Purpose: This study aims to examine the experiences of school principals in administrative and educational processes after earthquakes. The earthquakes that struck Türkiye on February 6, 2023, had a profound impact on educational institutions, underscoring the critical crisis management roles of school principals. This study specifically addresses…

Stakeholders (teachers, preschool administrators, and parents) in early childhood education have struggled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The present study explores the experiences and perceptions reflecting the perceived changes in the roles of stakeholders in early childhood education as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey. A criterion…

There is a major political commitment at the European Union level to providing good quality sexuality education in schools. Multiple studies in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region have demonstrated the importance of sexuality education for the health and well-being of children and adolescents. Parents' role in providing information…

Background/purpose: Peer bullying is considered to be the most common type of violence in schools. Individuals with special needs are exposed to peer bullying more than their typically developing peers. For individuals with special needs, this situation can lead to more complex and destructive consequences. In this study, it was aimed to determine…

Although the discussions on the care responsibilities of preschool teachers have been going on for years, it has flared up during the pandemic process. For that reason, the aim of the current study is set to examine in depth the views of preschool teachers and parents of preschool students on the caregiver role of preschool education. This…

This article focuses on the IB-PYP curriculum and teachers' roles within IB-PYP. The Turkish national curriculum was used to contextualize the paper, and these two curricula have been presented comparatively. The comparison encompasses their respective scoping aims, models of curricular control, distinctive teacher roles, and assessment practices.…

Research demonstrates that young people value mental health support that is tailored to their needs and preferences, rather than a "one size fits all" offer, which is often not equitably accessible (National Children's Bureau, 2021). Understanding young people's lived experiences across different sociocultural contexts is important. The…

The communicational differences of primary school students with language and speech disabilities were examined in this study. In the study where a nested single case design was used, interviews were conducted with 28 teacher and 35 students. The open-ended questionnaire form and semi-structured interview form developed by the researcher were used…

Through its different components, such as compassion and prosocial behaviour, kindness contributes to healthy social relationships. Additionally, it is frequently reported in the literature that individuals who are securely attached are more likely to perceive their friends and families as having their backs. Studies examining the relationship…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine how the principals' social justice leadership (SJL) indirectly affects the connection between teachers' collectivism (CL) and their wellbeing (WB). The hypotheses we developed in this context: Hypothesis 1: There is a direct and significant relationship between teachers' CL and school principals'…

Collective responsibility means that teachers work in cooperation and collaboration, act, and solve problems together. When teachers act together, they can be more productive. Urban schools' principals prefer activity and project-based approaches in order to better integrate students into urban life, and for this, they work to ensure that teachers…

The study aims to explore the portrayal of gender and the representation of gender roles in picturebooks written for children aged 3-6 in Turkey, with a view to assessing whether these gender portrayals include gender stereotypes that may affect children from early ages and onwards. It examines 45 children's picturebooks published in the last…

This qualitative study adopted a phenomenological research design to investigate how preservice teachers perceived compassion. The sample consisted of 43 students from Van Yüzüncü Yil University. The data were collected using a semi-structured interview guide. The data were analyzed using content analysis. The results showed that participants…

In this study, the experiences, feelings and thoughts of the instructors working in the teacher training program about distance education were examined. Therefore, the research is a phenomenological study. A focus group discussion was held. The study group of the research consisted of 5 volunteer lecturers. Faculty members criticize the…

Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is a significant relationship between mothers' perceived gender role and maternal gatekeeping behaviors. Method: In this study, in which mothers' perceived gender role and maternal gatekeeping behaviors were examined according to some variables, the relational survey model, which…