quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS and descriptive statistics such as "Percentage" and "Frequency" were calculated. The results of the study reveal that the available Turkish music violin teaching resources are limited in number, they do not have the qualities needed to ensure unity in education and performance, and they do not appear to contribute to the technical development of violin students and/or performers. In contrast, the findings show that the experts in the field think that the "Beylik Aranağmeler Varieties", created by the researcher, is a teaching material that would contribute to the teaching of Turkish music style, would help with the establishment of unity in Turkish music violin education and performance, and would contribute to the development of the technical skills of violin students and performers.

The Epistemologic Beliefs of Social Science Teachers and the Teaching Strategies They Apply in the Class

Mustafa İÇEN, Erdal AKPINAR — 2026-07-16

The relationship between Social Sciences teachers' epistemological beliefs and the teaching strategies they execute within the classroom was examined. With this respect, the effects of variables such as seniority, gender, work place and the educational institution one graduated from on epistemological beliefs of teachers was examined. The study group was selected by us among the voluntary Social Sciences teachers working in Istanbul and Erzincan. A total of 310 teachers, of whom 221 were in Istanbul and 89 in Erzincan, participated in the study. The "Epistemological Belief Scale" developed by Schommer and adapted into Turkish by Karhan and "Teaching Strategies Scale" developed by Şahin were used to collect the data. The SPSS 17. Software was used in the data analysis process. According to the results, social sciences teachers’ epistemological beliefs included both sophisticated and traditional aspects, but sophisticated aspect was more noticeable. When examined according to different variations, the teachers having 10 years or less duration of experience had more sophisticated epistemological beliefs than the teachers having 21 years or more duration of experience. The teachers working in Erzincan had more sophisticated epistemological beliefs than the teachers working in İstanbul. However, the teachers working in İstanbul adopted more teaching strategies in the class compared to the others. When looked trough from the viewpoint of teaching strategies, it was determined that the teachers who graduated from the faculty of education used more teaching strategies compared to the teachers who did not graduated from the faculty of education. In addition, it was found that the teachers having 21 years or more duration of experience used more teaching strategies in the class compared to the teachers having 10 years or less duration of experience.

Evaluation of the Views of Special Education Teachers Regarding Burnout Life Satisfaction

Serdal IŞIKTAŞ — 2026-07-16

This research TRNC Ministry of Education to determine the Primary Office, the state special education centers and resource room with a school in special education in working teachers burnout and life satisfaction levels and is conducted to determine the relationship between these two variables, there will be a descriptive and correlational study and survey method was used. The dependent variables of the study; teachers are burnout and life satisfaction. The independent variables gender, age, marital status, tenure, graduated area, the employment situation in a specific disability groups, the state income derived from education and business. The target population of the survey form 2015-2016 academic year, depending on the state of Cyprus and Ministry of Education Office, special education centers and resource room teachers who work in special education in primary schools. burnout in the Maslach Burnout Inventory There are 22 items to measure. Life Satisfaction Scale Scale There are a total of 5 items. processing the obtained research and analysis SPSS (Version18.0) software package was used. frequency of survey data as descriptive statistics (f), percentage (%), mean (X), standard deviation (SD) criteria are calculated. Shapiro to investigate the distribution characteristics of all data Wilk normality test was applied. Therefore; According to the research results; The results for the relationship between emotional exhaustion subscale with demographic and occupational characteristics; Teachers of "emotional exhaustion" Located in the size of the majority expressed "very rare" have been identified replied. When viewed on the basis of Article "never" answer to the most intense given the scale items of "I feel that I have come to the end of the road" seems to be the expression. Teachers obtained through a personal information form; gender, marital status, tenure, graduated areas, education level, significant differences were found based on specific disability groups in the running to and that obtained from the income data. When scored in the emotional exhaustion dimension of burnout; two teachers of high, medium is observed that 24 teachers and 41 teachers had lower levels of burnout. Based on these data the TRNC state depend on special education teachers who work say they experience high levels of emotional exhaustion. emotional burnout of teachers, related literature is observed when they live in a medium or low.

A Research on the Syrian Students Educated In Turkey In the Context of Internationalization in Higher Education

Nazife KARADAĞ — 2026-07-16

The purpose of the study is to determine the level of preparedness of the higher education institutions for international students. Therefore opinion of students who have been continuing higher education in Turkey was taken. The research has tried to determine the responsibilities of the universities in “advertisement and branding activities”, “student application, selection and admission processes”, “accommodation services”, “social activity services”, “student guidance services” and “Turkish teaching services” in the process of internationalization. Phenomenological pattern of qualitative research techniques were used in the study. The study was conducted with 10 Syrian students, who have been continuing Adiyaman University, through criteria sampling technique. Six of the students were female and four of them were male. Students were enrolled in various faculties including, the Faculty of Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Vocational High School and Health Services Vocational High School. Data were collected using semi-structured interview questions developed by the researcher and established in the framework of problem areas regarding the internationalization of higher education. Data gathered from interviews were analyzed by using content analysis. The results indicated that that university did not conduct advertisement and branding activities adequately, nor did it reorganize social events to international students. However, the university instructors were able to provide enough counseling for international students, Turkish Courses (TÖMER) of university promoted to students in the process of learning Turkish, and the university provided adequate support to students on accommodation.

Elementary Teacher Candidates' Self-Efficacy Perceptions On Teaching Multigrade Classes

Fatma KARAKUŞ — 2026-07-16

Identifying the self-efficacy beliefs of teacher candidates who will most likely teach at a village school with multi-grade classes after graduating from the Department of Elementary Education is thought to contribute to the regulations regarding the improvement of teacher self-efficacy in pre-service and in-service trainings. In the scope of this study, it is aimed to identify elementary teacher candidates' self-efficacy perceptions on teaching multi-grade classes, and examine these perceptions in terms of certain variables. In line with this aim, general survey and correlational models were employed, and the data were gathered from 183 teacher candidates studying their fourth year in elementary education at two state universities located in the Mediterranean and Central Anatolia regions in the 2015-2016 academic year. The data gathering tools were a personal information form compiled by the researcher, and the Self-Efficacy Scale for Teaching Multi-Grade Classes (SSTMC) developed by Sağ (2011). In data analysis, descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) were used for the first research question, and Mann Whitney-U and Kruskal Wallis H tests were performed for the second research question. As a result of the analyses, it was found that the self-efficacy scores of the teacher candidates on teaching multi-grade classes significantly differed based on the states of preferring the profession wilfully and having participated in any observations-trips about multi-grade classes, whereas their scores did not differ significantly based on gender, the type of high school they graduated from, grade point average and home town. In this regard, it is thought that the course 'teaching multi-grade classes' included in pre-service teacher education should be re-organised in a way to provide opportunities for authentic learning, trips should be arranged to schools with multi-grade classes in the scope of this course, teacher candidates should also be given the opportunity to practice teaching in multi-grade classes, and not only cognitive, but also affective characteristics should be used in admitting students to education faculties.

The Perspectives of Pre-Service Turkish Language and Literature Teachers Studying Formation Training About the Course of “Special Teaching Methods”

Ömer Tuğrul KARA — 2026-07-16

Formation programs for teachers was opened by Turkish Council of High Education for those who were not graduated from faculty of education. However, there are still ongoing debates about some issues such as the duration of these programs, the content of the courses given, the quality of instructors teaching these courses. This issue is concerned with the prospective teachers of Turkish language and literature in private. One of the courses included in the formation program of teaching Turkish language and literature is “Special Teaching Methods”. This lesson is important in that prospective teachers could recognize about the field, they have the related skills about it, they could learn the methods, techniques and strategies about it and they have the right qualification to turn these strategies into practise. The purpose of this paper is to determine prospective teachers’ opinions studying on pedagogical formation training about the course “Special Teaching Method” and to put forward some suggestions in order to increase the efficiency of the lessons they take. In the study, as one of the qualitative data collection methods, semi-structured interview form was used. The participants of the study were determined through the accessibility sample method and they consist of 15 pre-service Turkish language and literature teachers studying formation training in Cukurova University in 2014-2015 education year. The data collected were evaluated through the content analysis method. At the end of the study, the prospective teachers stated that the course of special teaching methods would be beneficial for their academic career in the future and underlined that the issues such as methods and techniques and the terms about the literature should be emphasized more. The prospective teachers also specified the allocated time for the lessons is sufficient in general.

The Alphabet, Reading, Text and Method of Teaching Spelling in Conventional Education

Hasan KAVRUK, Altan CAN — 2026-07-16

One of the basic principles in our education is to educate i

Examining Learninig Processes of Students Good at Math

Ahmet KESİCİ — 2026-07-16

Math is a must for most of the science, and also it is needed in daily life. Moreover, Math effects i

Metaphorical Realizations the Exam Concept of 8th Students Towards of Middle School in Turkey

Erol KOÇOĞLU, Fatih KAYA — 2026-07-16

The targeted behavior, ability and knowledge in education are measured and evaluated through examinations. The main aim of the exams described as a measurement tool in the learning teaching process is to determine the level of achievement of the learners. When determining the level of attainment of the achievement a student, it is very important that the exam to be applied to the student is prepared in accordance with the development levels of the students. An examination, which takes into account the level of development of the pupils, is very important for achieving more reliable results in terms of the teacher in determining the learning level of the pupil's achievements. These exams are designed to measure students' levels and are an important step in the student's life. Because the results of the exams are important for effective continuity of the learning and teaching process. The exams are also effective in motivating students to study at the same time. Exam; Providing feedback for the teacher and the student together with incomplete and incorrect learning. The main purpose of this research is to reveal the mental imagery of the "exam" concept of middle school 8th grade students attending state and private schools through metaphors. The study group consists of a total of 290 students in the fall semester of 2016-2017 academic years in Ankara, İzmir, Malatya, Şanlıurfa, Adana, Trabzon and Bursa, of which 150 are women and 140 are male students. The data of the study, the students in the 8th grade students of the secondary school who are consulted within the scope of the research "Exam ............. Similar to, because ............. "Is achieved by completing the census. As a result of the research done, the mental imagery that the students have produced has caused their test anxiety.

Relationship Between Marital Disaffection and Sociodemographic Characteristics

Hatice KUMCAĞIZ, Kevser ERTUĞ — 2026-07-16

Marriage is a partnership based on mutual dependence between spouses. People come together and marry for several reasons such as establishing a close relationship to be happy, having children to continue their generation, satisfying their sexual desires and meeting the demands of the society. The main purpose of the study is to examine whether i

Opinions of Social Studies Teachers about Social Participation

Hatice MEMİŞOĞLU — 2026-07-16

Social service is considered as participation in volunteer service activities either i

An Analysis of Self Evaluations of Mothers in Meeting Pre-School Children's Needs of Love

Sema ÖNGÖREN, Gülhan ŞAHİN — 2026-07-16

Every i

Elements of the Ich in Open - Formal Education Social Studies Textbooks and Curriculum

Ayşegül PEHLİVAN, Emine KOLAÇ — 2026-07-16

Education plays an important role in passing down the intangible cultural heritage from generation to generation. ICH is a dimension of the cultural heritage that constitutes a part of the identity of society and it is transferred through language. Social Studies, taught at the secondary school stage of primary education, also has big responsibilities in raising ICH awareness of the i

Suitability of Fictionalized Tales for Children in Terms of Internal Structure

Olcay SALTIK — 2026-07-16

Tales are literary genres which stand out with their supernatural events, heroes, mysterious worlds, colorfulness in their language and expression and richness in cultural elements. However, daily life has changed through the technological developments in recent years and literal genres have to be rearranged according to the necessities and interests of children. Fictionalized tales are the tales which have been created recently as the products of the results of these changes. These tales which are created by artists by being imitated traditional tales, appeal to today’s children and dealt with their problems in terms of both the events and characters depicted in these tales. On the other hand, fictionalized tales have great importance in terms of being created according to the age and development properties of children and acquiring reading habits and love. In other words, tales have to be created by foolowing the principles of suitability for children. It is a well known fact that, children’s literature works which do not have suitable properties for the children not only retain them from the process of love of reading acquisition, it also affect imagination and thinking worlds of them negatively. In this study, fictionalized tales are discussed under five basic titles such as themes, characters, message, language and expression and basic training principles and suitability of the elements of tales for children are analyzed. The study is carried out on the basis of document reviewing and descriptive analysis is used for the data analysis. As a resylt of the study it is seen that fictionalized tales used as the subject of this study are created with an understanding which is suitable for the reality of children, and variants are structured by following the principles of suitability for children.

Self-Efficacy Towards Outdoor Nature Education-Scale (Stone): Validity And Reliability Studies

Aslı SARIŞAN TUNGAÇ, Devrim ALICI , Mutlu Nisa ÜNALDI CORAL — 2026-07-16

Outdoor nature education approach provide opportunities to learn nature in the natural learning environment, breaks down boundaries of the classroom walls for meaningful learning. In circumstances where a teacher had high self-efficacy perception of environmental education, it can be said they would not refrain from using outdoor nature learning environments. In this context, it is expected to make a contribution to literaure by determine teacher candidates outdoor nature education self-efficacy perceptions. This study aims to develop a self-efficacy scale about Science Teacher’s Outdoor (Nature-Experienced) Environmental Education. With this aim, a trial form which includes 44 item applied on 348 university students (whom taken “Environmental education lesson and studying in third and fourth grade at state universities in Mediterranean Region). As a result of Exploratory Factor Analysis with Varimax rotation, three factored structure, which includes 20 items, presented. The Reliability analysis show that complete scale’s and each factors’ reliability coefficients are 0,921; 0,850; 0,793 and 0,878. Confimatory factor analysis (CFA) made for construct validty. Results of CFA shows that, the fit indices are determined as RMSEA= 0,067; CFI=0,97; GFI=0,90; AGFI=0,87 ve RMR=0,045. The obtained values indicated provision of fitted model. Chi-square over degree of freedom value has been found as 2,58.

The Usage of Historical Movies in terms of Education of Values in Secondary School 8 th Grades Turkish Republic Revolution and Atatürk Lesson

Behsat SAVAŞ, Özgür ARSLAN , Ali TÜRKEL — 2026-07-16

In our country ,as a result of changes in the second period of secondary schools started in 2005,for 8th graders there has been a lesson called Turkish Republic Revolution and Atatürk.By renewing the context and education methods in education of values ,it has been one of the important parts of it.In this context,the list of an education of values were prepared for each unit.There are different methods in terms in the education of values.Dramas,example events,sample texts,stories and epics were replaced in it as various technics.Another technic includes several methods is to use historical movies and documentaries which enlighten audio and visiual methods for students.The aim of this study is to show examples how education of values and historical movies are combined to teach education values.The study is suppossed to be an example and source for the future studies.In this research,two qualitative methods are used as example event and searching documents.It can be expressed that the movies have a historical context enable to gain past knowledge and values.With the movies which make the empathy easier,students feel the historical character’s feelings and thoughts and it is also one of the aims of the programme.Students observe the real events in examples,values and the behaviours of characters towards the events.Thus, it is understood that history is not completely wars and chronological events,it is also about values in the past and it should be questioned the existance and continuity of these values.The practiced method is not bounded with Turkish Republic Revolution and Atatürk Lesson,it can be also told that is useful and effective for the lessons which contain values.

Graduate Students' Views on the Problems They Face During Scientific Research Process

Birsen SERHATLIOĞLU — 2026-07-16

Graduate education aims to provide students with the ability to access to information and to assess and interpret it by doing scientific research. During graduate education, students try to acquire skills needed for doing an effective scientific research. At this point, it is crucial to determine the problems graduate students face during their graduate education and their solution suggestions for these problems. So, this study aims to determine these problems that graduate students face during graduate education. The working group consists of 20 graduate students who study at Firat University Institute of Educational Sciences in 2015-2016 spring term. While 6 of these students are graduate students, the rest 14 are doctoral students and all these students participated in the study voluntarily. The study is a case study, which is of qualitative research patterns. Sample selection was made using easily accessible sampling technique. The data were collected via an interview form created by the researcher consisting of open-ended questions. The interview form includes 8 questions which were all determined within the overall objective of the study. The validity of the data collection tool was ensured through a detailed report of the data. The data obtained were analyzed through content analysis in accordance with qualitative research pattern. At the end of the research, the problems graduate students face during their graduate education were determined. So, the problems they face while choosing their research subjects and methods, accessing to resources, collecting and analyzing the data, and writing reports were all determined. In the light of these results, some suggestions were made.

Gifted Students’ Attitudes Towards History Lessons Based on Gender and Grade Level

Hasan SUNGUR, Meliha KÖSE — 2026-07-16

The field of gifted education has a long history. It is also a very crucial issue for the development of societies. Many educators and researchers have been interested in analyzing the high ability students’ world. There are many studies conducted to understand gifted students’ needs. These students need special programs; and educators should take into consideration their learning styles and abilities when they establish programs and create materials. Conducting attitudes studies provide a good starting point for educators who wish to introduce suitable programs or lessons to students. The purpose of this quantitative study is to investigate the differences on gifted students’ attitudes toward history lessons taught in high schools in Turkey based on gender and grade level. The sample consisted of 133 gifted students in grades prep–12 (approximately 14–18 years of age) in TEV Inanç Turkeş High School. It is a boarding school in Turkey that accepts only gifted students for enrollment. Likert attitude scale was designed and used to measure the attitudes towards the study of history in high school students. Before applying this scale on the main target group, a pilot study was carried out in order to test the reliability and validation of the scale. For the statistical analysis of the data, SPSS Statistics 23 (IBM) and SPSS AMOS 23 (IBM) were used. The results of this study indicated that there are no significant differences between gifted female and male students’ attitudes towards history lessons. But the grade level of students had a significant effect on attitudes towards history lessons. This study showed that 10th grade students show more positive attitudes toward history lessons than the other grades.

A Research on Recent-History Learning Methods of Age of 70 Years Old

Mehmet TEMİR — 2026-07-16

In this study, it is aimed to identify the knowledge levels of people over the age of 70 about recent history. In accordance with this purpose, face to face interviews were made with 40 people over the age of 70 at the Tokat province center. Criterion sampling technique, which is a purposeful sampling method was used in this study. The criterion mentioned here is indicated as the participants at and over the age of 70. The interviews were made by using semi-structured interview forms developed by the researcher. The data were transferred to Microsoft Excel and Word and then analysed in IBM SPSS (Version 17) program by using “Frequency-Count” and "Column Responses %". As a result of the study, it has been concluded that majority of the participants have learned history from audio-visual means of communication such as TV and radio. No interaction has been encountered such as computer and smart telephone. It is considered that the reason for this is that the participants are unfamiliar with the new technology of the time due to their age. Furthermore, another significant conclusion is that printed media like newspapers are hardly followed. Other results obtained in the survey are that the printed media such as newspapers are hardly followed, the television is the most powerful means of media for communication, and it is not very effective in remembering, electricity coming in from 1950 to the end of the day, the changes like road construction etc. have helped the participants to improve their lives in general. In the light of the data obtained as a consequence of the study, some suggestions have been made for improving history teaching in order to teach it correctly. In the suggestions the significance of the opinions and statements of the witnesses of the time has been highlighted while conveying the history to the youth and new generations.

Teaching of Music Education Level of University Students, Planning and Implementation Investigation of Sub Dimensions: Child Development Program Example

Emre ÜSTÜN, Emin Erdem KAYA — 2026-07-16

The musical education increasing the success of i

The Analysis of Limit Questions Which Took Place in University Student Selection Exam Between 1997-2013 with Respect to Bloom Taxonomy and Determination of Cognitive Levels of Elementary Mathematics Student Teachers

İbrahim YALÇINKAYA, Sevim EREN — 2026-07-16

The aim of this research, is to analyze the limit questions - asked at the college selection and placement exams (ÖSS, ÖYS, YGS, LYS) between the years 1997-2013 according to Bloom Taxonomy. It is also for applying the success test that were prepared from this questions to primary school math teacher candidates, for defining the information level of the candidates, and for examining the answers of the candidates according to their academic success, sex, high school type and class variaty. The multiple choice questions which were asked between 1997-2013, were devided into levels according to Bloom Taxonomy and while making that

The Classics of Contemporary Philosophy: A Quantitative Study on the Choices of Turkish Philosophy Academics

Aslı YAZICI, Sedat YAZICI — 2026-07-16

This paper is about the classics of contemporary philosophy. The research question of the study was this: “What are the classics of contemporary philosophy according to perceptions of Turkish philosophy academics?” Quantitative research method was used in the study. The universe of the study consists of philosophy faculty members working in both state and private university departments. The sample statistically well represents the universe. Date was collected by the research team in face to face meetings in some universities, and through Google docs by emailing the questionnaire to the faculty members. The participants consist of 111 philosophy academics, 81 were male and 29 were female. The questionnaire consists of 84 major classics of contemporary philosophy, and some demographic questions. In total, 33 classics were chosen more than ten times. Given the perceptions of Turkish philosophy academics, Heidegger’s Being and Time (chosen 56 times) was found the most important classics of the contemporary philosophy. It was followed by Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations (41 times), T. Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (41 times) and Wittgenstein’s Tractatus-Logico-Philosophicus (37 times). The inclusion of philosophy classics within educational programs and course syllabus is an important part of philosophy education. The findings of this study can make substantial contribution to our understanding of the content of philosophy education, the evaluation of existing educational programs in Turkey. Findings are compared with the results of a similar study conducted in the USA and Canadian universities, and some comments are made regarding philosophy education and research interests in Turkish universities.

An Example of the History Education Activities in People Houses: Historical Conferences (1931-1952)

Tercan YILDIRIM — 2026-07-16

Building a new identity has been central importance to educational activities in the Early Republic Period. The difficulties have occurred for the adopting people to the reforms and building cultural heritage by reasons such as the small schooling rate and inaccesibility to social groups outside the formal education. Thus, there emerged a need for the systematic adult education and People’s Houses were opened throughout the country. People’s Houses were

Attitude and Competence of the Turkish Education Students Towards the Teaching Turkish to Foreigners Course

Fatih YILMAZ, Ensar YILDIZ — 2026-07-16

Technology has been developed rapidly in today’s world. With this development, communication among the i

The Development of Interpersonal Communication Scale: The Study of Validity and Reliability

Öznur ATAŞ AKDEMİR, Jared M. CAMPBELL — 2026-07-16

Interpersonal communication is one of the crucial elements of human communication. Interpersonal communication has some authentic features. It is inescapable. Not communicating is not an option; even the act of not communicating communicates something. It is also irreversible, complex and contextual. All these characteristics make interpersonal communication as a communicative phenomenon to be studied in depth. This study reports the development process of an interpersonal communication scale. As a result of reliability and validity studies a seven-item questionnaire is developed in order to investigate interpersonal communication tendencies of persons. Interpersonal Communication Scale (ICS) has two factors: External Perception and Internal Disseverance. External Perception defines an i

Examining Social Studies Teacher Candidates' Perceptions Regarding the Concept of Politics Through Metaphors

Özge TARHAN — 2026-07-16

Statement of the Problem: One of the duties of social studies teachers in the education system to train i