January 2018

Conceptualizing group flow: A framework

This literature review discusses the similarities in main themes between Csikszentmihályi theory of individual flow and Sawyer theory of group flow, and compares Sawyer’s theory with existing concepts in the literature on group work both in education and business. Because much creativity and innovation occurs within groups, understanding group collaboration characteristics, including group flow, is critical...

Author(s): Jana Duncan and Richard E. West

January 2018

Construction of academic success and failure in school memories

The idea of ‘Apprenticeship of Observation’, proposing that pre-service teachers’ early academic experiences might have effects on their professional development, has been a concern in teacher education in the last forty years. Early success or failure experiences of pre-service teachers in school may have a role in their professional identity development. This study aimed to understand the role of...

Author(s): Gamze Inan Kaya

January 2018

Unpacking activities-based learning in kindergarten classrooms: Insights from teachers’ perspectives

Even though previous research points to the significance of kindergarten teachers’ practices which consider the nature of children and how they learn, there is still limited research regarding how learning activities impact children’s development. To address this gap in literature, a qualitative multi-case study into teachers’ perceptions of classrooms practices of four kindergarten teachers’ in...

Author(s): Charles Nyarko Annobil and Mumuni Thompson

January 2018

An analysis of 1926 inspection legislation document, named: “Law about inspectors of education ministry and their authorization”

In this study, 1926 official legislation document was analyzed taking the role and duties of inspectors at that time in mind. These roles and duties were explained based on the authorization, investigation, interrogation methodology, and employment of inspectors. This study was carried out by implementing documentary research methods. Like other early Republican legislations, the inspectorate document was prepared at...

Author(s): Mehmet Emin Usta

January 2018

Relationship between teachers' perceptions of mobbing and their problem solving skills

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between classroom teachers' perception of mobbing phenomenon and their problem solving skills. The sample of the study is composed of 208 classroom teachers working in the primary schools in the Osmangazi district of Bursa during the 2013-2014 educational year. The data required for the study was collected using a data collection tool, with the first...

Author(s): Nejla MUTLU GÖÇMEN and Selma GÜLEÇ

January 2018

The difficulties experienced by teacher candidates in their own process of elementary reading and writing education, and their current solution

The purpose of the current research is to identify the difficulties which teacher candidates studying elementary school teaching experienced in their past elementary reading and writing education and which cannot be forgotten, and to find out their solution for eliminating these difficulties. The study group of the research is composed of 118 teacher candidates selected by criterion sampling as a type of purposive...

Author(s): Hatice DeÄŸirmenci GündoÄŸmuÅŸ