As a social being, human beings affect the environment they are in and are affected by the environment they are in from the moment they are born. These interactions change depending on the human’s ability to make meaning, that is, the ability to read. In the digital age, technologies have become a part of daily life. It has dominated people’s lives and changed their perspective on life and the way they live their lives. The task of protecting children from the negative effects of the digital age, which especially affects the psychological, physical, social and cognitive development of children, and the task of developing reading culture is on the family, school and society. Therefore, the aim of this study is to define the concept of children and reading culture in the digital age by presenting a different perspective and to inspire new research to be conducted. Document analysis method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in this study. Researches on the subject were analysed. In the findings section of the study, the importance of the child and the family raising him/her in the current age, the digital age and the effect of the digital age on reading culture are discussed. As a result, reading culture in the current age enables children to gain in-depth knowledge on various subjects, to evaluate events from different perspectives and to acquire critical thinking skills. Parents and teachers can work together to help children acquire a reading culture.

In this study, it was aimed to determine the opinions of preschool teachers about citizenship education and to make evaluations for citizenship education in line with the findings. For this purpose, the research was shaped by a case study, one of the qualitative research methods. In determining the sample, the 'convenience sampling' technique, which is one of the 'purposive sampling' methods, was used. In this study, a semi-structured interview form prepared by the researcher was used. The semi-structured interview form prepared within the scope of the research was applied to 25 preschool teachers working in pre-school education institutions. The analysis of the data obtained in the research was evaluated with content analysis. Findings related to the research are presented in 8 main themes and categories. As a result of the research; It is seen that the knowledge of pre-school teachers about the concept of citizenship education is sufficient. It was stated that social participation, respect, patriotism, love, belonging, sensitivity, cooperation, responsibility, empathy, critical thinking, tolerance, helpfulness skills and values should be given within the scope of citizenship education in the preschool period. Teachers stated that the acquisitions in the pre-school education program are not fully sufficient in terms of citizenship education, but they can be improved because it is a flexible program. It has been concluded that if appropriate activities for citizenship education are planned, taking into account the age levels of children in the pre-school period, children's perspectives on the concept of citizenship can be improved. The practices most recommended by teachers for citizenship education were "field trips". The teachers stated that the concepts related to citizenship education should be embodied with activities because the age groups of children in the pre-school period are small. 44% of pre-school teachers find the readiness of preschool children sufficient in terms of citizenship education. In addition, it has been determined that there are 1 acquisitions in the field of cognitive development related to citizenship education and 8 acquisitions in the field of social and emotional development in the preschool education program

Special education vocational bchools are educational institutions for children with special needs. Internship studies carried out in these schools include practices aimed at preparing students for the real work environment. The aim of this study is to reveal the difficulties encountered by students doing internship in special education vocational schools according to teachers' opinions and to make some suggestions on this issue. The research was handled with a descriptive design from case study methods. The study group of the research consists of teachers working in special education vocational schools. While collecting the research data, the opinions of teachers selected from different fields were utilized. The data were collected using a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers. Content analysis is used to analyze the research data. The findings obtained from the research can be categorized under four headings. These are internal problems, problems related to the school, problems related to the practicum teachers and problems related to the practicum institution. The most important problems related to students are stated as adaptation and absenteeism. The most important problem arising from the school is the lack of workplaces where students will practice. Problems arising from the practicum teacher were stated as the application process and the follow-up of the students. The problems arising from the institution are concentrated in the options of excessive workload and the staff's approach to students. In order to eliminate these problems, it was suggested that students should be informed about internship, each student should be assigned to a workplace related to his/her field, students should not be made to do unnecessary work, and competent master trainers should be assigned. Some suggestions have been made to solve these problems.

The aim of this research is to reveal the general status of graduate theses written on the basis of “differentiated teaching” with gifted students in Turkey. In this study, where basic qualitative research method is used, data were obtained by document technique examination. Descriptive analysis method was used in the analysis of the obtained data. In the determination of the graduate theses to be used in the study, the thesis screening electronic environment of the Higher Education Institution was used. In line with the findings of the study, most of the theses related to the differentiated teaching in the field of gifted people in Turkey were concluded within the Institute of Educational Sciences in 2014, where the most thesis was doctoral theses. The most studies are written within the Istanbul University. In addition, the methods used in research are mostly quantitative research patterns. The most used models in the theses are the parallel (running) curriculum model and integrated curriculum models respectively. Again, the most differentiated disciplines are mathematics, science and social knowledge respectively. The majority of the sample/working group of the research are 5th grade. When the results of the research are examined, it is recommended that differentiation models related to the superior talents be carried out with the courses at the secondary level (high school) level and with the students, qualitative and mixed method researches are also given weight and studies are carried out at the graduate level.

In this study, the activities in 5th grade Turkish textbook were examined in terms of digital competence. The case study design, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the research. In this context, an attempt was made to reveal the adequacy of the activities in the textbook in terms of digital competence. For this purpose, a list of criteria was created by the researcher. The data was obtained through document analysis using the criteria list from the activities in this textbook. Descriptive analysis technique was used to interpret the data. As a result of the findings obtained from the analysis of the data, it was determined that examined only 10 of the 329 activities and 41 of the 128 preparatory studies were capable of measuring digital competence. Although 32 percent of the preparatory studies fill the gap of activities in terms of directing students to internet resources, it has been determined that they mostly measure the "access to information" item, while other items are measured very little or not at all. Since access to information alone will not be sufficient to gain digital competence, it has been concluded that the activities in this textbook are not sufficient in terms of digital competence.

Central government-local administration relations are one of the most problematic mechanisms of our administrative history in structural and functional terms. This study will examine the dynamics of central government and local administration relations from a public policy standpoint, emphasizing the importance of collaborative policymaking and cooperation between the two levels of government. AFAD (disaster and emergency management presidency) faced criticism during the February 2023 earthquake in Türkiye sparking a public debate on the relationship between central and local administrations. The study will focus on Mersin, one of the provinces most affected by the recent earthquakes, and the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality. The Metropolitan Municipality's response to the earthquake in Mersin and the public services provided during the aftermath will be analyzed. The role assumed by Mersin Metropolitan Municipality in the context of disaster management is studied to firstly reveal the potential of local administration in terms of disaster management and secondly to show its relations with the central government. In the study, the analysis of the aid provided to earthquake victims will be based on the data of AFAD and Mersin Metropolitan Municipality. The qualitative analysis of the obtained data will reveal the potential of the central government-local administration relationship with structural and functional mechanisms.

This study aims to reveal pre-service teachers' (PSTs) self-reflections on micro-teaching practices. The study was conducted with a qualitative approach. The participants of the study consisted of 117 PSTs from 9 different branches who took the Micro-teaching (Elective) course at the faculty of education of a state university in Türkiye in the 2021-2022 academic year. According to the aim of the study, PSTs did micro-teaching practices. The micro-teaching practices were video-recorded and watched by the PST. The practice was evaluated by the PSTs peers and delivered to the PST in writing. The qualitative data of the study were obtained with the "Self-reflection Form" prepared by the researchers. This form consists of two open-ended questions about the strengths and weaknesses that pre-service teachers realized during the microteaching practice. The data were analyzed by content analysis method. It was found that PST described their strengths and weaknesses in planning, process, and assessment categories. PSTs emphasized their weaknesses more than their strengths for the planning category. In the category of planning, pre-service teachers stated that their strengths were that they were able to prepare lesson plans with well-rounded activities and integrity, and their weaknesses were that they could not manage their time properly and that they realized that the activities and examples were not suitable for the grade level. In the category of processing, they emphasized strengths more than weaknesses. The PSTs consider themselves strongest in lesson management and stated that they need to improve their diction, voice, and oratory skills. The assessment was the least opinioned category by the PSTs. For the assessment of the lesson, PSTs thought that they achieved the outcome by focusing on the teaching process, which was considered successful.

This study aimed to determine the effect of recreational flow experience on mental well-being in fitness participants. The "Recreational Flow Experience Scale" developed by Ayhan et al., (2020) and the "Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale" developed by Tennant et al., (2007) and adapted into Turkish by Keldal (2015) were used as data collection tools in the study. The research group consists of a total of 501 volunteer individuals, 344 males (68.7%) and 157 females (31.3%), selected by convenience sampling method among individuals attending the fitness center. The normality test of the obtained data was tested by checking the skewness-kurtosis values and it was determined that the data showed a normal distribution. In this context, in addition to descriptive statistics, pearson correlation and regression analyses were used in the analysis of the data. According to research findings, it has been determined that there is a positive relationship between recreational flow experience and mental well-being. Additionally, it has been observed that recreational flow experience has a positive effect on mental well-being, and recreational flow experience predicts mental well-being by approximately 17%. Accordingly, it was concluded that the flow experience experienced during recreational activities is an important factor in the mental well-being of the participants.

The objective of this study is to examine the problem-solving approaches employed by 8th-grade students when tackling multiple-choice questions in the Turkish Republic Revolution History and Kemalism Course. Additionally, the study aims to ascertain the impact of these strategies on students' rates of success and overall academic performance. The present investigation was organized in accordance with a qualitative research methodology. The comprehensive and multi-faceted nature of this approach was deemed preferable. The study group comprises a collective of six students, all of whom are enrolled in the 8th grade at a public school located in the city center of Kars. These students possess varying levels of academic achievement in the course of Turkish Republic Revolution History and Kemalism. The students in the study group were determined by the purposeful sampling method. The participants of the study were instructed to engage in verbalized thinking sessions while solving multiple-choice questions related to the Turkish Republic Revolution History and Kemalism. The data collected from video recordings of the students' question-solving activities were digitized and subjected to content analysis. The findings of the study revealed that students with higher academic performance, who also provided accurate responses to the questions, employed a wider range and greater quantity of cognitive-metacognitive strategies in comparison to students with lower academic performance. Furthermore, in this study, it has been observed that students' use of cognitive-metacognitive strategies is a significant factor in reaching the correct answers to multiple-choice questions.

In this study, it is aimed to examine the trends of the studies on technological pedagogical content competencies and technology integration of science teachers in Türkiye in the last 10 years in terms of purpose, year of publication, journal of publication, method, sample selection, data collection tools, data analysis and remarkable results of the studies. In this direction, content analysis method was used in the research. A total of twenty-one academic articles accessed from Web of Science, EBSCOHOST and Google Scholar databases including Türkiye index were analyzed in August 2023. The data were analyzed by content analysis. The analyzed data were presented in the form of tables and graphs with the help of percentages and frequencies. As a result of the research, it was determined that the most common purpose of the studies was "determining TPACK levels and examining them in terms of various variables", the most publications were in 2016 and 2019, the related studies were mostly published in "Education and Science", "Education and Information Technologies" and "Gazi University Journal of Gazi Educational Faculty" journals, the most frequently used method was quantitative, the most frequently used sample group was convenient sampling / easily accessible sampling, the most frequently used data collection tool was scale and the most frequently used data analysis was Anavo-Ancova. Among the remarkable results of the studies, it was determined that "Teachers' TPACK levels are high". It is recommended that more in-depth and detailed qualitative research be conducted on TPACK for science teachers.