Hakan Dedeoğlu, Mustafa Ulusoy* and Linda L. Lamme****PhD, Hacettepe University Faculty of Education, TURKEY**PhD, Gazi University Faculty of Education, TURKEY***PhD, University of Florida College of Education, USA ABSTRACTProblem Statement: Although poverty affects all age groups, children are especially affected because they are dependent for their survival on adults. Many children from around the world feel […]

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Ozlem Dogan-Temur and Hatice Zeynep InanDumlupinar University, Faculty of Education, TURKEY ABSTRACTProblem Statement: Although time concepts are abstract, teachers think that it is necessary for children to understand some concepts related to time. In order to continue daily life and accomplish their work at school, children need to acquire some time-related concepts and behave accordingly.Purpose […]

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Hasan OzderAssist. Prof., Dr., Atatürk Öğretmen Akademisi, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) ABSTRACTProblem Statement: The written objectives in curriculum design are hypothetical. In other words, objectives that are part of the curriculum are empirical. Therefore, evaluation of the relevancy and efficiency of the objectives is necessary. To evaluate curriculum relevancy and efficiency requires […]

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Nesrin OrucAsst. Prof. Dr., İzmir University of Economics, School of Foreign Languages, TURKEY ABSTRACTProblem Statement: Effective classroom management skills are crucial as teacher characteristics, not only in primary education but also in higher education. Instructors in higher education can face disruptive behaviors that jeopardize the flow of their teaching. Since a student’s good behavior is […]

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Ozlem Karairmak* and Rahsan Sivis****Özlem Karaırmak, PhD. Kocaeli University, Faculty of Education, Kocaeli, TURKEY** Rahşan Siviş-Çetinkaya, PhD. Uludağ University, Faculty of Education, Bursa, TURKEY ABSTRACTProblem Statement: Turkey is a country which has undergone serious economical hardships for a long time. A large number of individuals are affected negatively by economical conditions. Economical difficulties could provoke […]

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Tarkan KacmazDokuz Eylul University, Conflict Resolution Research Center, Izmir-TURKEY ABSTRACTProblem statement: The effectiveness of conflict resolution and peer mediation training programs was reported by various researchers worldwide. A great majority of research studies deal with the overall effectiveness of conflict resolution and peer mediation training programs and the effectiveness of the peer mediation process in […]

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Hulya GulayAssist. Prof. Pamukkale University, Faculty of Education, Department of Preschool Education. Denizli, TURKEY ABSTRACTProblem Statement: The preschool period is when the foundations of peer relations are laid and, for this reason, is an important period in terms of the short and long term effects of peer relations. Successful and independent relations built with peers […]

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Ahmet Erdogan, Mustafa Baloglu* and Sahin Kesici****Assist. Prof. Dr., Selcuk University Ahmet Kelesoglu Faculty of Education, Konya, TURKEY**Prof. Dr., Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Education, Tokat, TURKEY***Assoc. Prof. Dr., Selcuk University Ahmet Kelesoglu Faculty of Education, Konya, TURKEY ABSTRACTProblem Statement: Individual differences in education have great importance. Such differences become particularly crucial in disciplines such as […]

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Ferda Erdem, Fulya Erendag Sumer, Aylin Aktas Alan and Gozde Gul Baser*****Prof. Dr., Akdeniz University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, TURKEY**Instructor, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Communication, TURKEY***Research Fellow, Akdeniz University, School of Tourism and Hotel Management, TURKEY****PhD, Akdeniz University, Graduate School of Social Sciences, TURKEY ABSTRACTProblem Statement: Academic institutions have been feeling greater pressure […]

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Zulfu Demirtas*Asst. Prof. Dr., Fırat University Faculty of Education, Elazığ, TURKEY ABSTRACTProblem Statement: Metaphor is a powerful mental tool for understanding and explaining a highly abstract, complex or conceptual phenomenon. The essence of metaphor, which is widely used in daily life not only in language but also in thoughts and actions, is the understanding and […]

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