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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Duman, Guler; Kural Baykan, Arin; Koroglu, Gamze Nevra; Yilmaz, Selda; Erdogan, Mehmet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
The main purpose of the present study is twofold: (a) to investigate the awareness and attitudes of prospective teachers from different departments and class levels regarding current educational reforms in Turkey and the reasons why they do or do not adhere to these reform activities, and (b) to gain thorough knowledge about information resources…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Semi Structured Interviews, Preservice Teachers
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Erdogan, Mehmet; Bahar, Mehmet; Ozel, Ruhan; Erdas, Eda; Usak, Muhammet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The aim of the study is to analyze comparatively 2002 (previous) and 2006 (current) Early Childhood Curricula with regard to concepts and attainments associated with environmental education (EE). 2002 and 2006 preschool curricula were firstly retrieved from the web-site of Board of Education and then subjected to content analysis across 41…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Preschool Curriculum, Early Childhood Education, Curriculum Development
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Erdogan, Mehmet; Bahar, Mehmet; Usak, Muhammet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
The aim of this study is to analyze 9th-12th grade Biology Course Curricula started to be implemented in 2007 with regard to concepts and attainments addressing to environmental education. In this regard, 9th-12th grade Biology Course Curricula were analyzed using content-analysis technique, one of the qualitative research methods. 9th-12th grade…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Biology, Secondary School Curriculum, Content Analysis
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Erdogan, Mehmet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
The purpose of the study was to assess the effects of ecology-based nature education program on elementary school students' environmental knowledge, environmental affect, and responsible environmental behavior. A total number of 64 elementary school students including 26 females and 38 males who participated in summer natural education organized…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Environmental Education, Ecology
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Erdogan, Mehmet; Kursun, Engin; Sisman, Gulcin Tan; Saltan, Fatih; Gok, Ali; Yildiz, Ismail – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate classroom management and discipline problems that Information Technology teachers have faced, and to reveal underlying reasons and possible solutions of these problems by considering the views of parents, teachers, and administrator. This study was designed as qualitative study. Subjects of this study…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline Problems, Discipline, Time Management
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Ozel, Murat; Erdogan, Mehmet; Usak, Muhammet; Prokop, Pavol – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate high school students' knowledge and attitudes regarding biotechnology and its various applications. In addition, whether students' knowledge and attitudes differed according to age and gender were also explored. The Biotechnology Knowledge Questionnaire (BKQ) with 16 items and the Biotechnology Attitude…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level