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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Birol Alver*Asst. Prof. Dr., Atatürk University Faculty of Education, Erzurum-TURKEY ABSTRACTProblem Statement: Psychological problems often emerge during periods of stress, anxiety and depression in the normal course of human life. While experiencing these negative environmental conditions, an individual may encounter personal difficulties that often manifest as adaptive difficulties with regards to university life. Unaddressed, these […]

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Ayhan Cinici, Mustafa Sozbilir* and Yavuz Demir****Asist. Prof. Dr. Adıyaman, University Education Faculty, TURKEY**Assoc. Prof. Dr. Atatürk, University K. K. Education Faculty, TURKEY***Prof. Dr. Atatürk, University K. K. Education Faculty, TURKEY ABSTRACTProblem Statement: Students find diffusion and osmosis difficult to understand.Purpose of Study: This research has two aims. The first aim is to determine the […]

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Mübeccel Yalçın** and Dilek Çelikler*****Teacher, Samsun Asarcık Boarding Primary School***Assist.Prof. Dr., Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Education, Samsun-Turkey ABSTRACTProblem Statement: The use of computers in chemistry education is increasing rapidly and becoming a supporting device in teaching abstract concepts and complex subjects. Because of the fact that temperature-heat, matter and structural features are the subjects […]

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Tatyana Yakhno* and Emine Ekin***Prof. Dr., Izmir University, Computer Engineering Department, Izmir-Turkey**Asst.Prof., Işık University, Computer Engineering Department, Izmir-Turkey ABSTRACTProblem Statement: In today’s world there are pressures on universities to ensure that graduates have the capacity to meet the needs of employers. One aspect of this is to ensure that students, along with professional skills, possess […]

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Abdurrahman Tanrıöğen* and Sibel Savçı***Prof. Dr., Pamukkale University Faculty of Education**Ministry of National Education ABSTRACTProblem Statement: Like all organizations, schools as well, have to be effective and efficient in order to survive. It becomes difficult to realise effective schooling when the individual himself doesn’t feel safe. To create that safe environment on school grounds is […]

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