Young children and their parents faced difficulties in their daily functioning due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In this qualitative study, we explored the experiences and perceptions of parents and their young children regarding the pandemic process. A sample of 22 parents (mothers and fathers) and nine children aged between four and six…

This research aims to examine the competencies of pre-service science teachers in designing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) activities and the challenges they encounter in this process. The study was carried out using phenomenology, one of the qualitative research designs. A total of 23 second-year pre-service science teachers…

School counsellors are responsible for maintaining their well-being to provide quality service for the students. Self-care activities are the best way to preserve and enhance the well-being of counsellors. In this vein, this study aimed to discover the self-care experiences of school counsellors employing a qualitative approach. Fifteen licensed…

The purpose of this study is to gather in-depth information about the direct effects of the major disaster resulting from the earthquakes of 7.4 and 7.8 magnitudes that occurred in Turkey on February 6, 2023, and still affect the most affected provinces, from the perspective of preschool teachers working in those regions. This includes examining…

This study aimed to determine the challenges encountered by pre-service teachers in the writing process and the coping strategies they used to cope with these challenges. For this purpose, being one of the qualitative research methods, the case study was used. Based on existing writing models in the literature, the study group of the research…

Consuming sports products and services incessantly without being able to restrain oneself is characterized as compulsive sports consumption. The aim of this study is to adapt the Compulsive Sport Consumption Scale (CSCS) developed in English by Aiken et al. (2018) into Turkish utilizing a scientific scale adaptation process. The CSCS consists of…

In classrooms worldwide, the use of English to teach science subjects is becoming increasingly common. There is an increasing number of English-as-a-second/foreign-language learners studying science in English. This review examines 66 empirical studies on this topic published from 2000 to 2021. We critically review and synthesise evidence of the…

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a sudden transition to Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) in Turkey, as well as around the world, presenting unprecedented challenges for teachers. This study investigates the experiences of K-12 teachers during this period, focussing on the challenges they faced, the strategies they employed to address them and…

Each year, Turkish public schools welcome many children who have little to no Turkish language skills. This study has been conducted with the purpose of unearthing the challenges that preschool education teachers are likely to experience while teaching children with low Turkish language capabilities. Twenty preschool education teachers, who worked…

COVID-19 has affected different aspects of teachers' personal and professional lives, including their teaching skills and their relationships with each other and the children they teach. This study investigated the effects of COVID-19 on preschool teachers' identity in a city in South East Turkey between September and October 2020. It aimed to…

The COVID-19 Pandemic process has brought with it a climate of uncertainty. This uncertain environment also contains a lot of uncertainty about classroom management for preservice teachers. The main purpose of this study was to reveal the metaphorical perceptions and views of preservice teachers about the source of the uncertainties they encounter…

In this paper, we present a study of Turkish international students' experiences in the U.S. by examining data from EksiSozluk, a Turkish social media platform. Drawing on social-emotional learning as a theoretical foundation, we investigated the types of challenges Turkish international students faced in the U.S. and the coping strategies and…

Since the industrial revolution, humanity has employed a significant part of education activities within the school system, in order to educate the workforce needed. However, in March 2020, this situation underwent a radical change due to the global epidemic. The practical response of this radical change affecting schooling was that face-to-face…

The global demand for teachers of English has led to an escalation in the number of non-native English speakers traveling overseas to teach English. Although teaching English abroad is typically associated with native English-speaking teachers hailing from inner-circle countries, it has also become commonplace to see non-native English-speaking…

This study aims to investigate Turkish higher education students' participation behaviours in quality assurance systems. The data were collected from 113 students through a semi-structured qualitative questionnaire developed based on the theory of planned behaviour. The data were analysed under three main themes: feelings, subjective norms and…