Contemporary Issues in Education with Special Reference to Turkey

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Riza Ulker (Zirve University, Faculty of Education, Gaziantep, Turkey) and Muhammet Usak (Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey)

2013 •  Pages: 433 • Size: 180x240 • Binding: Hard •  PRICE: US$ 100/- Rs. 1750/-

(Anthropologist Special Issue No. 10)

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This current volume covers Contemporary Issues in Education by mostly taking human factor in the center whether that human being is a student, teacher, administrator or a parent, and truly reflects upon the nature of anthropology as a cohesive discipline. A synopsis of the volume confirms that today anthropology is not just defined as “the study of man”, but it could also be defined as the study of complex situations surrounding man and all his/her constituencies in educational settings. We hope that the research you read in this volume would broaden your horizons and motivate many international scholars around the globe to contribute to the field of education by keeping the big picture in their mind.

 

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Editorial

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I. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

 

Serkan Özel • An Analysis of In-service Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Division of Fractions

1-5

 

Zehra Nur Ersozlu • Mirror, Mirror on the Wall:  Prospective Mathematics and Science Teachers’  Use of Metaphors to Conceptualize and Understand Reflective Thinking

7-19

 

Zuhal Yilmaz • Usage of Tinker Plots to Address and Remediate 6th Grade Students’ Misconceptions about Mean and Median

21-29

 

Hasan Aydin • A Literature-based Approaches on Multicultural Education

31-44

 

Sirin Yilmaz, Serkan Timur  and Betul Timur •  Secondary School Students’ Key Concepts and Drawings about  the Concept of Environment

45-55

 

Serkan Timur,  Betul Timur and Sirin Yilmaz • Determining Primary School Candidate Teachers’ Levels  of Environmental Literacy

57-67

 

Mehmet Fatih Kaya • An Analysis of the Social Studies Teacher Candidates’ Perception with Respect to the Concept of Globalization

69-78

 

Mehmet Fatih Kaya •  Sustainable Development Training Oriented Thoughts and Applications of Geography Teachers

79-87

 

Ebru Yilmaz Ince and Muhammet Demirbilek • Secondary and High School Teachers’ Perceptions Regarding Computer Games with Educational Features in Turkey

89-96

 

Ahmet Baytak and Necati Hirca • Prospective Teachers’ Lived Experience on Computer-based Instructional Materials: A Phenomenological Study

97-109

 

Hana Cidlova, Anna Bayerova  and Eva Trnova • The Relevance of Health and Environmental Education  in Chemistry  for Pupils of Czech Secondary Schools  and School-leavers

111-115

 

Yadigar Dogan •  Teacher Opinions and Experiences Related to Themes, Skills and Values Included Within the Scope of Life Science Course

117-132

 

Yadigar Dogan • Teachers and Students’ Benefiting from Computers for Instructional Purposes: Bursa Example

133-143

 

Dogan Yuksel • Technology Use in Reflective Teaching:  A Practicum Research Project

145-152

 

Ismail Kenar • Nuclear Energy Reality in Turkey and the Attitude of the  Science Teachers towards the Issue

153-165

 

Muharrem Aktumen and Mehmet Bulut  • Teacher Candidates’ Opinions on Real Life Problems Designed in GeoGebra Software

167-176

 

Muhammed Sait Gokalp  and Zubeyde Demet Kirbulut  • Investigating Pre-service Elementary School Teachers’ Metacognitive Science Learning Orientations

177-184

 

Yakup Keskin • A Comparison between Turkish and British Students’ Acquisition Levels of Universal-Social Values Placed in Curriculum:  A Case Study

185-201

 

Zekerya Batur •  Value Education in Turkish Teacher Training

203-207

 

II. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

 

Riza Ulker, Zuhal Yilmaz, Atika Solak and Leyla Erguder  • Classroom Environment: What Does Students’ Drawings Tell?

209-215

 

Lutfu Ilgar • Obtaining the Perception of Prospective Teachers Regarding Family Education and Communication: A Comparison of The USA and Turkey

217-227

 

Baykal Bicer • Analysis of Pre-service Teachers’ Views of Philosophy through Metaphors

229-240

 

Sengul Ilgar • The Perceptions and Support of Parents and Guardians  whose Children Attend Montessori Programs

241-249

 

Muhammet Usak, Riza Ulker, Fulya Oztas and Irfan Terzi •  The Effects of Professors’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge on Elementary Teacher Candidates’ Attitude and Achievement Regarding Biology

251-261

 

III. EDUCATIONAL  PSYCHOLOGY

 

Ramin Aliyev, Mehmet Karakus and Hakan Ulus • Teachers’ Verbal Cues That Cause Students to Feel Various Emotions

263-272

 

Fatih Camadan,  Gokhan Kahveci and Tuba Yavas • Analysis of the Relation between Perfectionism and Negative Automatic Thoughts with Structural Equation Model

273-283

 

Hidayet Tok  and Mehmet Karakus  • Cross-cultural Reliability and Validity of the Attitude towards College Instructor Authority (ACIA) Survey

285-291

 

IV. LANGUAGE  EDUCATION

 

Rabia Hos  and  Hatice Topal • The Current Status of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teachers’ Professional Development in Turkey: A Systematic Review of Literature

293-305

 

Saban Cepik  and Ahmet Erdost Yastibas • The Use of E-Portfolio to Improve English Speaking Skill  of Turkish EFL Learners

307-317

 

Adem Soruc  and Saban Cepik • A Critical Analysis of Foreign Language Pre-service  Teacher Education in Turkey

319-324

 

Hedayat Sarandi • The Use of Turkish in English Preparatory Schools:  Where is the Balance

325-335

 

Fulya Topcuoglu Unal • A Comparative Study on Animal Visuals in Course Books Used for Mother Tongue Education

337-349

 

Gulin Ulusoy  and Muhammet Demirbilek •  The Effects of Using Situation Comedy Video  on English Speaking

351-361

 

Tomas Janko and Karolina Peskova • Analysing the Types of Visuals in Textbooks of Geography and German Language: Considering the Instructional  Functioning of Photographs

363-372

 

V.  EDUCATIONAL  ADMINISTRATION

 

Mehmet Karakus, Riza Ulker, Volkan Cicek and Fatih Toremen • Comparison of Safety and Emergency Preparedness Procedures and Policies in US and Turkish K-12 Schools

373-393

 

Ahmet Cezmi Savas • The Effects of Science Teachers’ Perception of Learning Organization  on Job Satisfaction

395-404

 

Murat Tasdan • Perceptions of Elementary School Teachers Regarding  Political Life at School

405-415

 

Ahmet Cezmi Savas, Izzet Dos, Bulent Dos and Husamettin Demir • Experiencing a Learning Organization: School Administrators Identify Causes of Teacher Ineffectiveness

417-425

 

Index

427-430

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