Bulent Tarman- PhD
- Professor (Full) at Turan University
Bulent Tarman
- PhD
- Professor (Full) at Turan University
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Introduction
Bulent Tarman is a researcher, scholar and publisher in educational sciences. He has a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction (social studies education), as well as a minor in Comparative and International Education, from the Pennsylvania State University. His research interests include social studies education, teacher education, citizenship and human rights education, curriculum development, educational technologies and multiculturalism in education. He has published numerous research papers.
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January 2012 - September 2013
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- Professor (Associate)
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- Responsibilities include: Teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses Advising undergraduate and graduate students Supervising teacher candidates and graduate theses and projects Pursuing an active agenda for scholarly activities
August 2013 - September 2016
Position
- Professor (Associate)
Description
- Responsibilities include: Teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses Advising undergraduate and graduate students Supervising teacher candidates and graduate theses and projects Pursuing an active agenda for scholarly activities
January 2017 - present
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- Editor-in-Chief
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- • Editing & publishing academic journals • Preparing EU funded Projects Proposals • Providing consultancy for educational projects • Delivering Training to educational staff • International Educational Consultancy
Education
January 2002 - May 2006
August 2000 - December 2001
September 1990 - June 1994
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Publications (98)
This study aims to examine student perceptions of school climate in Kazakhstan by adapting the "School Climate for Diversity – College" scale to a new cultural context. A mixed-methods approach was adopted to ensure both linguistic and psychometric validity of the adapted scale. Qualitative analysis evaluated linguistic and contextual relevance, wh...
This research examines the intricate connections among three key elements: an individual’s ability to tolerate sources of stress, their willingness to adapt to new situations, and various psychological factors that influence human behavior. To analyze these relationships, the study employs a sophisticated statistical technique known as partial leas...
With the increasing involvement of universities in Kazakhstan in the processes of internationalization, there is a need to adapt educational programs to the changing requirements of the labor market and the national educational environment. An important aspect of these changes is the study of the perception of global citizenship among students of K...
Having a university degree provides only a slight advantage over those without higher education, making other factors crucial in determining a graduate’s employment prospects. This study aims to analyze the factors that affect the employment of university graduates and define opportunities for public administration and university management in Kaza...
The aim of this study is to conduct a sociological survey to assess the state of civic identity among Kazakhstani youth within the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. It aims to explore the correlation between young citizens' ethnic backgrounds and their acceptance of citizenship. Data was collected through a questionnaire developed by res...
This chapter discusses the use of limited resources during the teaching of core ideas from STEM and social studies. The co-authors of this chapter perform original and innovative research throughout different parts of Turkey and United Arab Emirates. Collectively, their research provides an overview of the pedagogical challenges currently facing th...
In the dynamic and ever-changing educational landscape, it is crucial to rethink and construct social curriculum policy in the 21st Century. At the same time considering integrating skills such as critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving into the curriculum, and reflecting the evolving needs of a dynamic society. The endeavour of developi...
p style="text-align: justify;">This article examines the influence of the university environment and learning programs on students' entrepreneurial intentions and attitudes, considering the moderating roles of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and locus of control. The empirical analysis employs a multilevel (hierarchical) linear model, utilizing respo...
Background & Objective
With the rise of interest in specific business education, such as an MBA, there is a need to study students’ motivation to pursue such educational directions. The study aims to research the motivation of students to pursue business education in Kazakhstan.
Methods
The study applies qualitative research design with a phenomen...
This paper examines college students` participation behaviors and the use of social media tools. The descriptive survey model was applied to investigate university students` participation behaviors. The data was collected through a “Participation Questionnaire” from 284 college students in Kazakhstan. The result showed that students who spend less...
The effective functioning of a smart university management system significantly improves higher education institutions' competitiveness. This study aims to assess the implementation of a smart university management system on the example of Kazakh Ablai khan International Relations and World Languages University. The paper considers elements of a sm...
This editorial is a culmination of various research on the area of posthuman theorization as applied to the field of education. It also focused on the need for borderless curriculum to circumvent global challenges such as genocide, terrorism among other things. It details the rationale of adopting a post human and borderless curriculum to respond t...
This theoretical editorial piece sets the tone for a special issue that focuses on teasing new directions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The piece is underpinned by bricolage thinking, and we seek to show that it is essential to reimagine various educational disciplines in order to meet new challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-1...
One of the main roles of schooling is equipping students with civic values and preparing them for participation in democratic societies. However, what should be taught and what kind of citizenship should be promoted are core issues in civic education, especially in the time of globalization. As several researchers stated, what kind of citizens we w...
The world is getting increasingly interconnected. For this reason, schools should apply strategies to develop students’ civic skills and global civic engagement. The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of multicultural exposure, multicultural interaction, social media usage, and study abroad experience on global civic engagement. The...
The article deals with the transformation of readers’ preferences and the formation of a “new reader” at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century. In the study, the authors draw attention to the shift in the priority of the format of youth reading in favor of digital, to the loss of the former role of libraries as centers of non-formal...
This study was conducted before the outbreak of the pandemic and now the results seem clear. The intensive forced use of distance technologies in the educational process has changed the approach to education forever. What exactly has changed? this is already a topic for new research. We suggest going back a little and see how the role of the teache...
Education has become inevitable for every country and specifically for every person to proceed in with the appropriate pace. Life is really difficult to be lived without essential amount of education. Many countries are giving attention towards this cause and are making strategies and policies to improve the quality of education in the country. For...
I hope this editorial note finds you well and healthy, especially amid the uncertainty due to COVID-19. We are concerned about our children, families, neighbors, colleagues, and ourselves. We are contending with daily reports of death presented as the centerpiece headline news while we are dealing with grief and uncertainty. The impact of this curr...
In the early throes of the U.S. counter-cultural movement of the 1960s, Bob Dylan sang, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” Less a critique of experts than a commentary on the observable cross-currents in U.S. (and global) politics and culture at the time, Dylan slyly paid homage to the capacities of average citizens to...
The impact of everything on society, in general, is increasingly visible, and we find ourselves in a permanent state of transformation and improvement due to the dizzying proliferation of technologies. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) drives the modern world in education, sports, engineering, management, health, tourism, economics, an...
Dear Colleagues: (Deadline is extended)
We are pleased to inform you again that Journal of Culture and Values in Education (JCVE) Call for Papers
Special Theme Issue: Opposing Exclusionary Democracy: Culture and Values beyond Reactionary Populism
Guest Co-Editors: Christopher G. Robbins and Joe Bishop
Please send papers to crobbin2@emich.edu and j...
Culture is a phenomenon that is a potent force in the lives of human beings and many believe that respect for a person’s culture is essential to respecting the person. The adverse, that to disrespect a person’s culture is to disrespect the person, gives rise to an important concern that is to be considered in this edition. Because culture does infl...
The purpose of this research is to determine the social studies teacher candidates’ opinions about to what extend they have Social Studies Teacher Special Field Competencies (SSTSFC). This research also aims to discover possible relationship between the Public Personnel Selection Examination (KPSS) Teaching Area Knowledge Exam and the Social Studie...
The purpose of this paper is to examine social studies textbooks to investigate the use of poetry in the social studies textbooks in Turkey. This paper also examines whose poets have been represented in the textbooks. The authors applied content analysis to evaluate social studies textbooks. Content analysis is a research method that uses a set of...
In the academic world "Real learning" in any form is an active interaction of human mind with past experience, and that relates to man, machine, materials and ideas. Therefore any teaching and learning process should be aimed at providing ample scope for the learners mind to interact and acquire fruitful experience. Only through this active interac...
The purpose of this study is to investigate technology integration related issues among Turkish middle school social studies teachers. The researchers administrated a 34-item survey to 259 middle school social studies teachers in Turkey. As indicated in the findings, the most highly identified barriers were external obstacles such as a lack of tech...
We have been facing with several challenges in all over the World. Global and local economies are facing threats as well as the increasing numbers of migrants that have not been seen for several decades. Resources are becoming scarcer and more expensive as we consume more. Technology and especially the internet and social networking are changing th...
The aim of this study is to obtain information about the awareness of social studies teacher candidates about the refugee problem in Turkey. In this regard, a group of teacher candidates are asked their opinion on the subject of refugees in Turkey and as to how they perceive the problem. Interview method is used in the study for data collection. Th...
Charter schools can divide opinion, and one can find both positive and negative arguments for them. For example, they can be characterised as an opportunity to create a more bespoke school experience or a step in the gradual degradation of public education. Charter schools challenge us to consider what type of schools we want. In the following chap...
Educational policies can affect students in a negative or positive way depending on the context and interpretation within the policy. Unfortunately, deficit thinking policies exist that prevent all students from receiving equitable learning experiences. This study focuses on a content analysis approach to expose deficit thinking vocabulary or langu...
In the early years of Social Studies education, great attention was given to "Social Studies Laboratories" and a teaching and learning pedagogy called "The Laboratory Method" This study examines historical documents about the development of the social studies laboratory. The researchers examined certain periodicals published in the US such as Educa...
The aim of this study is to find out what members of different ethnicities living in Turkey as Turkish citizens think about how the Turkish education system addresses cultural differences in schools. This qualitative study utilized a descriptive analysis method to collect data through five focus groups based ethnic diversity: Turks, Kurds, Arabs, B...
Bu çalışmada, metafora dayalı öğretim etkinliklerinin ilköğretim 8. sınıf Vatandaşlık ve Demokrasi Eğitimi Öğretim Programı “Hak ve Özgürlüklerimiz” ile “Görev ve Sorumluluklarımız” temalarında yer alan “Hak, Özgürlük, Hoşgörü, Sorumluluk, Eşitlik, Onur, Dayanışma, Sevgi, Adil Olma, Uzlaşı, Barış, Vatanseverlik” gibi soyut kavram ve değerlerin öğre...
We are living in a world that is changing rapidly and becoming more globalized. Especially
the changes in the areas of science, technology and economy are becoming effective in the
areas like education and health that are closely related to human life. We are experiencing a
quick process named ’globalization’ that changes economic, social and polit...
In this study, Social Studies Education undergraduate programs in US are investigated and are
compared with Turkey’s. In this study, it has been compared with Pace University and Gazi
University with regards to courses and credits within the scope of the Social Studies Education
undergraduate program as well. This study have been conducted in the s...
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of mikro teaching method in developed of literacy levels in relation to alternative assessment and evaluation techniques of pre-service Social Studies teachers. The study was conducted on 60 pre-service teachers (30 experiment, 30 control group) studying at Social Studies Education Department at a st...
Intoduction: Today, globalization is one of the key assets in transformation and changes in social, political, cultural, economic and technological areas (Nişancı, 2003). Globalization with its social, cultural, politic and economic dimensions (Berber, 2003) enriched citizenship fact in line with the developments of communication technology and int...
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of map to expected gains, by examining map within social study textbooks in terms of cartographic design. In developed countries its seen that maps which being used in many themes (from engineering to military, education and training to scientific studies and etc.) took place in life with television...
FATIH project (Movement of Enhancing Opportunities and Improving Technology) is an information and communication technologies (ICT) project to promote social justice for all schools in Turkey. The educational movements and reforms in Turkish Educational System (TES) are not new but this project has a purpose to integrate the newest technologies int...
Dear colleagues and readers,
I am delighted to present to you the new issue of Journal of Social Studies Education Research. I hope everyone has had a restful and productive year. For us, this year has been full of studying and working to make our journal much prestigious position in academia. We are still working on almost around the clock to rea...
The purpose of this paper is to get a deeper understanding of what multicultural societies in Turkey value and which values they want to be given at educational institutions, especially in primary schools. This study aims at finding the different value judgments of different ethnic groups in Turkey that hold them together as Turkish citizens. It al...
It can be argued that very important changes have been made to textbooks which were rearranged according to the theory of constructivism during the 2004-2005 academic year. The aim of this change was to enable students to acquire high-order cognitive skills. In this study, by using Bloom taxonomy, the pre-reading and reflection (assessment) questio...
The purpose of this research is to determine the relation between learning levels of values in
Citizenship and Human Rights course and the role of environment where students live based on
the teachers’ perceptions. Participants of the research are selected among teachers who teach
this lesson in central schools, district and village schools in Kars...
Z Bu araştırma; Vatandaşlık ve Demokrasi Eğitimi dersinde yer alan değerlerin öğrenilme düzeylerinin öğrencilerin içinde yaşadığı çevre ile olan ilişkisini öğretmen görüşlerine göre değerlendirmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın katılımcıları Kars ilinin merkez okullarında, Kağızman ilçesinde ve Kağızman'a ait köylerde bu dersi veren toplam 32 ö...
The term ‘value’ has been used in many different meanings until today in different areas and it has been the reason for confusion in values education. In this sense, Weber (1990) has stated that different approaches to the term ‘value’ have played a negative role for the production of values. Kohlberg (1981) has defined ‘value’ as giving moral deci...
It is crucial to increase the civic and political participation during the process of democratization and globalization. There are several effective ways of achieving it in our time. Social media and networking tools have been one of the most effective tools to direct political elections and social changes. In this study, researchers discuss how so...
The purpose of this study is to focus on the importance of quality education for making labor force competitive. By analyzing current data from the Ministry of Education, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reports, and Turkish Employment Organization (İŞKUR), the authors aim to find how the Turkish labor force can be impr...
The purpose of this study is to investigate how of a group of prospective teachers’ beliefs and perceptions about teaching (as a profession) change as they complete a teacher education program offered by the Curriculum and Instruction Department at an Eastern U.S. University. Considering the fact that there is quite a difference between prospective...
The world has been rapidly changing and this change has also been affecting how we learn, how we teach and how we assess teaching and learning. Old, rigid models are getting replaced with more collaborative models. Therefore, 21st century’s language classroom is immensely different from the twentieth century. The focus is no longer on grammar, memo...
The research is based upon an exploratory case study of a US public school which is experimenting with the nurturing of dynamic, globally-competent citizenship in a culturally diverse environment. We discuss the successful model of a school design and its effective management to suggest future schooling in culturally diverse and multicultural/multi...
It is crucial to increase the civic and political participation during the process of democratization and globalization. There are several effective ways of achieving it in our time. Social media and networking tools have been one of the most effective tools to direct political elections and social changes. In this study, researchers discuss how so...
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the experiences of six children using technologies in their education. Data were collected via in-depth interviews, classroom observations, and home observations. The results showed that students have commonperceptions toward their experience with technology integration. Furthermore, the fol...
The United States of America is one of the most culturally diverse
countries in the world. The cultural, racial and ethnic composition of US schools
has become increasingly diverse. Diversity within societies and an increasing
percentage of people who speak a second language has made multicultural
education crucial at all levels of education, and n...
The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the need for a genuine constructive
implementation of information technology in teaching practices and outline how
information and technology can enhance and add to the effectiveness of differentiated
teaching in mixed ability classrooms by using screening model. Along with the rapid
changes in the era of inf...
The purpose of this paper is to explore how the social studies teacher candidates‟ describe computer supported education and their perception about technology integration in their field of study which is classroom teaching in this case. Within its scope, this study examined whether the teacher candidates view technology as tool or instructional str...
Play serves an important process for promoting children’s learning and development besides enhancing emotional, intellectual, and social skills of child in ways that cannot be taught through formal classroom instruction. When children play, teachers’ involvement has been a controversial issue since there
are both advantages and disadvantages of the...
The purpose of this study is to examine and analyze the historical development, status
and purpose of the Turkish social studies curriculum in addition to understanding
John Dewey’s impact on the modernization of Turkish educational system. Document
analysis as a qualitative research method is used in this study. The data were obtained
from the his...
In this study, phD theses in the field of social studies education which were prepared in the universities of Turkey were researhced. The aim of this study is to determine the affects of the phD theses to each other and how do the researchers who are studying on the similar subjects acquainted with the other researchers. Furthermore, another purpos...
The main purpose of this research is to determine the views and attitudes of social studies teacher candidates about the drama course they took in the last year of their undergraduate program. This research is also aimed to examine the contribution of this drama course on the development of professional and personal progress of the teacher candidat...
The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the need for a genuine constructive implementation of information technology in teaching practices and outline how information and technology can enhance and add to the effectiveness of differentiated teaching in mixed ability classrooms by using screening model. Along with the rapid changes in the era of inf...
Bu çalışmada Türkiye'deki üniversitelerde Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi alanında hazırlanan doktora tezleri araştırılmıştır. Yapılan çalışmanın amacı doktora tezlerinin birbirlerine etkilerini, benzer konular üzerine çalışma yapan araştırmacıların yapılmış diğer araştırmalardan ne kadar haberdar olduklarını belirlemektir. Bunun yanında araştırmacıların f...
The aim of the study is to determine teachers' ICT integration stages according to CEO Forum's standards and factors affecting their integration. Teachers are expected to use ICT in their teaching practice. Hence, it is crucial that their integration stages and factors affecting it are examined. A survey method was employed for this study. A sample...
The aim of this article is to analyze theoretically the need to improve Social Studies Education in Turkey in a pedagogical manner and on the basis of the intended contributions and goals of a New Social Studies Movement to the field.Social Studies Education is an important teaching discipline to equip individuals with the necessary knowledge, skil...
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The aim of the study is to determine teachers’ ICT integration stages according to CEO Forum’s standards and
factors affecting their integration. Teachers are expected to use ICT in their teaching practice. Hence, it is crucial
that their integration stages and factors affecting it are examined. A survey method was employed for this study.
A sample...
History is one of the most controversial areas of knowledge because of the fact that historical knowledge always involves interpretation and there is no historical account that can be entirely objective. It does not mean that history is not important. In contrast, history is important because it powerfully influences our understanding of who we are...
There have been noticeable developments in technology and knowledge all over the world which have created an amazing learning environment and impacted teaching and learning. As globalization and knowledge societies expand, reform on the teacher education programs is becoming an important issue because teachers are always seen as moderators of a cha...
The purpose of this study is to analyze theses in the field of social studies education, and understand certain issues rose through these studies, and determine the awareness level of researchers in Turkey. The theses are examined through computer-based screening system to collect the data. "National Thesis Center" website of Council of Higher Educ...
Bu çalışmanın amacı geçtiğimiz yıllarda sosyal bilgiler eğitimi hakkında
yazılmış bir raporu analiz ederek Amerika’daki sosyal bilgiler
eğitiminin içinde barındırdığı siyası yapı, gündem, değerler ve inançlar gibi
kavramlar hakkında fikir sahibi olmaktır. Bu kavramlar değerlendirilirken alanı
temsil edenlerin oluşturduğu karşıt görüşler, siyasi fik...
The purpose of this study is to focus on the importance of quality education for making labor force competitive. By analyzing current data from the Ministry of Education, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reports, and Turkish Employment Organization (İŞKUR), the authors aim to find how the Turkish labor force can be impro...
There is a digital divide occurring on every possible level: locally, nationally, and globally. Many people argue that the digital divide unfairly equips wealthy citizen and their children with more information and opportunities than those with lower incomes. In addition, there is a big debate around the world whether technology has benefited socie...
The full text of the dissertation is available as a Adobe Acrobat .pdf file (236 p.) ; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pennsylvania State University, 2006.
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Dear Colleagues:
I am very pleased to inform you that Research in Social Sciences and Technology (RESSAT) has published its first issue at http://ressat.org/index.php/ressat. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. Thanks for the continuing interest and support in our work, Bulent Tarman, Ph.D Editor-in-Chief, RESSAT Gazi University btarman@gmail.com Research in Social Sciences and Technology Vol 1, No 1 (2016): Research in Social Science and Technology Table of Contents http://ressat.org/index.php/ressat/issue/view/1 Editorial -------- The following message is being delivered on behalf of Research in Social Sciences and Technology. ________________________________________________________________________ Editorial Bulent Tarman Education -------- The following message is being delivered on behalf of Research in Social Sciences and Technology. ________________________________________________________________________ Virtually Ready? Pre-service teachers’ perceptions of a virtual internship experience Stewart Waters, William B. Russell A Prediction for Teacher Commitment; Effects of Managerial Style, Burnout and Demographics Gökhan Demirhan, Cemil Yücel TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING Seray Kılınç, Mehmet Melik Kaya, Enis Harun Başer, Hafize Er Türküresin, Alper Kesten Innovation and Education Bulent Tarman Information and Communications Technology -------- The following message is being delivered on behalf of Research in Social Sciences and Technology. ________________________________________________________________________ TURKISH PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES WITH CONTEMPORARY TECHNOLOGY GAMES AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT TEACHING WITH INSTRUCTIONAL GAMES Ummugulsum Korkmaz, Zeynep Yutrtseven Avci Bulent Tarman , Ph.D Editor in Chief Research in Social Sciences and Technology http://www.ressat.org/index.php/ressat
It gives me a great pleasure to announce that the 3rd International Symposium on Social Studies Education has been organized by Association for Social Studies Educators and Gazi Faculty of Education at Gazi University and will be held on April 28-30, 2014 in Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey.
Although the main theme of the symposium is ‘Educational Chess: Education System of Turkey, 4+4+4 and Social Studies’ you can present your research results in any emphasis area of social studies education. Sub-themes of the symposium are as follows:
4+4+4 and Social Studies
Social studies and citizenship education in primary schools
Teacher education and allocation: Pre-service and in-service education
Pupils’ education
Social studies and citizenship curricula in early years; what has changed?
Social studies and citizenship education in middle schools
Citizenship and human rights education in high schools
Population in the Context of Social Sciences, Brain Circulation, Diversity and Immigration
Diversity and scope of migration problems experienced by Turkish students in Germany
Current developments in Turkey in social studies education and evaluation from the perspective of Germany
Social Media and Democracy
Social media; political and social activism
Social participation, democracy and human rights
Resources of information, political knowledge and social media
Educational technology and social participation
The EU and Social Studies in Turkish Education System
The EU, lifelong learning and human rights and citizenship education
The new trends in education in EU
The impact of the EU on Turkish education system (the new projects and programs)
Human rights and democracy projects of EU
Globalization and Values Education
Globalization and values education
Values education and social studies
Values/religious education and values
Values; International perspectives
Special Education and Social Studies
Pupils with special educational needs and social studies
Educating gifted pupils and social studies
Gifted students and BİLSEMs in Turkish Education system
Societal change and special education
Social Studies in Higher Education
Graduate social studies in Turkey
Postgraduate social studies in Turkey
Social studies education abroad
Workshop
‘Social studies’ some thoughts and discussion on its name and scope
Selected papers in the symposium will get entitled to be published in participating international scientific journals. To get more information about the symposium please visit our website at http://usbes.gazi.edu.tr/
The Turkish and international educators that will attend the symposium will bring about desired exchange of knowledge and experiences about the issues covered by this symposium. We would like to welcome your papers and thank to you for your contribution in advance.
