Districts Of Ankara Research Articles

Scenario-Based Case Study Method and the Functionality of the Section Called ‘from Production to Consumption’ from the Perspective of Primary School Students

In this research, the aim was showing the evaluation of students on scenario-based case study method and showing the functionality of the studied section called ‘from production to consumption’. Qualitative research method and content analysis were used to reveal participants' experiences and reveal meaningful relations regarding problems of the research. The study consisted of 28 fourth grade students from the same classroom, in a public school of Central District of Ankara. The study group was selected by neutral assignment. Lesson plans and forms developed by the researcher were used to obtain qualitative data in the research, which was carried out as a doctoral thesis study. Four lesson plans have been developed in order to be able to achieve advances in the field of learning 'production, distribution and consumption' in the social studies course. Each lesson plan includes a case study associated with the achievement but not finalized, a finalized scenario script covering the case study, open-ended questions, and digital and printed resources. The evaluation form that has been prepared to assess the functionality of the used method, includes the open-ended questions prepared for evaluating the function of the unit in terms of the students and thus, forms the basic data collection tool of this research. According to qualitative results of students answers, using scenario-based case study method is a positive experience. Students are more active in the learning process, they are more caring and they pay more attention to the lessons. They want to use this method in other lessons in which they struggle to concentrate and by using this method they are more able to keep their focus.The results of this study show that scenario-based case study methods have been well received by the students, the learning process with this method is more functional and the learned information continues to be used in non-school settings.

Investigation of conflict strategies of physical education teachers working in public and private high schools (Sample of Ankara province)

When the conflict is managed with an appropriate strategy, the organization is increasing the efficiency of the work and raising the motivation of the employees. Being able to comprehend the inner workings of conflicts and conflicts between groups and to manage these conflicts well is an inevitable role for the manager and the employee. This research aims to examine conflict strategies of Physical Education teachers working in public and private high schools in central districts of Ankara. In addition, it was determined whether there is a difference between the conflict strategies used by the physical education teachers participating in the research and whether they had gender, occupational seniority, age, duration of work at the school, previous seminars on conflict management strategies, educational status and school type variables and conflict strategies. The universe of the research is a total of 412 physical education teachers, 114 of which are private high schools in Ankara and 298 are teachers working in official high schools. Of these, 275 physical education teachers (special 55, official 220) constitute the sample of the research. The teachers who participated in the questionnaire were selected by appropriate / favorable sampling method. As data collection tools; "Personal Information Form" for determining the conflict strategies of physical education teachers and "Conflict Management Strategies Scale" developed by Ozgan (2006) were used. The Reliability study of the scale was performed with SPSS Reliability, and the reliability coefficient of Cronbach Alpha (α) internal consistency method was found to be .90. In the analysis of the data, frequency, mean and standard deviations were examined, and t-test was used in binary groups. One-way ANOVA (one-way analysis of variance) was used in more than one group. In the tests p <0.05 significance level was taken into consideration. According to the findings obtained at the end of the analyzes; there was no significant difference in conflict strategies according to variables such as age, education level, occupational seniority, duration of duty at school, previous conflict management strategies, and gender and school type variables of physical education teachers. As a result, it is seen that the physical education teachers working in Ankara use the most integration strategy. Avoidance is the least used strategy. Consequently, it is said that physical education teachers' working at official and state schools in Ankara does not affect the conflict management strategies they used.

An outlook on social emotional development of children through mothers’ views

This study aimed to investigate social emotional development of children through the views of mothers. The study is conducted by using mixed method. The quantitative part is designed in order to obtain the study group of the qualitative part of the study. 36-72 month old children who are going to a preschool in Mamak district of Ankara form the quantitative part and their mothers form the qualitative part of the study. Social emotional sub dimension of GECDA (Gazi Early Childhood Children Evaluation Tool) which is developed by Temel et al. (2005) is used and the volunteer mothers whose children have the highest and lowest scores in GECDA are included in the qualitative part of the study. For the qualitative part, the semi structured interview involves questions to obtain the view of mothers towards the support of social emotional development of their children.  The results put forward the awareness of mothers about the social and emotional development of their children.    Keywords: Social development, emotional development, socialization, mother child relationship.  &nbsp

8th Grade Student’s Skill of Connecting Mathematics to Real Life

The purpose of this study is to examine 8th grade students’ skills of connecting mathematics to real life. This study uses survey design since it aims to determine existing situations regarding to students’ skills of connecting mathematics to real life. The study sample consists of 176 students in total, who are studying at a state school in the Etimesgut district of Ankara in the second semester of 2016-2017 academic year. “Connecting mathematics to real life scale” which is developed by the researchers, used as the data collection tool of this study. In this scale, students are provided with real life situations and then asked to connect these situations with mathematical concepts. During the data analysis, the responses of students examined in detail and subsequently general categories (levels) which identify students’ mathematical connection skill, were created and consequently four levels of connecting (Level 1, 2, 3 and 4) were defined. Study findings are showed that, participating 8th grade students’ skill of connecting mathematics to real life is not in sufficient level. It is observed that, most of the students can only connect mathematics in real life with numbers and shapes.

An analysis of general high school teachers’ attitudes towards teaching profession<p>Genel liselerde görev yapan öğretmenlerin öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik tutumlarının incelenmesi

This study aims at analysing the attitudes displayed by teachers working in general high schools in terms of several variables. The research was conducted with teachers teaching in the general high schools located in the cental districts of Ankara, and a total of 434 teachers were reached for our purposes. The 35- item Scale of Attitudes towards Teaching Profession, which was developed by Çetin (2006), having three sub-scales was used in data collection. The alpha reliability for the scale used in data collection was found to be 0.94. For analyses, the t test was used in the comparison of groups of two whereas one-directional variance analysis in addition to the Scheffe test was used in the comparison of groups of more than two. According to the results, such factors as gender, the order of preferences, the reason for preferring, whether or not participating in cultural activities, considering quitting the job, and the availability of another teacher in the family were influential in attitudes towards teaching profession; while the number of years of teaching, the field of teaching and marital status were of no effect on the attitudes.Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetBu çalışmanın amacı, genel liselerde görev yapan öğretmenlerin öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik tutumlarını çeşitli değişkenler açısından incelemektir. Araştırma Ankara merkez ilçelerde genel liselerde görev yapan öğretmenler üzerinde uygulanmış ve toplam 434 öğretmene ulaşılmıştır. Veri toplamak amacıyla Çetin (2006) tarafından geliştirilmiş 35 maddeden ve üç alt ölçekten oluşan öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik tutum ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Veri toplamak amacıyla kullanılan tutum ölçeğinin alfa güvenirliği 0.94 olarak belirlenmiştir. Verilerin analizinde ikili grupların karşılaştırılmasında t testi, ikiden fazla karşılaştırmalarda tek yönlü varyans analizi ve Scheffe testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre, cinsiyet, tercih sırası, tercih sebebi, kültürel etkinliklere katılabilme durumu, meslekten ayrılmayı düşünme durumu ve ailede öğretmen olma durumu öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik tutumu etkilerken, hizmet yılı, öğretim alanı ve medeni durumun öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik tutumu etkilememektedir.

Ortaokul Öğretmenlerinin Sınıf Yönetimi Becerileri İle Özyeterlik İnançları Arasındaki İlişki: Ankara İli Örneği

The purpose of the research is to examine the relationship between middle school teachers’ perceptions towards classroom management skills and self sufficiency beliefs. In this research, descriptive method that is trying to explain what the events, objects, circumstances, institutions groups and various areas are has been used for this purpose. The whole population of the research consists of 15348 teachers working in the middle schools that are in central districts of Ankara. The sample of the research consistsof 169 teachers who are working at ramdomly sample chosen middle schools that are in central districts in Ankara at 2013-2014 academic year. In this research, the self-sufficiency scale developed by Ozdemir (2008) and class management scale developed by Şahin and Altunay (2011) has been used as a data collection tool. In the result of research; it has been brought out that male teachers gave more punishment than female teachers and thatteachers showed the behaviours of the starting lesson and attracting attention in the classes with 40 and more- students more than the classes with 1- 20 or 20-30 students; and an important difference between the teachers’ self-sufficiency beliefs and gender has not been founded.

Zinc deficiency in the pediatric age group is common but underevaluated.

Subclinical micronutrient deficiencies have been gradually becoming more important as a public health problem and drawing attention of the health authorities. Today it has been known that detecting and treating people having deficiency symptoms alone is no longer sufficient. It is important to detect and prevent any deficiency before it displays clinical manifestations. Zinc deficiency is one of the most widespread micronutrient deficiencies. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the zinc status and the associated factors in healthy school-age children. The study was carried out in schools in Altindag, the district of Ankara. A total of 1063 healthy children, 585 girls and 478 boys, aged 5-16 years were included in the study. Serum zinc, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels and white blood cell count were measured. A serum zinc level <65 μg/dL was considered as subclinical zinc deficiency for children <10 years of age. For children ≥10 years of age the cutoffs for serum zinc concentration were set at 66 μg/dL for females and 70 μg/dL for males. A questionnaire was developed to collect socioeconomic and demographic information of the participants. The prevalence of subclinical zinc deficiency in children attending the study was detected to be 27.8%. This high ratio showed zinc deficiency was an important health problem in the Altindag district of Ankara, Turkey. Evaluating the indicators of zinc deficiency such as serum zinc concentration, dietary zinc intake and stunting prevalence, this study is the most comprehensive epidemiological study performed in children in Turkey. This study reveals the high prevalence of subclinical zinc deficiency and indicates that zinc deficiency is a public health concern for the study population.

A Comparison of Syrian Migrant Students in Turkey and Germany: Entrepreneurial Tendencies and Career Expectations

&lt;p style="text-align:justify"&gt;Entrepreneurship has been an intriguing issue as an indicator of economic development and social welfare particularly being focused on last decades. Furthermore, the issue of immigration has attracted considerable attention in recent years. Nowadays, the quality of the workforce and it's training processes are not getting only progressively important but as well the participation of migrants in the labor market will be a great problem in the future. Migrant’s entrepreneurial tendencies and career expectations designation are the main objectives of this research. This research was designed as a comparative qualitative model, and the structured written interview technique was used in order to collect the data. Randomly sampling study groups were formed according to methods of maximum diversity. The sampling group was formed by the participation of 12 Syrian migrant high school students who live and get trained in Altindag, a district of Ankara, Turkey and 13 Syrian migrant high school students who live and get trained in Kreuzberg, a district of Berlin, Germany. The collected data were analyzed by content analysis technique. The results of the research reveal that immigrant students have a high level of entrepreneurship in Germany, the nonetheless low level of the expectations of future career prospects in Turkey. Thus, the absences of sociocultural and economic areas where they will use entrepreneurial tendencies are a serious obstacle to them. Moreover, participants argue that they do not want to stay in Turkey anymore, and most of them intend to emigrate to Europe or another country if they can do so. Unlike Germany, many of the participants in Turkey neither know what they want to be nor how they want to live in the future and nor have they made any career planning.&lt;/p&gt;

Diagnostic methods for dental caries used by private dental practitioners in Ankara.

This study aimed to investigate the preference profiles of various types of diagnostic tools and methods used by private dental practitioners in Ankara for detecting dental caries. Private dental practitioners, in five districts of Ankara, were provided with questionnaires comprising demographic characteristics, possession of dental imaging systems, and methods used for caries diagnosis. The questionnaires were retrieved after 1-3 visits. Of 722 questionnaires, 371 were returned. Data were analyzed using frequency analysis and Chi-square tests. The completed questionnaires were obtained from 160 women and 168 men, the response rate was 51.4% aged 25-69 years; 28.4% of them were specialists. Most participants possessed a dental radiography (RG) device. Air drying and sharp explorers were the most commonly preferred methods used for caries diagnosis. There was no significant association between using a sharp explorer and sex or being a specialist (P = 0.110, 0.226, respectively). Almost one-third of the dentists with an experience of <11 years, never used an RG device to detect occlusal caries (P = 0.003). Only three participants reported the use of DIAGNOdent, while two participants used fiber-optic transillumination (FOTI). It was observed that visual-tactile examination using sharp explorer accompanied with radiographs were among the main instruments used for detecting carious lesions. Usage of magnification tools, FOTI, and DIAGNOdent were low.

SİMÜLASYONLARLA KİMYA ÖĞRETİMİNİN ÖĞRENCİ İMAJLARINA ETKİSİ

The aim of this research is to improve high school students’ images via simulation based chemistry teaching. This qualitative research was conducted on 20, ninth grade students in a high school in Ankara district in the educational year of 2012-2013 throughout seven lessons. Five chemical concepts were determined on the basis of the ninth grade chemistry teaching program’s targets. For improving determined concepts’ images, five simulations were used. Worksheets and questionnaires were used as data sources and content analysis was used for the gathered data. At the end of the research it was found that students’ images were improved via simulation based chemistry teaching.

Is diet quality associated with early childhood caries in preschool children? A descriptive study.

Limited evidence about the role of diet quality, an important component of nutritional status, in the etiology of dental caries has been reported. The aim of this study was to examine the association between diet and dental caries in children by using the dietary intake data, anthropometrical measurements and dental examination. A total of 395 children (52.7% boys and 42.8% girls) who were 36-71 months of age (mean age 58.7±8.6 months) and attended one of the eleven preschools within a district of Ankara participated in this descriptive study. Dental examinations were performed in the schools under day-light by a pediatric dentist; decayed, missing and filled teeth as well as surfaces were recorded. Data related to socio-demographic characteristics and 24-hour dietary recall of children were gathered via a structured, pre-tested questionnaire which was conducted by the research dietitian. The Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI-2010) and Mediterranean Diet Quality Index for children and adolescents (KIDMED) were used to assess dietary intake. Anthropometric measurements including weight, height, upper arm circumference and head circumference were taken by the same researcher. The percentage of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) was increased by age (p < 0.001) whereas no significant difference was observed by sex, socioeconomic status, tooth brushing frequency and body mass index (p > 0.05). Although children who had bad KIDMED scores had slightly higher mean values of decayed missing and filled teeth (dmft) (5.39± 4.6) and decayed missing and filled surface (dmfs) (8.45± 8.69), compared to the scores of children with good or medium KIDMED scores, the differences were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). On the contrary to the KIDMED findings, the mean value of tooth decay was significantly higher among children with bad HEI-2010 score (4.2±4.3) compared to children with medium HEI-2010 score (2.47±2.9) (p=0.043). It is concluded that a healthy eating pattern and high diet quality is essential for the prevention of early childhood caries in preschool children. Further studies are required to develop dietary strategies for the prevention of dental caries.

Reported prevalence of habitual pediatric snoring and the level of parental awareness

This study aimed to identify the symptoms and prevalence of snoring among primary school children in Ankara, Turkey, as reported by their parents and to determine the level of parental knowledge regarding possible associations between snoring, mouth breathing and dentofacial development. Parents of children ages 8–12 attending 8 randomly selected primary schools from different districts in Ankara were asked to complete a 43-item multiple-choice questionnaire to collect information about snoring habits of children and possible adverse effects of habitual snoring (HS), defined as snoring more than 3 times per week, on dentofacial structural development. A total of 2245 questionnaires were distributed, and 1,516 were returned (return rate 67.52%). The overall prevalence of snoring was reported to be 37.60%, whereas the overall prevalence of “habitual snoring” (more than 3 times/week) was reported to be 6.33% (16.84% of “all snorers”). A correlation was found between passive smoking and habitual snoring frequency. Nocturnal and diurnal symptoms increase with an increase in the frequency of habitual snoring in children. Although the majority of parents surveyed (61.56%) were conscious that snoring was an indication of a likely medical risk, less than half (47.18%) were aware of the impact of snoring on jaw development; these findings indicate the need to raise awareness of this issue among the general public.

A physical education teacher’s journey: from district coordinator to facilitator

ABSTRACTBackground: Despite the accumulating evidence highlighting the significant roles of an effective facilitator and appropriate pedagogies that a facilitator employs in shaping the professional learning environment, there is a paucity of research that explores how facilitators learn to facilitate.Purpose: The overall purpose of this study was to examine the development of learning to facilitate. Specifically, the research question guided in this study was: what was the impact of using Kolb’s experiential learning cycle (ELC) as a framework to gain selected facilitation skills?Theoretical framework: This study was grounded in teacher learning theory as a teacher learns to become a facilitator, having knowledge of what a facilitator should bring to the table about previous experiences and how to provide challenging inquiries in meaningful contexts.In this study, Kolb’s ELC that adhered to constructivist learning principles was used as a pedagogical tool to enhance teacher learning. Therefore, different constructivist pedagogical strategies were utilized in each stage of Kolb’s ELC [1984. Experiential Learning – Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall] monthly in a cyclical way to move the teacher through the process of becoming a facilitator.Design and participants: This longitudinal case study examines a physical education teacher on her professional development (PD) journey to become a PD facilitator in a newly constructed and co-facilitated community of practice (CoP). This CoP consisted of seven physical education teachers, one male and six females, representing the same school district in Ankara, Turkey.Data collection tools: Multiple sources of data collection were employed: journal entries from observations of CoP, audio-recorded collective reflections, transcribed audio of meetings, an interview, and artefacts (e-mail communications).Data analysis: The semi-structured interview with the teacher-facilitator, reflective journals, audio-taped transcriptions of CoP and after-meeting discussions, and e-mail communications between the teacher-facilitator and the researcher were analysed using the constant comparison approach.Findings: The results indicated that properly applying constructivist pedagogical strategies in monthly cycles was a useful way to improve the teacher-facilitator’s skills in facilitating CoP. Changing a teacher’s professional role to include that of a facilitator in a co-facilitated learning environment allowed sharing responsibilities and roles.

Ankara’daki Sığır Besi İşletmelerinin Ekonomik Yapısının Faktör Analizi İle İncelenmesi

Cattle fattening is the foremost activity in animal husbandry while animal husbandry is one of the most important activities in agriculture with which human being has been dealing with since he has existed. The aim of this study is to analyze the factors affecting cattle fattening farms in Ankara province. The study has been carried out in Cubuk, Akyurt and Kazan districts of Ankara where a cattle fattening is being intensely practiced. Primary data used in the study was obtained from the 122 farms in the sample through face to face survey. Explanatory five factors, Income factor, Income-BBHB factor, Land factor, Labor factor and Cost factor, were determined in the conducted analysis. Variation being observed among 26 variables is explained by the inter-correlated and low number of clusters called factors. The average factor loading is 0.7665 and variance value is 35.73% for the first factor while the average factor loading is 0.6316 and variance value is 6.21% for the last one.

Seemingly embedded but obviously exploitative relations: Organizational contingencies of mutual dependence, power imbalance and embedded relations

We examine effects of mutual dependence and power imbalance on embedded relations between organizations in an industrial district setting. Employing qualitative methodology, we conducted an exploratory research on manufacturer‐retailer relations in the Siteler Furniture District in Ankara. The findings indicated that manufacturer's size and retailer's competitive strategy shape their dependencies and embedded relations. Illustrating various patterns of relationships for different combinations of size and strategy in manufacturer‐retailer dyads, we found that mutual dependence enhances embedded relations. We also found that power imbalance does not necessarily hinder them, but generates one‐sided relations: the more dependent party tries to build them at the expense of being exploited by the less dependent one. Our study implies that embedded relations may entail exploitation particularly in governed networks where power inequalities are high.

Treatment method and restorative material preferences of dental practitioners

Abstract Objective: The present study is aimed to investigate the preference profiles of treatment methods used by private dental practitioners in Ankara for deep carious lesions of mature permanent teeth. Methods: Private dental practitioners (general/specialist), in five districts of Ankara, were provided with a questionnaire comprising demographic characteristics and their preferred treatment methods for two simulated clinical cases related to deep caries excavation technique for anterior (Case A) and posterior, permanent teeth (Case B) with restorative material choices. The questionnaire was delivered personally to the participants who accepted the invitation. Documentation was retrieved back at another appointment after 1–3 weeks intervals. Data were analyzed using frequency analysis and Chi-square tests. Results: A total of 371 dentists, aged 25–69 years, took part in the study representing a response rate of 51.38%. Valid responses were 328 (168 males and 160 females) due to incomplete questionnaires. In Case A, complete caries excavation was the preferred treatment method (62.5%) followed by stepwise excavation (28.4%). Dentists, who had an excessive workload, indicated a stepwise excavation treatment significantly less than the dentists who had less workload (P = 0.001). In Case B, the preferences were narrowly distributed between complete caries excavation (50.9%) and stepwise excavation (42.4%). Composite restoration (31.7%) was more selected than amalgam (27.1%) with complete excavation technique. Workload has no effect on the treatment options of the posterior tooth with deep dentin caries. Conclusion: Dentists mostly adopted traditional caries removal technique. There is no uniform treatment method of deep carious lesions among dentists in anterior and, especially in posterior regions in Ankara, Turkey.

Understanding The Three Dimensional Perspective to Prevent Risky Health Behaviours of Adolescents: Family, School and Family Physician

Background: Determination of the prevalence of risky health behaviors (RHB) of adolescents and evaluation of the role of family, school and health sector in formation of RHB. Methods: The study was performed in high schools situated in a district in Ankara. Sample group of this research included 1467 adolescents. Data were collected by using a standardized questionnaire for adolescents. Face to face interviews were conducted with mothers, teachers and family health practitioners of some adolescents. Frequencies, ANOVA and independent t test; linear regression analysis were used when appropriate. Ethical consent was taken from Hacettepe University. Results: Mean age of adolescents were 17,15±0,45. 567 and 567 of them had risky health behaviors. The mean score of RHB scale score(t: -0,992, p: 0.321) and the mean scores of subgroups of physical activity (t: 2.261, p: 0.024), nutrition (t:0.48, p: 0.962), hygiene (t: -0.418, p: 0.676), physchosocial t:-2.772, p:0,006) and substance abuse (t:-1,273, p:0,203) of governmental high school adolescents were statistically higher than anatolian high school adolescents (p

Affective variables as predictors of biology achievement: A study on 11thgrade students

The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of the gender, self-efficacy beliefs, task value, and learning strategies to the 11th grade students’ biology achievement. A total of 1035 students from different high schools in Yenimahalle and Çankaya districts of Ankara participated in the study. The Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire [21], (MSLQ) and Biology Achievement Test (BAT) were used to collect data. Results of the the simultaneous multiple regression analysis indicated that 11th grade students’ gender, task values, self-efficacies and elaboration learning strategies were statistically significant predictors of their Biology achievement; whereas rehearsal and organization learning strategies were not.

Perceived Soundscape of Urban Historical Places: A Case Study of Hamamönü, Ankara

This study investigates the integrity between the visual landscape and the acoustic landscape characteristics of an urban historic district of Ankara, namely Hamamönü that has recently faced an urban renewal process. Data were collected through questionnaire surveys, field observations and sound level measurements. Findings show that despite the visual character of the buildings has been preserved and restored according to the original, the uses, users, and consequently the character of the area has changed. It is needed to develop a holistic approach where integrity between different landscape elements and functions should be the focus in order to maintain historical values in urban environments.

What Does It Mean To Be a Student in Different Types of High Schools in Turkey through the Eyes of Students?

Being a student describes a multi-component reality with both individualistic and social inclusions. How this reality is established and how subjects position themselves in their current educational environments historically, culturally, and sociologically are one of the most controversial topics of educational sciences. Therefore, this study investigates what it means to be a student in different types of high schools in Turkey through students’ eyes. This study was conducted using a phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research designs. Convenience sampling was used to determine which schools and which types of schools would take part in the study. Semistructured, personal, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 96 eleventh graders from six different types of high schools (eight girls and eight boys from each type of high school: science, Anatolian, vocational and technical Anatolian, fine arts, social sciences, and Anatolian imam and preacher high schools) from the central districts of Ankara. The data was analyzed using the phenomenological analysis method in order to reach the core that turns different experiences into commonalities. The cores that were revealed as a result of the analysis were consolidated under two main themes: “who the students think they are” and “how they differ themselves from other students.”