Hamza Akengin

Marmara University · Department of Geography

The development of science and technology, and the intricacy and complexity of social relationships have led to the diversification of international relationships throughout the world. In particular, the fact that the relationships between societies and nations are based on their interests makes some parts of the world battlegrounds or centers of a...

The functions of central business districts that give life to cities vary according to various factors. The main purpose of this study is to explain the tourism-urbanization relations based on the differences in the use of space and to reveal the effects of tourism on the use of space through empirical researches through business and commercial fie...

Şehirler, etki sahaları içerisinde yer alan kırsal yerleşmelerin merkezini oluşturmakta ve bu yerleşmelere önemli hizmetler sunmaktadır. Şehir fonksiyonlarının gelişmesiyle birlikte kırsal alanlardan şehir merkezlerine doğru bir nüfus hareketliliği meydana gelmektedir. Şehirlerin cazibe merkezi haline gelerek çekim gücünün artması ile birlikte arta...

Bu çalışma, 1-3 Eylül 2014 tarihinde İstanbul'da düzenlenen YİCER: YILDIZ International Conference on Educational Research and Social Studies'da sözlü bildiri olarak sunulan çalışmadan üretilmiştir. ABSTRACT ARTICLE INFO In this research, the perceptions of 6th and 7th grade students regarding the concept of social studies were examined by way of m...

One of the important functions of educational curriculums is to give the history consciousness to next generations and young people who will become the intellectuals of the future. It is known that history lessons have a very important function in determination and realization of the prospective targets of nations and in conveying the previous expe...

Yeni nesillere ve geleceğin entelektüeli olacak gençlere tarih şuurunun verilmesi eğitim programlarının önemli işlevlerinden biridir. Milletlerin ileriye yönelik hedeflerinin belirlenmesi ve bu hedeflerin gerçekleştirilmesinde, geçmişte yaşanan tecrübelerin gelecek nesillere aktarılmasında tarih derslerinin çok önemli bir işleve sahip olduğu bilinm...

This study has aimed to inquired whether there was a significant difference between academic achievement and attitudes of 6th grade students who learned "The Resources of Our Country" unit of social studies through case studies and students who learned this unit with teaching based on existing unit. Besides it was aimed to present thoughts and feel...

ZET Bu araştırmanın amacı, öğrencilerin Sosyal Bilgiler dersi 6. sınıf kazanımlarını hangi düzeyde edindiklerini öğrenci görüşlerinden faydalanarak tespit etmektir. Araştırma, tarama modelinde betimsel bir çalışmadır. Araştırmanın örneklemini 2009–2010 eğitim öğretim yılında Sakarya merkez ve İstanbul Kadıköy ilçesindeki 9 ilköğretim okulundan tesa...

Problem: The aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable attitude scale which measures sixth and seventh class students’ attitudes towards Social Sciences Courses.Method: This research was consisted of total number of 640 students, in sixth and seventh classes, continuing their education in Ordu, Muş, Diyarbakır and İstanbul in primary sc...

This study investigates the effects of the use of cartoons in the social studies course on the academic achievement of students, and their opinions about the course. The Social Studies 7th Grade “Science in Time” unit was taught with cartoon-based activitieswithin the scope of the study. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used simultaneously...

The aim of this research is to examine the permanence of knowledge in the Cyprus Geography classes in middle schools of Cyprus' Turkish Society in quality and quantity and to analyse the factors, which are influential in the permanence of this knowledge. In order to be able to understand the problems that the residents of Cyprus' Turkish Society ha...

Problems are experienced in geography teaching in almost all countries. Modifications made to curriculums from time to time aim to meet the expectations of the community and the Ministry of National Education in the fields of education considered problematic. The purpose of the geography teaching is to bring up individuals that are responsible, kno...