May 2012

Utilizing drama in the teaching of environment issues to primary School Pupils

As the problem of environmental irresponsibility gains greater focus in international discourses, the need has arisen to take its message to the young. This is predicted on the fact that if children are inculcated with environmental consciousness early enough, the possibility of environmental awareness and the urge to maintain environmental responsibility could be higher than it is. But the method of impartation becomes...

Author(s): Ubong S. Nda

May 2012

The impact of principals’ instructional leadership behaviors on teachers’ attitudes toward work: Some evidence from Turkey

Present study investigated the relationship between principals’ instructional leadership behaviors and teachers’ attitudes toward work. 225 teachers who work in the provinces of Istanbul, Ankara and Van in Turkey voluntarily participated in the study. Data were gathered through ‘instructional leadership scale (ILS)’, which was developed by GümüÅŸeli (1996), and ‘scale for attitude...

Author(s): Murat Özdemir