2013 Issue 50 – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research

The Relationship between the Perceptions of the Fairness of the Learning Environment and the Level of Alienation

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Caglar CalgarAsst. Prof. Dr., Adiyaman University Faculty of Education, Turkey Abstract Problem Statement: The phenomenon of justice, which is defined as conformity to what is right and legal, is conceptualized into three aspects: distributive justice, procedural justice and interactional justice in educational organizations. The more students perceive their learning environment to be fair, the more […]

National Standardization of the Occupational Field Interest Inventory (OFII) for Turkish Culture According to Age and Gender

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Kaan Zulfikar DENIZAssist. Prof. Dr., Ankara University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Ankara, Turkey. Abstract Method: The application has been performed in Level 1 of Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). Twelve provinces, one from each region, were used in this application. Within the research group, a sampling method based on probability was used. Participants […]

The Crisis of the Sociology of Education and Its Reflections in Turkey: On the Critique of Functionalist and Eclecticist Pragmatic Tradition

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Ali ESGINInonu University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology Abstract Basis of the study: The claims that the sociology of education has been in a crisis seem to be dependent upon the insufficiencies in doing science and acquiring results with the ontological and epistemological foundations of sociology as a discipline of science. The […]

Is My Social Studies Teacher Democratic?

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Kasim KIROGLUAsst. Prof. Dr., Ondokuz Mayis University, College of Education, Turkey. Abstract Problem Statement: Democracy and education are two concepts that influence, transform, and improve each other in time. In this sense, we could talk about a symbiotic relationship between democracy and education. The social studies teacher himself or herself must primarily be tolerant towards […]

Pre-service Science and Technology Teachers’ Mental Images of Science Teaching

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Nil Yildiz DUBANAssist. Prof. Dr., Nil Yildiz Duban. Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Education, Turkey. Abstract Problem Statement: The constructivist reorganization of the elementary education programs in Turkey has revealed the importance of training skilled teachers who are familiar with both constructivist theory and the educational programs. In this way, teachers can adapt to their […]

Metaphors for the Internet Used by Nursing Students in Turkey: A Qualitative Research

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Emine SENYUVA* and Hulya KAYA**Istanbul University Florence Nightingale Nursing Faculty, Nursing Education Department Abstract Purpose of Study: This study was conducted within the scope of a qualitative and quantitative study pattern in order to determine nursing students’ perception of the Internet through metaphors and the variables affecting such metaphors. Method: The study sampling included all […]

Nature of Interactions during Teacher-Student Writing Conferences, Revisiting the Potential Effects of Self-Efficacy Beliefs

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Aysegul BAYRAKTARResearch Assistant Dr., Ankara University, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Elementary Education Abstract Problem Statement: Within Language Arts instruction the use of teacherstudent writing conferences is accepted as an effective strategy for teaching writing. The writing conference allows for an individual one-onone teacher-student conversation about the students’ writing or writing process and provides the student […]

Higher Officials’ Training Needs on Managerial Competencies in Spanish Universities: Preliminary Findings

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Jesus Rodriguez POMEDA* and Fernando CASANIUniversidad Autonoma de Madrid Abstract Problem Statement: What the self-perceptions of higher officials in Spanish universities are about the main competencies required in their daily tasks. Purpose of Study.To analyze what the main competencies are in the professional behaviour of higher officials at Spanish universities. The improvement of their competencies […]

Belgian and Turkish Pre-service Primary School Teachers’ Metaphoric Expressions about Mathematics

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Cigdem KILIC* and Tugba YANPAR YELKENMersin University Primary Mathematics Education Department Abstract Problem Statement: Recent studies in education have focused on how to handle metaphors as research and evaluation tools. Metaphors have many advantages for researchers, educators and learners with the most important being that they can help educators understand pre-service teachers’ thinking and belief […]

20th Century British Colonialism in Cyprus through Education

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Icim Ozenli OZMATYATLI* and Ali Efdal OZKILNear East University, Department of History Teaching, North Cyprus, Mersin 10 Turkey Abstract Problem Statement: The island of Cyprus, due to its strategic location, was under the influence of many conquerors throughout the centuries. Cultural traces of these captors have survived to the present day. This long, turbulent history […]