The aim of this research is to examine whether perceived stress has a mediating role in the relat... more The aim of this research is to examine whether perceived stress has a mediating role in the relationship between mindfulness and conflict management styles. 330 senior students who enrolled Faculty of Education participated in this study. Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale, The Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory-II, Perceived Stress Scale, and Personal Information Form were used in this study. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient and path analysis which is one of the structural equation model technics were used for data analysis. To determine the suitability of data set for path analysis, Pearson product-moment correlation analysis was applied, and it was found that there isn’t any relationship between mindfulness and obliging style, mindfulness and dominating style, perceived stress and avoiding style. Therefore, path analysis was performed for integrating and compromising styles. According to results, perceived stress fully mediates in the relationship between mindfulness and compromising style and perceived stress partially mediates in the relationship between mindfulness and integrating style. The study was concluded with limitations and suggestions for future studies.
Кафедрой информационных технологий учреждения образования «Белорусский государственный экономичес... more Кафедрой информационных технологий учреждения образования «Белорусский государственный экономический университет» (протокол № 13 от 29.04.2019) Научно-методическим советом учреждения образования «Белорусский государственный экономический университет» (протокол № 6 от 25.06.2019)
Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools
The purpose of this study was to test the effects of school bullying on school mindfulness and sc... more The purpose of this study was to test the effects of school bullying on school mindfulness and school academic performance through a structural equation model. The study was framed around the correlational design method; school bullying was taken as the independent variable and school mindfulness and school academic performance were used as the dependent variables. The study participants consisted of 156 high school teachers working in three of the schools selected from various school districts by means of the maximum variation sampling method. The data were collected via the School Bullying Scale (Tintorer, 2004), the School Mindfulness Scale (Hoy, Gage, & Tarter, 2006), and the average scores on the Higher Education Transition exam for each school. Path analysis was conducted to enable associating measurement errors in both latent and observed variables. Our study findings show that school bullying negatively affects school mindfulness and academic performance and that school mind...
The purpose of the study is to investigate and provide insights into the problems concerning scho... more The purpose of the study is to investigate and provide insights into the problems concerning school bullying. The objective of the research was to investigate the following issues like What kinds of behaviors are defined as bullying by student teachers?, How frequently do students engage in bullying behaviors?, Where do these behaviors most commonly take place in a typical school environment?, and How do student teachers deal with incidents of bullying? The present study applies a quantitative research design. To formulate availability sampling, student teachers were selected from the teaching certificate program in Yildiz Technical University. A total of 400 student teachers pa rticipated in the study. The study explored that verbal bullying appeared the most often perceived by the student teachers followed by emotional bullying as compared to physical bullying, a nd finally sexual bullying, was the least observed type of bullying.
This study, designed as a case study, aims to reveal the ethical dilemmas that school principals ... more This study, designed as a case study, aims to reveal the ethical dilemmas that school principals face during decision-making processes and how they cope with these dilemmas. Eight school principals who work in Istanbul and encounter ethical dilemmas participated in the study and were selected in accordance with the criterion-based sampling method. A semi-structured interview form consisting of open-ended questions has been used in this study, and data has been analyzed through content analysis. The findings have been presented under three themes: the dilemmas principals face between senior management and conscience, between one teacher and other teachers, and between teachers and students. According to the findings of the study, school principals operate from different perspectives such as the ethics of critiquing, the ethics of justice, and the ethics of caring for different ethical dilemmas.
The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies, 2016
PISA results have a key role to offer an opportunity to analyse the level of the national success... more PISA results have a key role to offer an opportunity to analyse the level of the national success in a variety of ways such as identifying strengths and weaknesses in our educational sysytem. In this context, this paper analyses the Turkish student performance in maths proficiency PISA 2012 comparing with that of the most successful five countries (China, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Liechtenstein) and the last five (Jordan, Colombia, Qatar, Indonesia, Peru) countries in human resources (teacher salary), student-teacher ratio, learning time after school, social activities using PISA data. Data of Turkey and relevant countries were arranged and presented comperatively with tables which used means, frequency and percentage. As a result of the study, evaluated as a whole in the scope of variables discussed, it can be said that first of all Turkey should increase its mathematics performances. Therefore students can have complex problem-solving skills and highly skilled managerial, professional, and technical occupations. According to results of the study, Turkey is left behind the most successful five countries, the last five countries and the OECD mean in the scope of the most of these variables. To icrease its mathematics performances, policy makers in Turkey should make an urgent improvement attempts about discussed variables which directly effect the mathematics performances.
The effect of leadership on organizational climate was examined in this meta-analysis study. A to... more The effect of leadership on organizational climate was examined in this meta-analysis study. A total of 270 research studies were collected as a result of the review, out of which 99 were included in the meta-analysis. The 99 research studies were compiled to obtain a sample size of 43,698 subjects. The analysis results of the random effect model showed that leadership has a large positive effect on organizational climate . Of the moderators identified, such as leadership style /approach, climate type, publication type, year of publication and sample group /sector, it was found that only leadership style /approach was a moderator variable.
The purpose of this study is to examine the flow of doctoral students who are also research assis... more The purpose of this study is to examine the flow of doctoral students who are also research assistants and in the dissertation process. The study was designed using the case study method. The case undertaken in the study was the dissertation process. Eleven participants were selected into the study using maximum variation sampling. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted with the participants. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the transcripts. The descriptive analysis of the data identified four main themes: (i) personal characteristics, including tackling challenges, sense of responsibility and planned work habits; (ii) interest in the field, including decision making about postgraduate education, satisfaction from postgraduate education, the fit between the doctoral field and the student's interests and skills, and academic goals; (iii) emotional attachment, including enjoyed stages of the dissertation process, feelings aroused by the dissertation, and concentration on the dissertation process; and (iv) living the flow.
The aim of this research is to examine whether perceived stress has a mediating role in the relat... more The aim of this research is to examine whether perceived stress has a mediating role in the relationship between mindfulness and conflict management styles. 315 senior students who enrolled Faculty of Education was participated in this study which was designed as causal design. To determine the suitability of data set for structural equation modelling Pearson Moment Product correlation analysis was applied and it was found that there is not relationship between mindfulness and obliging style, mindfulness and dominating style, perceived stress and avoiding style. Therefore, structural equation modelling was performed for integrating and compromising styles. According to results perceived stress fully mediates between mindfulness and compromising and perceived stress partially mediates between mindfulness and integrating style. The study was concluded with limitations and suggestion for future studies.
The main purpose of this study is to examine and put forward the opinions of pre-service teachers... more The main purpose of this study is to examine and put forward the opinions of pre-service teachers about the problems in the Turkish education system and their solution suggestions. The phenomenological model was used in the qualitatively designed study. The participants of the study are 148 students attending the education faculty of a university in the central Anatolia region in Turkey during the spring term of 2020-2021 academic year. The data of the study were collected through a data collection instrument prepared by the researchers and the participants were asked to fill out the instrument by replying to the questions. According to the analysis, the problems of Turkish education system and solutions suggested for these problems were classified under six themes: (i) knowledge provided at schools, (ii) student characteristics, (iii) teaching profession, (iv) physical environment, (v) society’s perception and (vi) implemented policies.
Bu arastirmanin amaci istenmeyen ogrenci davranislarinin nedenlerini ve okul yonetiminin bu davra... more Bu arastirmanin amaci istenmeyen ogrenci davranislarinin nedenlerini ve okul yonetiminin bu davranislari cozmek icin yaptigi uygulamalari analiz etmektir. Arastirma durum calismasi deseninde tasarlanmistir. Arastirma Istanbul ilinin dusuk sosyo-ekonomik duzeye sahip ilcesi Sultangazi’de yer alan bir erkek lisesinde yurutulmustur. Veriler homojen ornekleme yontemiyle belirlenen 6 ogretmen ile yari yapilandirilmis gorusme ve okulda tutulan 441 disiplin sucunu iceren dokuman analizi yontemi ile toplanmistir. Elde edilen bulgulara gore istenmeyen ogrenci davranislarinin temel nedeni aile tutumudur. Daha sonra sirasiyla ogretmen, egitim sistemi, ogrencinin kendisi, okul ve okul yonetimi istenmeyen ogrenci davranislarina neden olmaktadir. Okul yonetimi istenmeyen davranislari cozmek ve en aza indirmek icin (i) nasihat etme, (ii) ogrenciden soz alma, (iii) sinif ogretmenlerinin ogrenci ile gorusmesi, (iv) rehberlik servisinin ogrenci ile gorusmesi, (v) velilerin durumdan haberdar edilmesi,...
The purpose of this study is to develop an Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale-TR (IMS-TR) for Turkis... more The purpose of this study is to develop an Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale-TR (IMS-TR) for Turkish culture. For the data collection process, four different sample groups participated in the study. To test the construct validity of the scale an exploratory factor analysis was performed. Results suggested a 13-item, two-factor solution as (1) awareness and (2) being in the moment. Two-factor structure explains 50.65% of the variance. A confirmatory factor analysis results showed good fit for two-factor solution. The Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire and the Mindfulness in Marriage Scale were used to examine a convergent validity and positive significant relationships were found between the scales. To test the reliability of the scale Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient of the overall scale was determined to be .826. To determine the stability coefficient of the IMS-TR, test-retest method was used and according to result there is a positive relationship between the scales...
The aim of this research is to examine whether perceived stress has a mediating role in the relat... more The aim of this research is to examine whether perceived stress has a mediating role in the relationship between mindfulness and conflict management styles. 330 senior students who enrolled Faculty of Education participated in this study. Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale, The Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory-II, Perceived Stress Scale, and Personal Information Form were used in this study. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient and path analysis which is one of the structural equation model technics were used for data analysis. To determine the suitability of data set for path analysis, Pearson product-moment correlation analysis was applied, and it was found that there isn’t any relationship between mindfulness and obliging style, mindfulness and dominating style, perceived stress and avoiding style. Therefore, path analysis was performed for integrating and compromising styles. According to results, perceived stress fully mediates in the relationship between mindfulness and compromising style and perceived stress partially mediates in the relationship between mindfulness and integrating style. The study was concluded with limitations and suggestions for future studies.
Кафедрой информационных технологий учреждения образования «Белорусский государственный экономичес... more Кафедрой информационных технологий учреждения образования «Белорусский государственный экономический университет» (протокол № 13 от 29.04.2019) Научно-методическим советом учреждения образования «Белорусский государственный экономический университет» (протокол № 6 от 25.06.2019)
Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools
The purpose of this study was to test the effects of school bullying on school mindfulness and sc... more The purpose of this study was to test the effects of school bullying on school mindfulness and school academic performance through a structural equation model. The study was framed around the correlational design method; school bullying was taken as the independent variable and school mindfulness and school academic performance were used as the dependent variables. The study participants consisted of 156 high school teachers working in three of the schools selected from various school districts by means of the maximum variation sampling method. The data were collected via the School Bullying Scale (Tintorer, 2004), the School Mindfulness Scale (Hoy, Gage, & Tarter, 2006), and the average scores on the Higher Education Transition exam for each school. Path analysis was conducted to enable associating measurement errors in both latent and observed variables. Our study findings show that school bullying negatively affects school mindfulness and academic performance and that school mind...
The purpose of the study is to investigate and provide insights into the problems concerning scho... more The purpose of the study is to investigate and provide insights into the problems concerning school bullying. The objective of the research was to investigate the following issues like What kinds of behaviors are defined as bullying by student teachers?, How frequently do students engage in bullying behaviors?, Where do these behaviors most commonly take place in a typical school environment?, and How do student teachers deal with incidents of bullying? The present study applies a quantitative research design. To formulate availability sampling, student teachers were selected from the teaching certificate program in Yildiz Technical University. A total of 400 student teachers pa rticipated in the study. The study explored that verbal bullying appeared the most often perceived by the student teachers followed by emotional bullying as compared to physical bullying, a nd finally sexual bullying, was the least observed type of bullying.
This study, designed as a case study, aims to reveal the ethical dilemmas that school principals ... more This study, designed as a case study, aims to reveal the ethical dilemmas that school principals face during decision-making processes and how they cope with these dilemmas. Eight school principals who work in Istanbul and encounter ethical dilemmas participated in the study and were selected in accordance with the criterion-based sampling method. A semi-structured interview form consisting of open-ended questions has been used in this study, and data has been analyzed through content analysis. The findings have been presented under three themes: the dilemmas principals face between senior management and conscience, between one teacher and other teachers, and between teachers and students. According to the findings of the study, school principals operate from different perspectives such as the ethics of critiquing, the ethics of justice, and the ethics of caring for different ethical dilemmas.
The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies, 2016
PISA results have a key role to offer an opportunity to analyse the level of the national success... more PISA results have a key role to offer an opportunity to analyse the level of the national success in a variety of ways such as identifying strengths and weaknesses in our educational sysytem. In this context, this paper analyses the Turkish student performance in maths proficiency PISA 2012 comparing with that of the most successful five countries (China, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Liechtenstein) and the last five (Jordan, Colombia, Qatar, Indonesia, Peru) countries in human resources (teacher salary), student-teacher ratio, learning time after school, social activities using PISA data. Data of Turkey and relevant countries were arranged and presented comperatively with tables which used means, frequency and percentage. As a result of the study, evaluated as a whole in the scope of variables discussed, it can be said that first of all Turkey should increase its mathematics performances. Therefore students can have complex problem-solving skills and highly skilled managerial, professional, and technical occupations. According to results of the study, Turkey is left behind the most successful five countries, the last five countries and the OECD mean in the scope of the most of these variables. To icrease its mathematics performances, policy makers in Turkey should make an urgent improvement attempts about discussed variables which directly effect the mathematics performances.
The effect of leadership on organizational climate was examined in this meta-analysis study. A to... more The effect of leadership on organizational climate was examined in this meta-analysis study. A total of 270 research studies were collected as a result of the review, out of which 99 were included in the meta-analysis. The 99 research studies were compiled to obtain a sample size of 43,698 subjects. The analysis results of the random effect model showed that leadership has a large positive effect on organizational climate . Of the moderators identified, such as leadership style /approach, climate type, publication type, year of publication and sample group /sector, it was found that only leadership style /approach was a moderator variable.
The purpose of this study is to examine the flow of doctoral students who are also research assis... more The purpose of this study is to examine the flow of doctoral students who are also research assistants and in the dissertation process. The study was designed using the case study method. The case undertaken in the study was the dissertation process. Eleven participants were selected into the study using maximum variation sampling. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted with the participants. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the transcripts. The descriptive analysis of the data identified four main themes: (i) personal characteristics, including tackling challenges, sense of responsibility and planned work habits; (ii) interest in the field, including decision making about postgraduate education, satisfaction from postgraduate education, the fit between the doctoral field and the student's interests and skills, and academic goals; (iii) emotional attachment, including enjoyed stages of the dissertation process, feelings aroused by the dissertation, and concentration on the dissertation process; and (iv) living the flow.
The aim of this research is to examine whether perceived stress has a mediating role in the relat... more The aim of this research is to examine whether perceived stress has a mediating role in the relationship between mindfulness and conflict management styles. 315 senior students who enrolled Faculty of Education was participated in this study which was designed as causal design. To determine the suitability of data set for structural equation modelling Pearson Moment Product correlation analysis was applied and it was found that there is not relationship between mindfulness and obliging style, mindfulness and dominating style, perceived stress and avoiding style. Therefore, structural equation modelling was performed for integrating and compromising styles. According to results perceived stress fully mediates between mindfulness and compromising and perceived stress partially mediates between mindfulness and integrating style. The study was concluded with limitations and suggestion for future studies.
The main purpose of this study is to examine and put forward the opinions of pre-service teachers... more The main purpose of this study is to examine and put forward the opinions of pre-service teachers about the problems in the Turkish education system and their solution suggestions. The phenomenological model was used in the qualitatively designed study. The participants of the study are 148 students attending the education faculty of a university in the central Anatolia region in Turkey during the spring term of 2020-2021 academic year. The data of the study were collected through a data collection instrument prepared by the researchers and the participants were asked to fill out the instrument by replying to the questions. According to the analysis, the problems of Turkish education system and solutions suggested for these problems were classified under six themes: (i) knowledge provided at schools, (ii) student characteristics, (iii) teaching profession, (iv) physical environment, (v) society’s perception and (vi) implemented policies.
Bu arastirmanin amaci istenmeyen ogrenci davranislarinin nedenlerini ve okul yonetiminin bu davra... more Bu arastirmanin amaci istenmeyen ogrenci davranislarinin nedenlerini ve okul yonetiminin bu davranislari cozmek icin yaptigi uygulamalari analiz etmektir. Arastirma durum calismasi deseninde tasarlanmistir. Arastirma Istanbul ilinin dusuk sosyo-ekonomik duzeye sahip ilcesi Sultangazi’de yer alan bir erkek lisesinde yurutulmustur. Veriler homojen ornekleme yontemiyle belirlenen 6 ogretmen ile yari yapilandirilmis gorusme ve okulda tutulan 441 disiplin sucunu iceren dokuman analizi yontemi ile toplanmistir. Elde edilen bulgulara gore istenmeyen ogrenci davranislarinin temel nedeni aile tutumudur. Daha sonra sirasiyla ogretmen, egitim sistemi, ogrencinin kendisi, okul ve okul yonetimi istenmeyen ogrenci davranislarina neden olmaktadir. Okul yonetimi istenmeyen davranislari cozmek ve en aza indirmek icin (i) nasihat etme, (ii) ogrenciden soz alma, (iii) sinif ogretmenlerinin ogrenci ile gorusmesi, (iv) rehberlik servisinin ogrenci ile gorusmesi, (v) velilerin durumdan haberdar edilmesi,...
The purpose of this study is to develop an Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale-TR (IMS-TR) for Turkis... more The purpose of this study is to develop an Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale-TR (IMS-TR) for Turkish culture. For the data collection process, four different sample groups participated in the study. To test the construct validity of the scale an exploratory factor analysis was performed. Results suggested a 13-item, two-factor solution as (1) awareness and (2) being in the moment. Two-factor structure explains 50.65% of the variance. A confirmatory factor analysis results showed good fit for two-factor solution. The Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire and the Mindfulness in Marriage Scale were used to examine a convergent validity and positive significant relationships were found between the scales. To test the reliability of the scale Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient of the overall scale was determined to be .826. To determine the stability coefficient of the IMS-TR, test-retest method was used and according to result there is a positive relationship between the scales...
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