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Davulcu, Özgül, Hatice Kuluma, and Selva Kaçmaz. "Examining the relationship between the school climate and motivation of teachers who work in primary and secondary schools." Global Journal of Guidance and Counseling in Schools: Current Perspectives 11, no. 1 (April 30, 2021): 01–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/gjgc.v11i1.5601.
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Since this study aims to examine the relationship between the motivation levels of teachers working in primary, secondary and high schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in TRNC and their views on school climate, a relational scanning model, one of the descriptive research methods, was used in this study. The universe of this study consists of 3868 teachers studying in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Primary Education and General Secondary Education schools. A total of 208 teachers working in schools in Nicosia, Famagusta, Güzelyurt and Girne were included in the sample group. The data collected with the help of scales in the study were analysed by statistical methods of "Correlation", "Regression", "Kruskal-Wallis H", "Mann-Whitney U" and Spearman correlation techniques. The value of 0.371, calculated as a correlation coefficient between teachers' school climate and teacher motivation, indicates that the relationship between the variables is at a positive and medium level. Keywords: Organizational Climate, School Climate, Motivation, Teacher
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Theodosiou-Zipiti, Galatia, Iasonas Lamprianou, Mel West, and Daniel Muijs. "Attainment gap and responsible factors: a quantitative study in secondary schools in Cyprus." Intercultural Education 22, no. 6 (December 2011): 529–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2011.644954.
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Soteriou, Andreas C., Elena Karahanna, Constantinos Papanastasiou, and Manolis S. Diakourakis. "Using DEA to evaluate the efficiency of secondary schools: the case of Cyprus." International Journal of Educational Management 12, no. 2 (April 1998): 65–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09513549810204441.
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Gemikonaklı, Eser, Hatyja Kakajanova, Gokmen Dagli, Mehmet Altinay, and Ramesh C. Sharma. "A comparative cultural study of mathematics education at Northern Cyprus and Turkmenistan secondary schools." Quality & Quantity 52, S1 (October 17, 2017): 147–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11135-017-0598-0.
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Kuluma, Hatice, Özgül Davulcu, and Selva Kaçmaz. "Determining the reasons for private schools prefance and a case study in TRNC." Contemporary Educational Researches Journal 11, no. 2 (May 1, 2021): 01–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/cerj.v11i2.5706.
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In this study, it is aimed to determine the reasons for choosing private schools in the education process according to the views of the parents of students studying in primary and secondary education institutions in TRNC. The effects of the physical conditions of the school, educational activities, artistic-sports-social and cultural activities, management and academic staff characteristics, communication processes and economic resources were examined. In the research, survey model, one of the descriptive research methods, was used. Parents of 7355 students studying at private schools in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Primary Education and General Secondary Education constituted the research universe of this study. Parents of 242 students studying in Nicosia, Famagusta, Güzelyurt and Kyrenia constituted the sample group of this study. The unit of analysis in the research is the parents of the students. The Private School Preference Criteria questionnaire used in this study was developed by Pulat (2019). The scale consists of a total of 41 items. The data collected with the help of scales in the study were analyzed with the statistical methods "Correlation", "Regression", "Kruskal-Wallis H" and "Mann-Whitney U". The most important reasons for parents to enroll their children in private schools are their belief that they will receive a good education in English, their belief that they will receive a better education in general, and the availability of full-time education as working parents.
Keywords: Private School, Parent, Parent Preference Attitudes, Primary School, Secondary School
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Tezer, Murat, Meryem Gülyaz Cumhur, and Aytan İldırımlı. "Examination of Mathematics Study Strategies of Secondary School Students From the Perspective of Multiple Variables." International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education 8, no. 3 (December 20, 2020): 83–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2020-8-3-83-92.
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The academic achievement of students can decrease if they fail to use mathematics study strategies well. This situation may lead to negative opinions and attitudes among students towards mathematics. In this study, it was aimed to examine the mathematics study strategies of students enrolled at secondary schools in terms of academic achievement and multiple variables. Relational survey method, one of the quantitative research methods, was used to obtain the data. The universe of the study consists of a total of 9,072 students in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades of secondary schools under the Secondary Education Office of the Ministry of National Education and Culture of Northern Cyprus during the 2019-2020 academic year. In the study, the simple random sampling method was used to include 1,012 students. In order to collect the research data, the mathematics study strategies of secondary school students were used; on the other hand, mathematics grades were employed to assess their academic achievement. As a result of the research, when the mathematics study strategies of secondary school students are examined, it is seen that their mathematics study strategies are at the medium level. In this study, a comparison of mathematics study strategies in terms of gender showed that the average score of female students for mathematics study strategies was higher compared to the males. It was also seen that students’ mathematics study strategy scores were similar regardless of whether they were attending extra-school study centres or preparatory schools, and students’ mathematics study strategies scores were similar regardless of whether they received private tutoring. Regardless of the grade levels of the students, we can also claim that their mathematics study strategies are at the medium level. Generally, it has been observed that secondary school students with high academic achievement use their mathematics study skills better than students with low academic achievement.
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Theodosiou‐Zipiti, Galatia, Mel West, and Daniel Muijs. "Factors affecting ethnic minority students’ attainment in secondary schools in Cyprus: a focus group study." Intercultural Education 21, no. 5 (October 2010): 483–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2010.521394.
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Hadjikakou, K. "Evaluation of the Support Services Provided to Deaf Children Attending Secondary General Schools in Cyprus." Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 10, no. 2 (April 1, 2005): 203–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/deafed/eni020.
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Demir, Burak. "Evaluation of social studies teaching textbooks." International Journal of Learning and Teaching 12, no. 1 (January 31, 2020): 17–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/ijlt.v12i1.4563.
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In this study it is aimed to examine social studies textbooks of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 6th and 7th grade students in terms of content analysis. The population of the research model is constituted by social studies textbooks of 6th and 7th Grades of 5 secondary schools that were found appropriate by Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education Board of Education and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ministry of Education Board of Education. In the research, the books were evaluated on the scale by using the content analysis evaluation scale. The scale consists of three likert. The rating of the scale was calculated as’ Yes ‘option 2 points,’ partially ‘option 1 point and’ no ' option 0 points. The data obtained in the study was evaluated by scoring between 1 and 10. As a result of the study, it was determined that the 7th grade social studies textbook of Republic of Turkey received the highest rate. The lowest rate was observed in the 7th grade, 1st and 2nd Social Studies textbooks, taught in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Keywords: Textbook, Social Studies Teaching, Content Analysis Scale, Education, Learning
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Özkul, Ali Efdal, and Gülcan Faika Ülvay. "Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti`nde Okutulan Kıbrıs Tarihi Ders Kitaplarındaki “Tarih Öncesi Çağlar” Ünitelerinin İçerik Analizi / Content Analysis of Units on "Prehistoric Ages" of Cyprus History Course Books in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus." Journal of History Culture and Art Research 6, no. 2 (April 6, 2017): 527. http://dx.doi.org/10.7596/taksad.v6i2.798.
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<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>This study is based on the content analysis of the units on pre-historic periods of Cyprus History, Book 1 used in secondary schools between 2004 and 2009 and of Turkish Cypriot History, 6th Grade Books used for the secondary schools between 2009 and 2016. Mixed research methods, which compromises qualitative and quantitative research method, was used in this study. The qualitative part of the study includes the examination of the units on prehistoric ages in the textbooks according to criteria such as concepts, skills and visuals. In the quantitative part of the study, it has been consulted 67 teachers who are able to give a history lesson in secondary schools. According to the findings obtained from the study, it is possible to say that the opinions of the teachers with regard to the Cyprus History, Book I between 2004-2009 are more positive than 6th Grade Books of Cyprus History between 2009-2016. Additionally, it was seen that there were missing points in the units on pre-historic periods of the said course books in terms of concepts, skills and visuals. </p><p><strong>Öz</strong></p><p>Çalışmada 2004-2009 yılları arasında orta dereceli okullarda okutulan Kıbrıs Tarihi 1. Kitap ile 2009-2016 yılları arasında orta dereceli okullarda okutulan Kıbrıs Türk Tarihi 6. Sınıf ders kitaplarının tarih öncesi devirlerini içeren ünitelerinin içerik açısından değerlendirilmesi esas alınmıştır. Çalışmada nitel ve nicel araştırma yöntemlerini içerisine alan karma araştırma modeli kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın nitel bölümünde ders kitapları içerisinde yer alan tarih öncesi çağları içeren ünitelerin kavramlar, beceriler ve görseller gibi kriterler doğrultusunda incelenmesi yer almaktadır. Araştırmanın nicel bölümünde ise orta dereceli okullarda tarih dersi verebilecek niteliklere sahip 67 öğretmenin görüşüne başvurulmuştur. Çalışmanın sonucunda elde edilen bulgulara göre 2004-2009 Kıbrıs Tarihi 1. Kitap ders kitabına ait öğretmen görüşlerinin 2009-2016 Kıbrıs Türk Tarihi 6. Sınıf ders kitabı öğretmen görüşlerine göre daha olumlu olduğunu söylemek mümkündür. Ayrıca söz konusu ders kitaplarının tarih öncesi devirleri içeren ünitelerinde kavramlar, beceriler ve görseller açısından eksikliklerin yer aldığı görülmektedir.</p>
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Melkonian, Michael, and Emilios Ierokipiotis. "The effect of age‐position and sex on academic performance: a study of secondary schools in Cyprus." Educational Research 39, no. 3 (December 1997): 355–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0013188970390311.
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Tezer, Murat, Celalettin Özden, and Ramazan Atasoy. "Developing a technology and design course self-effiancy scale: A validity and reabilithy study." World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues 11, no. 3 (July 31, 2019): 186–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/wjet.v11i3.4247.
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The aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable assessment and evaluation instrument to specify the efficacy of the students in technology and design courses. The assessment instrument was composed of an item pool, experts’ views about the validity scope, pre-application, analysis of structure validity and reliability analysis steps. This study was carried out with the 7th grade students in State secondary schools in Northern Cyprus. A scale with 38 items and seven-factors was determined through an exploratory factor analysis. The scale consisted of synthesis, basic application, evaluation, formal analysis, further analysis, advanced application and comprehension dimensions. The confirmatory factor analysis and the factor structures were tested. At the end of the confirmatory analysis, it was noted that the variables had acceptable goodness of fit values. A valid and reliable technology and design course self-efficacy scale was developed at the end of the study.
Keywords: Technology and design, self-efficacy, secondary school, scale development
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Gündüz1, Serife, Emine Kocadal2, and Ayfer Bükük3. "Perception of Environmental Awareness by Administrators and Teachers in Secondary Schools in North Cyprus: The Case of Guzelyurt." Anthropologist 23, no. 1-2 (January 2016): 132–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09720073.2016.11891934.
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Katafygiotou, M. C., and D. K. Serghides. "Indoor comfort and energy performance of buildings in relation to occupants' satisfaction: investigation in secondary schools of Cyprus." Advances in Building Energy Research 8, no. 2 (April 16, 2014): 216–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512549.2013.865554.
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Altinay, Fahriye, Zehra Altinay, Mehmet Altinay, and Gökmen Dagli. "Evaluation of the Barrier-Free Tourism and Sustainability of the Barrier-Free Society in Cyprus." European Journal of Sustainable Development 9, no. 4 (October 1, 2020): 137. http://dx.doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2020.v9n4p137.
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The main aim of the current study is to evaluate the opinions of the students at the departments of tourism and special education towards to the concept of sustainability of barrier-free tourism and society therefore with the light of this aim, and current study attempted to address how disabled individuals could have an access to the tourism and life opportunities as well as the challenges that they are experiencing while having an access to these opportunities, probable solutions which might be employed to cope with these challenges, universal rights of the disabled individuals about having an access and transportation in contexts barrier-free tourism practices in TRNCThe current study employed a semi-structured interview as a data collection tool. The study group of the current research consisted of 80 participants who are the students at the tourism and specialized education teaching departments at Near East University and the University of Kyrenia. Data were collected with 20 minutes face to face interviews. While performing data analysis, responses of the participants were categorized and placed to the tables and then the researcher(s) re-examined the classified data set and formed underlying themes and categories. With the light of the findings, it can be stated that education at universities, secondary and primary schools should be intensified to inject necessary information to the students regarding barrier free tourism and provision of health care services for disabled people. At the reffered point. joint commitment should be carried among ministry of education, tourism, heallth and municipalities to raise public awareness regarding barrier free tourism. Additionally media and press should design more programs regarding barrier free tourism at their broadcasting stream to raise public awareness, and in-service trainings for disabled people should be provided to employees in hotels.
Keywords: Barrier- Free Tourism, Sustainable Society, Education, Accessibility, Awareness
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Hall, Tony, Cornelia Connolly, Seán Ó Grádaigh, Kevin Burden, Matthew Kearney, Sandy Schuck, Jeroen Bottema, et al. "Education in precarious times: a comparative study across six countries to identify design priorities for mobile learning in a pandemic." Information and Learning Sciences 121, no. 5/6 (June 25, 2020): 433–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ils-04-2020-0089.
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Purpose This paper is based on the emergency changes we have had to make in the European DEIMP Project (2017-2020), “Designing and Evaluating Innovative Mobile Pedagogies” (DEIMP). DEIMP is undertaken by a transnational consortium comprising partner institutions and schools from the UK (coordinating), Australia, Belgium, Cyprus, Ireland and The Netherlands. As well as the enforced changes to the project, there have been major adjustments in how education is being provided in each of our countries, across all sectors: primary, secondary and tertiary. The purpose of this paper is to provide pragmatic guidelines that will help us respond effectively in the uncertain present, and plan systematically for an unpredictable, post-pandemic future. Design/methodology/approach The authors outline 21 design principles underpinning innovative mobile learning, which will be of pragmatic use to all using mobile learning in the COVID-19 pandemic. These principles have emerged in the context of the three-year European DEIMP Project (2017-2020). The authors also examine major educational changes that have recently been imposed upon teachers and educational researchers, and key aspects of the current emergency response in education internationally, and resultant implications for educational technology and mobile learning. Findings A living record highlighting what is currently happening in the educational systems of the DEIMP project’s respective partner countries. The paper outlines design concerns and issues, which will need to be addressed as the authors endeavour to bridge both the digital divide and digital use divide in remote education. Furthermore, the paper illustrates 21 pragmatic design principles underpinning innovative mobile pedagogies. Originality/value A comparative study of the effects of the pandemic across six countries, including The UK, Australia, Belgium, Cyprus, Ireland and The Netherlands. The authors outline 21 design principles for mobile learning, which is hoped will help us respond effectively in the uncertain present, and plan systematically for an unpredictable, post-pandemic future.
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Öksüzoğlu, Meryem. "Evaluation of the leadership characteristics of secondary school principals from the teachers’ perspective Ortaöğretim okullarında görev yapan müdürlerin liderlik davranış özelliklernin öğretmen algılarına göre değerlendirilmesi." Journal of Human Sciences 13, no. 3 (November 18, 2016): 4710. http://dx.doi.org/10.14687/jhs.v13i3.3978.
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Leadership is one of the most extensively discussed topics. Wherever there is management, the manager’s leadership characteristics and behavior related with these have great importance. At schools, it is more crucial to be able to effective than to be able to use authority. In these sense, a principal needs to unite teachers towards a goal and in order to achieve that, should have the necessary leadership characteristics. This article, aims to investigate teachers’ perspective of principals’ leadership characteristics and behavior. The samle derived from the capital city, Nicosia of North Cyprus. In order to determine the principals’ leadership characteristics and behavior both survey and interview methods were applied. Through data, the particular leadership characteristics and behavior have been examined. Findings suggest that, school principals’ leadership characteristics and behavior varies. The most common leadership characteristics and behaviors were coming up with new projects, openly stating requests, and giving importance to following procedurs. The behavior and leadership characteristics that came out the least common were risk taking, being able to positively handle criticism, and being flexible and openness to change. ÖzetLiderlik günümüzde en çok tartışılan konuların başında gelmektdedir. Yönetimin olduğu yerde yöneticinin sahip olduğu ve ortaya koyacağı liderlik davranış özellikleri büyük önem taşımaktadır. Okulda yönetim, yetki kullanmaktan çok, etkili olmayı gerektirmektedir. Liderlikte ise etkileme vardır. Bu bakımdan okul yöneticilerinin, okulu amaçlanan noktaya götürebilmeleri için öğretmenlerde amaç birlikteliği oluşturabilmek için liderlik özellikleri taşıması gerekmektedir. Bu araştırma, Kuzey Kıbrıs’ta Lefkoşa merkezde bulunan ortaöğretim okullarında görev yapan müdürlerin, liderlik davranış özelliklerinin, öğretmen algılarına göre belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Okul müdürlerinin liderlik davranış özelliklerini belirleyebilmek amacıyla ölçme aracı olarak anket ve mülakat yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler ışığında hangi liderlik davranışlarını gösterdiklerini belirlemek hedeflenmiştir. Bulgular okul müdürlerinin liderlik davranış özelliklerinin farklılık gösterdiğini ortaya koymuştur. Müdürlerin en fazla ortaya koyduğu davranışlar arasında yeni proje üretme, açık şekilde talimat verme, kural ve prensiplere uymayı önemseme yer almaktadır. En düşük olarak öne çıkan liderlik davranışları ise risk alma, eleştirilere açık olma, esnek ve değişime açıklık özellikleridir.
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Nadejda, Beleva, Nazlı Idil Kacamak, Cagla Sin, and Beste Kamiloglu. "Incidence of Orthodontic Problems in Northern Cypriot Population." Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics 11, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 80–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jmihi.2021.3311.
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Aim: Technologies related to big data are progressively used for various research purposes in the fields of dentistry and health-care informatics. Large amounts of clinical data have been achieved and acquired at an exceptional acceleration and advancement. The actively developing field of big data analysis has started to play a critical and decisive role in the progression of dental practices and research. It has implemented tools to collect, regulate, interpret, and comprehend enormous volumes of distinct, structured, and unstructured data established from the present healthcare systems. Big data analysis has been lately devoted in the direction of encouraging and assisting the process of problem detection and care delivery. Our study aimed at measuring the frequentness of orthodontic problems, incidence of malocclusion and the orthodontic treatment demand among children who attend secondary schools in Northern Cyprus. Methods: For the present survey, our sample included 426 school children (203 females and 223 males) who are 12–15 years of age. Molar relation in each child was assessed according to Angle's classification. To evaluate the need and demand for orthodontic treatment, the ICON index was then used. Occlusal features such as overbite and overjet were measured and the presence of malocclusal characteristics such as cross bite, deep bite or open bite was examined and recorded for each subject. Our findings indicated that among this Northern Cypriot school population: (20.6%) had no occurrence of malocclusion, (74.6%) were found to have a Class I molar relation, (21.1%) had a Class II molar relation (Division 1, 13.6%; Division 2, 1.6%) and (3.3%) had a Class III malocclusion. Moreover, (20.2%) of all the examined children were found in need of orthodontic treatment. Digital modelling derived from CBCT scanning of plaster casts is a reliable method to assure the accuracy of measurements obtained directly from clinical and dental examination. Results: 74.6% of all subjects were found to have class I dental malocclusion; class II division 1 were calculated at 13,6%, class II division 2 were 1,6%, class II subdivision 4,2%, class III were calculated to be at 3,3% and class III subdivision 2,5%. Conclusion: The most common orthodontic malocclusion in Northern Cypriot school children is Class I and the least common one is Class II division 2.
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Ersel Kaymakamoglu, Sibel. "Teachers’ Beliefs, Perceived Practice and Actual Classroom Practice in Relation to Traditional (Teacher-Centered) and Constructivist (Learner-Centered) Teaching (Note 1)." Journal of Education and Learning 7, no. 1 (September 4, 2017): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jel.v7n1p29.
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This study explored the EFL teachers’ beliefs, perceived practice and actual classroom practice in relation to Traditional (teacher-centered) and Constructivist (learner-centered) teaching in Cyprus Turkish State Secondary Schools context. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews and structured observations were employed with purposively selected participants to gain in-depth understanding about the teachers’ beliefs, their perceived practice and actual classroom practice. The teachers were interviewed to elicit their subjective views about their beliefs and perceived practice regarding the themes, teacher-centered and learner-centered teaching in the context of their instructional practice. The observations were carried some time after the interviews had been completed. The teachers were observed for the purpose of exploring to what extent their beliefs were reflected in their classroom practice. COLT (Communicative Orientation of Language Teaching) Observation Scheme was utilized as the data collection instrument. 10 EFL teachers were purposively selected by criterion sampling as the participants of the investigation. An equal number of experienced male and female teachers who were similar in terms of length of experience were selected for the in-depth interviews and observations on voluntary basis. Findings of the study revealed that regarding teacher-centered and learner-centered teaching, teachers showed some variations in their stated beliefs. The interview data indicated that although the teachers expressed their beliefs in Constructivist learning and teaching, and both Constructivist and Traditional, their perceived practice was Traditional (except one teacher for whom it was both). However, the findings based on the observational data showed that Traditional practice was more frequent than communicative potentially Constructivist practice.
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Kasot, Nazim, and Mehmet Guneyli. "The views of English teachers’ towards school management and school managers*." International Journal of Learning and Teaching 13, no. 3 (July 26, 2021): 158–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/ijlt.v13i3.5971.
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In this research, it is aimed to evaluate the teaching of English in North Cyprus on the basis of educational administration. The scope of education management was determined according to the opinions concerning school management and school administrators. Qualitative research approach and case study model were used as basis in the research. Participants were selected in accordance with the purposeful sampling, maximum diversity and easily accessible case sampling. Accordingly, 23 English teachers from 6 districts working in secondary education of Norhern Cyprus Ministry of National Education were selected. The data were obtained through interviews and analyzed by content analysis. It is an important result of this research that school administrators have positive perspectives towards English teaching. It has been revealed that school administrators do not expect different tasks from English teachers when compared to other course teachers. It was noteworthy that the building of English language classrooms was one of the striking expectations of English teachers from school administrators.
Keywords: Foreign language education, English teaching, school management, school administrators, North Cyprus;
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Katafygiotou, Martha C., and Despina K. Serghides. "Thermal comfort of a typical secondary school building in Cyprus." Sustainable Cities and Society 13 (October 2014): 303–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2014.03.004.
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Pashiardis, Petros. "Towards effectiveness: what do secondary school leaders need in Cyprus?" Journal of In-Service Education 23, no. 2 (June 1997): 267–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13674589700200018.
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Karageorgos, Christos, Athanasios Kriemadis, Antonios Travlos, and Dimitrios Kokaridas. "PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION: THE CASE OF CYPRUS." International Journal of Educational Management and Innovation 2, no. 1 (January 20, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.12928/ijemi.v2i1.2627.
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The transition of TQM from the business field in education started in 1994 to strengthen the humanistic nature of education and improve quality service with the full participation of all involved. Cyprus recognized as a country with highly developed education services and qualitative characteristics that are easily identifiable. However, no studies are published yet concerning the implementation of TQM in Cyprus. The purpose is to examine the design and implementation of TQM at primary and secondary school settings in Cyprus and create a reference point of collecting all partial findings of TQM implementation in Cypriot education. A systematic recording of research included the design and implementation of TQM in education settings using ten electronic databases and keywords including education, TQM and the six factors determining the quality of TQM services. The research included peer-reviewed articles, doctoral theses, and conference abstracts during the last 20 years, leading to future TQM implementation conclusions. Cyprus nowadays focuses on the overall evaluation and implementation of TQM through innovation and quality improvement in education, differentiated and virtual teaching, adapted learning and inclusion of students with disabilities, and hiring new teaching staff that will implement a holistic approach of promoting TQM within school settings.
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Ibragimova, Gulnoza, and Umut Akcil. "A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS’ DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN TURKMENISTAN AND TRNC (TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTH CYPRUS)." Near East University Online Journal of Education 1, no. 1 (September 6, 2018): 42–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.32955/neuje.v1i1.55.
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This research aimed to determine the level of digital citizenship of the school directors in Turkmenistan, a developing country, and compare the level of digital citizenship of the school directors of the Ministry of National Education in TRNC. A causative comparison, one of quantitative designs, was conducted in this research. The participants were secondary school directors of the Ministry of National Education, TRNC in the 2017-2018 academic year. Convenience sampling method was used in this study. Due to time constraints and because it was easier, only 45 high school directors in Lefkosa, TRNC were involved. In Turkmenistan, 38 high school directors in the city of Dasoguz could be reached. The total number of the participants was 83. The "digital citizenship scale" and personal information form were used in this research. When the rate of Digital Citizenship, based on countries, is examined, the level of digital citizenship of the Turkish (TRNC) secondary education school directors is observed to be higher than of the Turkmeni secondary education school directors.
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Stavrou, Natassa Economidou. "Looking at the ideal secondary school music teacher in Cyprus: teachers’ and students’ perspectives." Music Education Research 22, no. 3 (May 12, 2020): 346–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14613808.2020.1762556.
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Lasica, Ilona-Elefteryja, Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris, and Konstantinos Katzis. "Augmented Reality in Lower Secondary Education: A Teacher Professional Development Program in Cyprus and Greece." Education Sciences 10, no. 4 (April 24, 2020): 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci10040121.
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The current article provides an overview of a Teacher Professional Development (TPD) program that has been designed, pilot tested, and implemented to investigate the impact of augmented reality (AR) on: (a) Teachers’ level of technology (AR) acceptance, adoption of inquiry-based instructional approaches, and confidence towards teaching twentieth-first century skills in STEM-related courses; and (b) students’ potential enhancement of specific twentieth-first century skills and motivation and interest during a STEM- (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)-related course supported with AR. This article focuses on the teachers’ points of view concerning the impact of their STEM-related interventions on their students’ motivation and learning, as well as the factors that influence the teachers’ technology acceptance. The TPD program has been implemented in Cyprus and Greece with twenty-five lower secondary school teachers (20 in Cyprus and 5 in Greece). The research methodology applied is Educational Design Research (EDR), including an initial phase of the TPD program and a second (improved) phase. The data collection tools consisted of questionnaires, interviews, and observation of classroom interventions. Initial findings and their implications for teaching and future research are discussed, indicating the potential benefits and challenges surrounding the integration of AR within the educational process.
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Madoglou, Anna, and Stefani Dimitriou. "Bullying in Cyprus: Perceptions regarding the pupils’ involvement." Psychology: the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society 21, no. 2 (October 15, 2020): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/psy_hps.23271.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions of bullying among secondary and high school pupils in Cyprus and to present the differences according to age, gender and involvement. The survey involved 514 pupils aged between 13 and 16 years who answered a self-reported closed questionnaire. According to the findings, girls are more negative about bullying than boys. Only pupils aged 13 show fear of the bully and feel a need for his/her punishment but they also point out that the victim may provoke the bully; meanwhile pupils aged 16 are more supportive of the idea that the bully harms the victims. In addition the victims, the victims/witnesses, the witnesses and those pupils who are not involved demonstrate fear of the bully, seek his/her punishment and are supportive of the weak victims. In contrast, those in the bullies’ category show no fear of the bully, do not agree with punishment and do not consider the victims to have been harmed.
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Hursen, Cigdem. "From the Editors." Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences 12, no. 4 (December 30, 2017): I. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v12i4.2904.
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Dear Colleagues
It is a great honour for us to welcome you as Editors of Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, which has accepted publications indexed in qualified databases since 2006. Our main aim is to increase the quality of the journal day by day. We are ready to publish the new issue of Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, which has seven articles written by authors from Nigeria, Cyprus and Turkey.
The aim of this issue is to give the researchers an opportunity to share their academic studies. First of all, I would like to thank all authors who have contributed to this issue. The focuses of the articles are varied. For example, Abdulrasaq Hamzat, Ganiyu Bello and Isaac Olakanmi Abimbola examined the effects of the computer animation instructional package on secondary school students’ achievement in practical biology in Ilorin, Nigeria. The researchers recommend that biology teachers should employ computer animation instructional packages to teach the practical aspects of photosynthesis, among other biology topics. On the other hand, Necla Işıkdoğan Uğurlu and Nilay Kayhan in their study intended to evaluate children with different special needs medically and educationally, and as a result of their evaluations, to identify families’ expectations, opinions and suggestions concerning the special education process, services and the functioning of special education institutions. The study results show that children who were diagnosed/evaluated at an early stage were integrated into education earlier and benefit more from special education institutions compared to other children.
Another study was conducted by Muhammet Bastug, Hasan Kagan Keskin and Mustafa Akyol. It was observed in this research how the endurance status of fluent readers and poor readers changed as the text became lengthier. A total of 40 students who were attending the 4th grade in primary school, 20 of whom were fluent readers and other 20 were poor readers, participated in the research. At the end of the study, it was seen that fluent readers’ reading rates did not differ significantly from the beginning to end of the text, whereas poor readers’ reading rates differed in favour of the first parts of the text. Also, the aim of the study of Gönül Akçamete, Nilay Kayhan, Emel Sardohan Yildirim constitutes what professional ethical principles in the field of special education should be, the degree of importance of these principles, and examining the extent of compliance of individuals working in special education with these professional ethical principles according to experts and teachers. Moreover, the purpose of this study was to develop a scale of principles in professional ethics for specialists and educators working in special education and to conduct its validity and reliability studies. As a result, the findings of this study showed that the scale is a valid and reliable tool that can be used with individuals who are working in the special education field. Another descriptive study conducted by Hünkar Korkmaz and Ahmet Altındağ had the aim to determine Turkish pre-service science teachers’ perceptions of an ideal teacher education system. The results of this study showed that Turkish pre-service science teachers defined an ideal teacher education system with the following components: the personality of the teachers, the teacher educators as possessing professional knowledge, teacher education curriculum and the professional development process. The aim of the study of Hayat Boz and Yakup Dağlı is to address the contribution of applying qualitative research methods for identifying educational activities planned for adults. Also, Deniz Özcan and Huseyin Uzunboylu in their study analyse the need for curriculum development of special education teachers who work at special education centres and schools with resource rooms with regard to different variables and determine their perceptions of self-efficacy.
I would like to express my thanks to all authors preferring the Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences to publish their articles, and to all reviewers working seriously in this process.
Best regards,
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu
Executive Editor
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cigdem Hursen
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Kokkinos, Constantinos M. "Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey among elementary and secondary school teachers in Cyprus." Stress and Health 22, no. 1 (2006): 25–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smi.1079.
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Nteveros, Antonios, Marios Kyprianou, Artemios Artemiadis, Antrianthi Charalampous, Kallistheni Christoforaki, Stephanos Cheilidis, Orestis Germanos, Panagiotis Bargiotas, Andreas Chatzittofis, and Panagiotis Zis. "Burnout among medical students in Cyprus: A cross-sectional study." PLOS ONE 15, no. 11 (November 18, 2020): e0241335. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241335.
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Objectives The primary aim was to estimate the burnout prevalence among all medical students at the Medical School of the University of Cyprus. Secondary aims were to ascertain the predictors of burnout and its relationship with lifestyle habits, sleep quality and mental health. Background Burnout in the healthcare sector has drawn significant scientific attention over the last few years. Recent research underscored the large burden of profession-related burnout among medical students. Materials and methods An anonymous questionnaire was administered to all 189 eligible candidates. This included demographic and lifestyle characteristics. Sleep quality was assessed via the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index, mental health was assessed via the mental health (MH) domain of the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and burnout with the Maslach Burnout Inventory–Student Survey (MBI-SS). Results Overall response rate was 96.3%. The burnout prevalence was 18.1%. There was a significant linear effect of between the year of studies and the burnout frequency [F(1) = 5.09, p = 0.024], implying that with increasing academic year there were more students with burnout, especially after the 4th year of education which signifies the beginning of clinical education. Students with burnout were more likely to have poor sleep quality (90.9% vs. 60.8%, odds ratio 4.33, p = 0.023) and worse mental health (MH score 40.2 ± 17.7 vs 62.9 ± 20.3, p<0.001). Alcohol consumers had more symptoms of cynicism and less feelings of efficacy than non-alcohol consumers. Moreover, less feelings of efficacy were significantly associated with more alcohol consumption among alcohol consumers. Conclusions Burnout is prevalent in medical students and increases significantly during the clinical years. Students with burnout have worse sleep and mental health and might use alcohol as a coping mechanism. Implementing prevention strategies of burnout may be beneficial.
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Çakıcı, Mehmet, İpek Özsoy, Kübra Özsat, Zeynep Kızılgül, Meryem Karaaziz, and Ebru Çakıcı. "The prevalence and risk factors of psychoactive substance in secondary school children in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: 1999-2019." Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry 20, Special Issue 1 (2019): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/apd.302644853.
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Sofianidis, Angelos, Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris, Panagiota Konstantinou, Nayia Stylianidou, and Konstantinos Katzis. "Let Students Talk about Emergency Remote Teaching Experience: Secondary Students’ Perceptions on Their Experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Education Sciences 11, no. 6 (May 29, 2021): 268. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci11060268.
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This research aimed to comprehend the impact of the first school closure on secondary education in Cyprus from students’ perspectives. Through the administration of an online survey with both closed and open questions, the study investigated the main issues and challenges that students experienced during their abrupt transition from face-to-face to emergency remote education and their main worries and concerns during this period, as well as their perceptions regarding the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process followed during the distance education period. The study also elicited students’ suggestions, based on their experiences from the lockdown period, on improving instruction in case of further lockdown(s) and in the post-COVID-19 era. Three hundred twenty-two (322) students of both upper and lower secondary education participated in the study. The data from closed questions were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, and for the data from the open questions, a qualitative thematic analysis approach was followed. The valuable insights gained from this study illustrate how important it is for educators and educational policymakers to give voice to students, closely listen to what learners felt worked and what did not during the period of remote learning, and develop plans and policies that incorporate their feedback.
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Sucuoglu, E., and H. Atamturk. "Correlation relation between professional qualifications of physical education teachers and students’ attitudes towards Physical Education classes." Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports 24, no. 1 (February 28, 2020): 44–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.15561/18189172.2020.0107.
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Purpose: This empirical study investigated the impact of the professional qualifications of Physical Education (PE) teachers on secondary school students’ attitudes towards their PE classes. Education in general and teaching and learning in particular are multidimensional phenomena and thus it is essential to determine and define these dimensions to sustain quality in education. From the psychological perspective, along with various factors, teachers’ personality and qualifications may affect students’ learning process. In this respect, effective teachers can foster students’ learning process and help develop positive attitudes towards a course. Material: In order to fulfill the research aim, the data were elicited through a questionnaire from five hundred and ninety-two secondary school students from grades 9, 10 and 11in North Cyprus to be analyzed quantitatively. Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test and Shapiro-Wilk Testwere run to test normality. Seeing that the data set was not well-modeled by a normal distribution, a Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was run to measure the association between the variables. Results: A very strong positive correlation was found between the professional qualifications of teachers and the participants’ attitudes towards PE classes. Conclusions: The results indicated that there was a significant relationship between the qualifications of the teachers and the students’ attitudes towards PE classes. More specifically, it was found that the higher the perceptions of students of the professional qualifications of PE teachers, the more positive attitudes they developed towards PE classes.
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Sucuoglu, E., and H. Atamturk. "Correlation relation between professional qualifications of physical education teachers and students’ attitudes towards Physical Education classes." Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports 24, no. 1 (February 28, 2020): 44–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.15561/26649837.2020.0107.
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Purpose: This empirical study investigated the impact of the professional qualifications of Physical Education (PE) teachers on secondary school students’ attitudes towards their PE classes. Education in general and teaching and learning in particular are multidimensional phenomena and thus it is essential to determine and define these dimensions to sustain quality in education. From the psychological perspective, along with various factors, teachers’ personality and qualifications may affect students’ learning process. In this respect, effective teachers can foster students’ learning process and help develop positive attitudes towards a course. Material: In order to fulfill the research aim, the data were elicited through a questionnaire from five hundred and ninety-two secondary school students from grades 9, 10 and 11in North Cyprus to be analyzed quantitatively. Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test and Shapiro-Wilk Testwere run to test normality. Seeing that the data set was not well-modeled by a normal distribution, a Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was run to measure the association between the variables. Results: A very strong positive correlation was found between the professional qualifications of teachers and the participants’ attitudes towards PE classes. Conclusions: The results indicated that there was a significant relationship between the qualifications of the teachers and the students’ attitudes towards PE classes. More specifically, it was found that the higher the perceptions of students of the professional qualifications of PE teachers, the more positive attitudes they developed towards PE classes.
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Göker, Süleyman Davut. "An alternative model of reflective teacher supervision." Journal of Human Sciences 13, no. 2 (August 24, 2016): 3560. http://dx.doi.org/10.14687/jhs.v13i2.3868.
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Focusing on the promotion of reflectivity during practice teaching amongst teachers, this study aims to explore the impact of a reflective teacher supervision model (RTSM) developed by Goker (2006a) on the development of instructional skills of teachers. Two groups of elementary and secondary school teachers from different fields (24 in total) registered for an MA course, American University, Cyprus were compared to their development of instructional skills. The research approach used for this study was both quantitive and qualitative, which included: (a) conducting a sample lesson based on the pinciples of reflective teaching, (b) expessing results both with statistical data obtained from the pre test and post test results of the Clarity Observation Instrument (Metcalf, 1989) and using interviews and surveys, and anecdotal data. Findings have significant implications for how reflective supervision can be a means to develop instructional skills. Recommendations for teacher education programs and the student teachers are also made.
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Argyrides, Marios, and Evagelia Alexiou. "Prevalence and characteristics of disordered eating adolescents in cyprus: The influence of body image, situational dysphoria, self-esteem, and the media." European Journal of Counselling Psychology 8, no. 1 (January 13, 2020): 19–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5964/ejcop.v8i1.216.
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The purpose of the current study was threefold: a) to collect a very large representative sample of adolescents and assess for their levels of disordered eating behaviors; b) to describe the characteristics of adolescents with disordered eating behaviors in Cyprus based on the measures that were used in the study and c) to compare the adolescents with significant disordered eating behaviors (EAT-26 ≥ 20) to the ones without any disordered eating behaviors (EAT < 20) on all the variables of interest. A total of 2664 secondary school students responded to self-report measures assessing disordered eating, negative body image, situational dysphoria, self-esteem and media influences. Results indicated that 16.04% of the overall sample of adolescents scored significantly on the EAT-26 (21.4% of females and 8.4% of males). Results also indicated that the majority of the adolescents with disordered eating behaviors were female, mainly from average socioeconomic status, normal Body Mass Index and grew up and reside in an urban area. Finally, adolescents in the disordered eating behaviors group scored significantly lower on appearance satisfaction and self-esteem and significantly higher on appearance investment, weight-related anxiety, situational dysphoria, internalization of the thin and athletic ideals as well as feeling pressured from the media and considering the media as a good source of information. In conclusion, results indicate a substantial difference in levels of disordered eating in adolescents as compared to previous research in Cyprus. Possible explanations are addressed as well as implications for prevention strategies and future research ideas based on the findings.
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Aşut, Özen, Gulifeiya Abuduxike, Songül Acar-Vaizoğlu, and Sanda Cali. "Relationships between screen time, internet addiction and other lifestyle behaviors with obesity among secondary school students in the turkish republic of northern cyprus." Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 61, no. 4 (2019): 568. http://dx.doi.org/10.24953/turkjped.2019.04.014.
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Christodoulides, Efstathios. "The Impact of Advancements in Science and Technology on Cypriots’ Physical Activities over Time." Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research 55, no. 1 (October 31, 2012): 56–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10141-012-0019-y.
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AbstractDue to special historical circumstances, advancements in science and technology have affected various aspects of Cypriot people’s life relatively late. However, since the modern way of life requires less and less compulsory physical activity, this has manifested itself recently in the spreading of a sedentary lifestyle in Cyprus also. The purpose of this paper is to present the changes in the frequency, intensity and type of physical activity throughout three Cypriot generations. It is based on a part of research carried out by survey method of the population of that consisted of secondary school students, their parents, and their grandparents. The sample was selected by stratified, random, and snowball selection (N = 1067). With the youngest generation, the data were collected in groups at their school by questionnaire; the members of other two groups answered the questionnaires individually. In order to analyze the data, the Wilcoxon two related sample test and chi-square analyses were performed. The results revealed that the older generations’ everyday life encompassed more active elements in their childhood and youth than the youngsters’ life comprises nowadays. Both intragenerational and intergenerational changes in daily living and health-related physical activity occurred, and the advancements in science and technology have had a contradictory impact on these processes. In the conclusions, the necessity of taking measures to stop the decline of physical activity is emphasized.
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Eliophotou Menon, Maria. "The relationship between transformational leadership, perceived leader effectiveness and teachers’ job satisfaction." Journal of Educational Administration 52, no. 4 (July 1, 2014): 509–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jea-01-2013-0014.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the link between transformational/transactional/passive-avoidant leadership behaviors, teachers’ perceptions of leader effectiveness and teachers’ job satisfaction. In this context, the paper also examines the conceptual model underlying the scales of the most widely used instrument in research on transformational leadership, the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ). The theoretical framework for this investigation is that of the full range model of leadership. Design/methodology/approach – An adapted version of the MLQ was administered to a sample of 438 secondary school teachers in the Republic of Cyprus. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used in the analysis of the data. Findings – The results provide support for a three-factor structure model consisting of transformational, transactional and passive-avoidant forms of leadership, representing three distinct components of leadership behavior. Teachers’ perceptions of leader effectiveness and teachers’ overall job satisfaction were found to be significantly linked to the leadership behaviors included in the full range model of leadership. Research limitations/implications – The findings are cross-sectional and based on the subjective perceptions of teachers. The analysis of the data suggests that transformational leadership may not be a sufficient condition for (perceived) headteacher effectiveness. Originality/value – The link between transformational leadership, perceived leader effectiveness and teachers’ overall job satisfaction has not been investigated in many studies. The present study attempts to address this gap.
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Özden, Celalettin, and Murat Tezer. "The Effect of Coding Teaching on Students’ Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Technology and Design Courses." Sustainability 10, no. 10 (October 22, 2018): 3822. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10103822.
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The aim of this research was to examine the effect of coding teaching on students’ self-efficacy perceptions of technology and design courses. A consecutive-explanatory design in a combined research model was used in this study. The qualitative dimension of the research was carried out through a random experimental design with pre/post-tests with controlled groups, and the qualitative dimension was conducted through interview techniques. The participants were seventh grade students from Şehit Hüseyin Ruso Secondary school in Lefkoşa, North Cyprus, in the 2016–2017 academic year. The quantitative data were collected through the “Technology and Design Course Self-efficacy Perception Scale”, developed by the researcher, and the qualitative data were collected through interview forms oriented around “Coding Teaching and Revised Technology and Design Course Teaching Program”. The quantitative data were analyzed through related and unrelated sampling t-test, Cohen’s d effect size coefficiency, and two-way variance analyses, and the qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis. A significant difference was observed between the students, taking coding teaching, and self-efficacy perceptions of Technology and Design courses compared to the control groups. Besides, it was noted that students taking coding teaching courses exhibited a positive attitude towards the course, and they practiced their metacognitive thinking and social skills at top levels. Based on the students’ views, it is obvious that coding teaching has a positive effect on their self-efficacy perceptions of the subject.
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Uzunboylu, Huseyin, and Cigdem Hursen. "Editors Message and Referees Index." Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences 10, no. 3 (September 15, 2015): 180. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v1i1.74.
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From the EditorsHuseyin Uzunboylu, Cigdem HursenIt is an honour for us to welcome you as Editors of Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences which has accepted publications indexed in qualified databases since 2006. Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences (CJES) is listed in many scholarly citation indexes; DOAJ, Ulrich's Educational Research Abstracts (ERA), EBSCO, Google Scholar, PsycINFO, Asian Education Index & AWER index. Also our major aim is to increase the quality of the journal day by day. We are ready to publish the new studies of Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences which has 9 full length articles written by authors from, Cyprus, Canada, Nigeria and Turkey.The aim of this issue is to give the researchers an opportunity to share their academic studies. First of all, I would like to thank all who have contributed to this issue. There are different focuses. For example, Hayat Boz and Sibel Esra Karatasexplored the impact of Internet use on QOL of the elderly by examining available researches in this field. By searching on ADM Digital Library, WEB Science, ERIC, PsycINFO and PubMed databases, this study reviewed 25 studies published after 1990 that investigates the relationship between Internet use and QOL of elderly. The synthesis of the research findings indicates that the functional use of computer and Internet improves QOL for older people. The findings also provide a comprehensive perspective on the current state of knowledge and raises questions for further research.On the other hand, Japo Oweikeye Amasuomo, examined the academic performance of students in the compulsory courses in technical education during the transition period of first and second years of three years Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) Technical programme before choosing their disciplines in the third year. The study established that, students in Electrical/Electronics discipline performed better than their counterparts who made Automobile, Building, Metalwork and Woodwork as their discipline, and the academic performance of the five groups of students differed significantly. Also, Hussain Ali Alkharusi examined students' perceptions of classroom assessment tasks as a function of gender, subject area, and grade level. Results showed that students tended to hold positive perceptions of their classroom assessment tasks in terms of congruence with planned learning, authenticity, student consultation, transparency, and diversity.In addition to these, Johnson Enero Upahi, Ganiyat Bukola Issa and Oloyede Solomon Oyelekan carried out a study on students. This study assesses the classroom activities which are the fundamental process required to determine the extent to which intended learning outcomes has been achieved. Emrah Soykan aimed to identification of views of teachers, students and their parents at Near East College in North Cyprus on use of tablets in education. The research is a descriptive case study. As result of the analysis carried out in this research, it has been seen that teachers, students and parents evaluate the problems related with tablet PCs under the following two sub-dimensions; the experienced problems of during tablet supported education and the benefits of tablet pc usage in education.Zeynep Karatas and E. Tremblay Richard examined the level of depressive symptoms of the secondary school students in Turkey and Canada has been aimed in this study. The research group of the study consists of 1050 secondary school students with the average age of 13. Their socio-economic levels are low in both countries, Canada and Turkey. The study revealed that the level of depressive symptoms of Turkish secondary school students has been found higher than the level of depressive symptoms of Canadian secondary school students. While the levels of depressive symptoms of the Canadian female students have been higher than male students, the level of depressive symptoms of Turkish students has not differentiated in terms of their genders. Behiye Akacan and Gurcan Secim examine the responses of university students in social anxiety situations in order to create a psychological counselling program with a structured group based on Cognitive Behavioural and Existential Approaches. These responses involve the behaviour and thoughts of the university students in situations where they experience or anticipate social anxiety. The findings of the study revealed that the thoughts regarding the social anxiety situations of the final year students studying in Guidance and Psychological Counselling and Pre-School Teaching departments are generally negative and their behaviour usually presents as desertion or avoidance.Also, Halil İbrahim Akyuz and Hafize Keser examined the effect of an educational agent, used in online task based learning media, and its form characteristics on problem solving ability perceptions of students. It is determined that applied method has an important effect on problem solving ability perception of students and that the educational agent in the role of teacher is more effective than the role of friend in the development of problem solving ability perception. Finally Muge Tacman and Nazan Comunoglu examined the way how the primary school class teachers evaluate the candidates, what their expect from the candidates and the effectivenes of the teaching training program being conducted in Ataturk Teacher Training Academy (AOA) to fulfill these expectations. Research findings were studied and interpreted in the framework of 4 main topics which are field knowledge, basic professional attitudes, effective communication and teaching abilities.I would like to express my thanks to all authors preferring Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences to make their articles published, all reviewers working seriously in the process of publishing, and also quest editors supporting us in this process.Best regards,Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu, Editor-in-ChiefAssist. Prof. Dr. Cigdem Hursen, Executive Editor
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Stavrou, Natassa Economidou, and Ioulia Papageorgi. "‘Turn up the volume and listen to my voice’: Students’ perceptions of Music in school." Research Studies in Music Education, August 25, 2020, 1321103X2092970. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1321103x20929709.
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Music teachers are often faced with students’ negative attitudes towards Music as a school subject, and dilemmas of what would be most important to teach and at the same time interesting, useful and relevant to students. Looking at music teaching and learning through the eyes of students can play a key role in re-shaping the condition of learning and promoting a positive and motivating musical learning environment. The aim of this study was to ‘turn up the volume’ of secondary students’ views of their music lessons in secondary school, including what they value and how they would have liked lessons to be if they had the opportunity to change things. A self-report questionnaire was devised for the purposes of the study and was administered to 749 secondary school students in schools in Cyprus. Our findings reveal that participants enjoyed Μusic, ranking it as their second favourite out of 15 secondary school subjects. However, there was a reported discrepancy between the activities students are engaged with and what they would like to be engaged with. Students called for more focus on singing, to play a greater variety of instruments besides the recorder (i.e., drums, guitar and piano) and to play the music they like. Building on students’ perspectives, recommendations are made for music teachers and policy makers.
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Stavrou Stavros and Demetriou Loucia. "Views of Secondary Education Teachers in Cyprus, Regarding the Information They Receive for Pupils with Chronic Diseases in Their Classes." Social Education Research, April 29, 2021, 149–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.37256/ser.222021827.
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In Cyprus, many pupils with chronic diseases attend public school in regular classes, managing their disease's
demands in parallel with their education. Teachers are responsible for both education and management of these pupils at school. They have to see to their safety, but they must also provide equal learning opportunities to pupils with chronic diseases. Therefore, teachers' information about each child's condition and needs is crucial for their better response to the challenge of coping with the unique needs these pupils may have at school and in the classroom. This study's purpose is an initial investigation of the quality of the information teachers receive in this context. Our methodology is qualitative. We conducted twelve interviews with secondary education teachers in Larnaca and Famagusta in Cyprus during 2019-2020. We analyzed our data by applying the Thematic Content Analysis method. Our findings indicated that teachers felt that the school's information regarding pupils with chronic diseases was either incomplete or, even worse, non-existent.
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Pashiardis, Petros, and Antonios Kafa. "Successful school principals in primary and secondary education: a comprehensive review of a ten-year research project in Cyprus." Journal of Educational Administration ahead-of-print, ahead-of-print (September 10, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jea-04-2021-0081.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore successful school principalship in Cyprus based on a ten-year research project, and in particular, by analysing leadership knowledge based on concrete actions of successful school principals derived from multiple case studies from the primary and secondary education sectors in Cyprus.Design/methodology/approachThe initial type of evidence was original qualitative empirical research undertaken through the examination of 11 case studies of successful primary and secondary school principals across Cyprus. Following, for the purposes of this paper a cross-case reanalysis was performed in order to extract successful actions from the participating school principals.FindingsBased on the emerging actions from the cross-case analysis, findings indicate that successful school principals, both in primary and secondary education, develop external relations, as well as networking with all relevant actors; create a collaborative and shared ownership feeling among their members and within their school organization; and finally promote a clear vision, based on a specific number of values.Originality/valueThis overall effort led us to the articulation of certain successful actions, which could be related and compared to the results in other successful school principalship contexts. Furthermore, it could contribute to the cross-country comparative knowledge body on successful school principalship, with different educational policies and different social contexts.
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Miralay, Fatma. "Peacebuilding Strategies in Conflict Societies Through Art Education: Cyprus." Propósitos y Representaciones 8, SPE2 (2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.20511/pyr2020.v8nspe2.795.
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The purpose of this study is to include the evaluation of teacher opinions concerning the acquisition of peace culture by students through art education programs applied in Northern and Southern Cyprus. The study is patterned according to qualitative research method and is performed with focus group interview. The research included 10 secondary school (K12) 7th grade visual arts course teachers in total form both Northern Cypriot Turkish community (n=5) and Southern Cypriot Greek community (n=5). In the study, semi-structured interview form was used in obtaining the opinions of teachers. Teachers stated that they believed that acquisition of peace culture awareness by students through art education which would result in individual and social peace. They also displayed that families had a very important role to play in the popularization of peace culture through art education and that school administration and ministries were determinant in this respect. In addition, teachers added that in both communities education institutions did not play their part adequately in the popularization of peace culture in education.
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Uzunboylu, Huseyin. "EDITORIAL." New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences 6, no. 5 (September 30, 2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v6i5.4381.
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Message from the Guest Editors
It is the great honor for us to edit proceedings of “8th Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research (CYICER-2019)” 13-15 June 2019, Cyprus Science University in North Cyprus. This privileged scientific event has contributed to the field of educational research for seven years.
As the guest editors of this issue, we are glad to see variety of articles focusing on arts education, college and higher education, creativity, curriculum and instruction, democracy education, developmental psychology, distance education, education and culture, educational administration, educational planning, educational technology, environmental education, foundations of education, geography education, guidance and counseling, health education, history education, human resources in education, human rights education, ınnovation and changing in education, instructional design, language learning and teaching, learner needs in 21 century, learning and teaching, learning psychology, life long learning, mathematic education, measurement and evaluation in education, mobile learning, multi-cultural education, music education, new learning environments, nursery education, pre-school education, primary school education, professional development, science education, secondary school education, social sciences teaching, special education, sports and physical education, teacher training, technology-based learning, the role of education in the globalization world vocational education and etc.
Furthermore, the conference is getting more international each year, which is an indicator that it is getting worldwide known and recognized. Scholars from all over the world contributed to the conference. Special thanks are to all the reviewers, the members of the international editorial board, the publisher, and those involved in technical processes. We would like to thank all who contributed to in every process to make this issue actualized. A total of 42 full papers or abstracts were submitted for this conference and each paper has been peer reviewed by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total of 13 high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication.
I hope that you will enjoy reading the papers.
Best Regards
Guest Editors
Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu, Near East University, North Cyprus
Editorial Assistant
Zeynep Genç, Msc. Istanbul Aydin University, Istanbul, Turkey
Assist. Prof. Dr. F. Sülen Sahin Kiralp, Girne American University, North Cyprus
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Uzunboylu, Prof Dr Huseyin. "Message from the Guest Editors." New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences 5, no. 4 (September 17, 2018). http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v5i4.3709.
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is the great honor for us to edit proceedings of “7th Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research (CYICER-2018)” 07-09 June, 2018, Acapulco Hotel Convention Center in Kyrenia, Cyprus. This privileged scientific event has contributed to the field of educational research for seven years.As the guest editors of this issue, we are glad to see variety of articles focusing on arts education, college and higher education, creativity, curriculum and ınstruction, democracy education, developmental psychology, distance education, education and culture, educational administration, educational planning, educational technology, environmental education, foundations of education, geography education, guidance and counseling, health education, history education, human resources in education, human rights education, ınnovation and changing in education, ınstructional design, language learning and teaching, learner needs in 21 century, learning and teaching, learning psychology, life long learning, mathematic education, measurement and evaluation in education, mobile learning, multi-cultural education, music education, new learning environments, nursery education, pre-school education, primary school education, professional development, science education, secondary school education, social sciences teaching, special education, sports and physical education, teacher training, technology-based learning, the role of education in the globalization world vocational education and etc.Furthermore, the conference is getting more international each year, which is an indicator that it is getting worldwide known and recognized. Scholars from all over the world contributed to the conference. Special thanks are to all the reviewers, the members of the international editorial board, the publisher, and those involved in technical processes. We would like to thank all who contributed to in every process to make this issue actualized. A total of 37 full papers or abstracts were submitted for this conference and each paper has been peer reviewed by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total of 10 high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication.I hope that you will enjoy reading the papers.Best RegardsGuest EditorsProf. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu, Near East University, North Cyprus
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Çakıcı, Mehmet, Ebru Çakıcı, İpek Özsoy, Meryem Karaaziz, Utku Beyazıt, and Sevil Hançerli. "The prevalence and risk factors of psychoactive substance use among secondary school students in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus." Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry, 2018, 586. http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/apd.293192.
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Atasoy, Ramazan, and Celalettin Özden. "The Effect of Coding on Students’ Visual-spatial Reasoning Skills." Croatian Journal of Education - Hrvatski časopis za odgoj i obrazovanje 22, no. 3 (October 31, 2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.15516/cje.v22i3.3522.
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This work aimed to examine the effects of coding utilization in the technology anddesign course on students’ visual-spatial reasoning skills. The study is based on asequential mixed-method design. The quantitative dimension of the research wasconducted in a random experimental pattern, with the implemented pre-test and posttestin the control group; the qualitative dimension utilized the interview technique.The reserarch sample included students of Şehit Hüseyin Ruso Secondary School inNicosia, Northern Cyprus, in school year 2016 -2017. Visual–Spatial Reasoning Testdeveloped by the researcher was used for obtaining quantitative data, and a semistructuredinterview form for qualitative data. The quantitative data were analyzedwith the use of the independent sampling t-test, Cohen’s d effect size coefficiency,and two-way variance analyses; content analysis was implemented for qualitativedata. It was established that spatial reasoning skills of the students who used codingare significantly different to those of students who did not use coding; experimentalgroup had a positive attitude toward the course and used their cognitive, sensory andpsychomotor skills on a high level. It can be said that coding is an important factor fordeveloping visual-spatial reasoning skills of students in this context.Keywords: coding; education; Scratch; skills; visual - spatial reasoning
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Hursen, Assist Prof Dr Cigdem. "Volume 10, Index." Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences 10, no. 4 (January 4, 2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v10i4.193.
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Vural</em></p><p><em>18-31</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/cjes/article/view/10_5">Infographics: A new competency area for teacher candidates</a></p><p><em>Hakan Islamoglu, Osman Ay, Ulas Ilic, Barıs Mercimek, Pelin Donmez, Abdullah Kuzu, Ferhan Odabasi</em></p><p><em>32-39</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/cjes/article/view/10_6">Journeys of science and culture from Hakkari to Istanbul: Reflections of teachers</a></p><p><em>Muhammet Oztabak, Cem Ozisik, Ozge Hacifazlioglu</em></p><p><em>40-52</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/cjes/article/view/10_7">Comparison of public and private school teachers and school principals opinions in Abuja, Nigeria</a></p><p><em>Deniz Ozcan, Teyang Istifanus Zabadi</em></p><p><em>53-64</em></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/cjes/article/view/10_8">Significance of personal characteristics for entrepreneurial youth activity</a></p><p><em>Ruta Adamoniene, Adele Astromskiene</em></p><p><em>65-74</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/cjes/article/view/10_9">Online device usage habits and emotional well-being in net generation</a></p><p><em>Nur Demirbas Celik, Birol Celik</em></p><p><em>75-85</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong>Vol 10, No 2 (2015)</strong></p><p><em> </em></p><p><a href="http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/cjes/article/view/3034"><em>From the Editor</em></a><em>s</em></p><p>Huseyin Uzunboylu, Cigdem Hursen</p><p>84-85</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/cjes/article/view/10_2_2"><em>The Reviewer List</em></a><em></em></p><p>Huseyin Uzunboylu, Cigdem Hursen</p><p><em>86</em></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/cjes/article/view/10_2_3">Enhancing the Quality of Secondary Educational Institutions Through in-Service Training of Teachers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria</a></p><p><em>Chukwuma N. 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Tremblay Richard</em><em></em></p><p>245-256</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/cjes/article/view/1_7">Social anxiety experiences and responses of university students</a></p><p><em>Behiye Akacan, Gurcan Secim</em></p><p>257-264</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/cjes/article/view/1_8">Effect of educational agent and its form characteristics on problem solving ability perception of students in online task based learning media</a></p><p><em>Halil İbrahim Akyüz, Hafize Keser</em></p><p>265-281</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/cjes/article/view/1_9">Class teachers expectations from teacher candidates from three points of views</a></p><p><em>Muge Tacman, Nazan Comunoglu</em></p><p>282-293</p><p><strong>Vol 10, No 4 (2015)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/cjes/article/view/3034"><em>From the Editor</em></a><em>s</em></p><p>Huseyin Uzunboylu, Cigdem Hursen</p><p>294-295</p><p><em> </em></p><p><a href="/ojs/index.php/cjes/article/view/1.3"><em>Table of Contents</em></a><em></em></p><p>1</p><p> </p><p><a href="/ojs/index.php/cjes/article/view/1.4">Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences (CJES)</a></p><p>2</p><p> </p><p><a href="/ojs/index.php/cjes/article/view/1.5"><em>Analysing the problems of science teachers that they encounter while teaching physics education</em></a><em></em></p><p>Cihat Demir</p><p>296-304</p><p> </p><p><a href="/ojs/index.php/cjes/article/view/1.6"><em>An Investigation into the Impact of Reflective Teaching on EFL Learners’ Autonomy and Intrinsic </em>Motivation</a>Glenn Parisa Abdolrezapour</p><p>305-315</p><p> </p><p><a href="/ojs/index.php/cjes/article/view/1.7"><em>Awareness of consequence of high school students on loss of bio-diversity</em></a><em></em></p><p>Nazım Kaşot, Serap Özbaş</p><p>316-325</p><p> </p><p><a href="/ojs/index.php/cjes/article/view/1.8"><em>Research on historical environments in elementary schools’ social sciences textbooks taught in Northern Cyprus</em></a><em></em></p><p>Nazım Kaşot, Mete Özsezer</p><p>326-337</p><p> </p><p><a href="/ojs/index.php/cjes/article/view/1.9"><em>Metacognitive awareness and math anxiety in gifted students</em></a><em></em></p><p>Hakan Sarıcam, Üzeyir Ogurlu</p><p>338-348</p>