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Ability, Examination and Inclusive Education: Stretching the Hard Lines of the Educational System
(2016) Sakız, Halis
The aim of this paper is to delve into the debate about the epistemological nature of ability and examination, which we have been continuously exposed to, but rarely scrutinized. In the paper, I refer to Turkey as a case and argue that the dominance of ability-based paradigm and its associated assessment and placement systems have created a new educational order which categorizes schools and students based on how they perform at a single point in time. What is more, I critically evaluate the construction of “abilities” and “disabilities” through the means employed in the education system, followed by a discussion of the examination culture as a product of an ability-based system. Finally, I propose inclusive education as a powerful means of transforming the education system to an equitable and educationally effective one in which all students are welcomed and provided with education of good quality that both enriches childhood and maximizes chances of leading a fulfilled adult life.
Alliance of Psychosocial and School-related Factors: Impact on Achievement and Psychological Resilience.
(International Conference on Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, 2017) Sakız, Halis
School achievement in competitive and examination- based education systems is getting increasingly important, often with neglected emphasis on its influence on the wellbeing of stu- dents. This study directs a closer look at achievement and psycho- logical resilience at school with a framework shaped by the interac- tion of psychosocial and school factors among 81 students in Turk- ish secondary schools. Findings indicated influence of the psycho- social and school-related factors on both school achievement and psychological resilience. Findings of the study call for attention to reform schools in ways that consider the individual needs of all students and target the development and learning of all.
An analysis of age-standardized suicide rates in Muslim-majority countries in 2000-2019
(BMC Public Health, 2022) Zeyrek-Rios, Emek Yüce; Bob Lew; Lester, David; Kõlves, Kairi; Yip, Paul S. F.; Ibrahim, Norhayati
Background: This study examines the 20-year trend of suicide in 46 Muslim-majority countries throughout the world and compares their suicide rates and trends with the global average. Ecological-level associations between the proportion of the Muslim population, the age-standardized suicide rates, male-to-female suicide rate ratio, and the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2019 were examined. Methods: Age-standardized suicide rates were extracted from the WHO Global Health Estimates database for the period between 2000 and 2019. The rates in each country were compared with the age-standardized global average during the past 20 years. The countries were further grouped according to their regions/sub-regions to calculate the regional and sub-regional weighted age-standardized suicide rates involving Muslim-majority countries. Correlation analyses were conducted between the proportion of Muslims, age-standardized suicide rate, male: female suicide rate ratio, and the HDI in all countries. Joinpoint regression was used to analyze the age-standardized suicide rates in 2000-2019. Results: The 46 countries retained for analysis included an estimated 1.39 billion Muslims from a total worldwide Muslim population of 1.57 billion. Of these countries, eleven (23.9%) had an age-standardized suicide rate above the global average in 2019. In terms of regional/sub-regional suicide rates, Muslim-majority countries in the Sub-Saharan region recorded the highest weighted average age-standardized suicide rate of 10.02/100,000 population, and Southeastern Asia recorded the lowest rate (2.58/100,000 population). There were significant correlations between the Muslim population proportion and male-to-female rate ratios (r=-0.324, p=0.028), HDI index and age-standardized suicide rates (r=-0.506, p<0.001), and HDI index and male-to-female rate ratios (r=0.503, p<0.001) in 2019. Joinpoint analysis revealed that seven Muslim-majority countries (15.2%) recorded an increase in the average annual percentage change regarding age-standardized suicide rates during 2000-2019. Conclusions: Most Muslim-majority countries had lower age-standardized suicide rates than the global average, which might reflect religious belief and practice or due to Muslim laws in their judicial and social structure which may lead to underreporting. This finding needs further in-depth country and region-specific study with regard to its implication for public policy.
Comparison of healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers in terms of obsessive-compulsive and depressive symptoms during COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal case-controlled study
(Frontiers, 2023) Dönmezdil, Süleyman; Dönmezdil, Süleyman
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the obsessive-compulsive and depressive symptoms of healthcare workers in a case-control setting as longitudinal. Method: In this study included 49 healthcare workers and 47 non-health workers. A sociodemographic data form, the Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (MOCI), the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90), and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) were used to assess individuals between June 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021. We assessed the same healthcare workers after 12 months on June 30, 2021 using MOCI, HAM-D, and SCL-90. Results: MOCI and SCL-90 obsessive-compulsive subscale scores were significantly higher in the healthcare workers than in the non-health workers. When we assessed MOCI, HAM-D, and SCL-90 obsessive-compulsive subscale scores after 12 months, there was a statistically significant decrease in the scores of all three scales among the healthcare workers. Conclusion: The results of the study showed that healthcare workers were more likely to have obsessive-compulsive symptoms than non-health workers in the early part of the pandemic on June 1, 2020, as shown by their scores on MOCI and the obsessive-compulsive subscale of SCL-90. When we assessed the same participants after 12 months (June 30, 2021), both MOCI and SCL-90 obsessive-compulsive subscale scores had decreased significantly. In contrast to these results, HAM-D scores significantly increased.
Correction: An analysis of age-standardized suicide rates in Muslim-majority countries in 2000-2019
(BMC Public Health, 2022) Zeyrek‑Rios, Emek Yuce; Lew, Bob; Lester, David; Kõlves, Kairi; Ibrahim, Norhayati
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Deconstructing the Methodological Imperatives in the Field of Educational185 Psychology: Current Needs and Trends
(Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2018) Sakız, Halis
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DEVELOPING THE ONLINE PORNOGRAPHY ADDICTION SCALE AND EXAMINING ITS ASSOCIATIONS WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS
(Fundacion VECA, 2023) Ergün, Naif
This study aims to develop the Online Pornography Addiction Scale (OPAS) using the behavioral addiction model and to explore the relationships between the scale, demographic variables, psychosocial variables, and pornography viewing behaviors. Two studies were conducted, the first of which involved two phases. The findings from Study 1a and Study 1b reveal that the OPAS comprises 23 items organized into four sub-scales: Compulsiveness-Uncontrollability, Psychosocial Effects, Sexual Effects, and Tolerance-Withdrawal. Overall, the scale demonstrates consistency and reliability. The results of Study 2 indicate that the OPAS correlates with gender, access to professional support, levels of hopelessness, communication with partners, degree of religious affiliation, engagement with sexual videos, frequency of pornography consumption, time devoted to pornography viewing, longest duration without pornography, impact of pornography on sexual experiences, and influence of pornography on daily life. Communication with partners of the opposite sex, engagement with sexual videos, impact on daily life, and religious affiliation levels are also significant predictors of the OPAS score. These findings are discussed in relation to relevant literature
Does disability matter in counselling? Views of counsellors with visual disabilities and their clients
(British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2017) Sakız, Halis; Sarıçalı, Mehmet; Türküm, Ayşe Sibel
This study investigated the case of disability from the perspective of counsellors with visual disability (CWVD) and their clients by focusing on the counselling skills of CWVD, the relationships with their clients and the perspectives of their clients in relation to their counselling experiences. 15 CWVDs and 11 clients (n=26) were interviewed and data were analysed thematically. Findings showed that CWVDs used their entire set of skills effectively to build trustworthy therapeutic relationships through genuineness, established here and now relations in therapeutic encounter effectively and produced meaningful outcomes. Findings of this research indicate the need to re-consider the field of counselling around pluralist, inclusive and multicultural paradigms.
Establishing an Inclusive Psychology of Migration: An Alternative Model
(GÖÇ ARAŞTIRMALARI DERGİSİ, 2016) Sakız, Halis
Dünya üzerinde artan göç olgusu göçmenler, mülteciler ve yerel toplumlar arasında, huzursuzluk, acıma ve olumlu kabul gibi farklı psikolojik reaksiyonlara neden olmuş- tur. Bu makalenin amacı, göçü kaotik, düzensiz ve olumsuz yanlarını öne çıkaran ku- ram ve yaklaşımların aksine, bütünleştirici bir psikolojik anlayış içerisinde değerlendir- mektir. İyi yönetilmediği durumlarda göç hareketlerinin neden olabileceği muhtemel zorlukların var olduğunun kabul edildiği bu yazı, göçün topluluklar arasında olumlu psikolojik tepkiler verilmesi ve toplumsal bütünleşmenin güçlendirilmesine yönelik bir etkisi olduğunu göstermeyi amaçlamaktadır.
An Evaluation of Teachers’ Opinions about the Servant Leadership Behaviours of School Principals
(Educational Process: International Journal, 2016) Ekinci, Abdurrahman; Sakız, Halis; Ekinci, Abdurrahman; Sakız, Halis
The aim of this study was to determine the servant leadership behaviors that were displayed, or expected to be displayed, by principals towards the teaching staff at their schools, from the teachers’ perspectives. The data was collected during focus group discussion with 12 teachers who were in service in primary and secondary schools. The teachers were chosen using the snowball sampling method. The data obtained from the participants was analyzed using content analysis. When the findings were evaluated, it was determined that the principals were not qualified enough to display servant leadership behaviors. Moreover, the teachers stated that principals should display servant leadership behaviors that are oriented towards community building, sharing, empathy, active listening, humility, and altruism. In this respect, it can be suggested that principals should receive servant leadership education through instructional programs that should be developed.
Examination of The Relationship Between Bullying and Screen Addiction among Primary School Students
(2023) Ergün, Naif; Ergün, Naif
Bullying is defined as the intentional and persistent negative actions towards one or more individuals. The report of UNESCO in 2019 indicated that one out of every three students going to school is exposed to bullying. For overcoming this problem, most countries are conducting research, enacting laws and implementing prevention interventions. In order to develop the interventions related to bullying, it is important to know the causes and effects of the problems. Research has already indicated many factors such as demographic variables, school type, school environment and class and etc.. Recent studies have emphasized effects of negative content in technology usage on bullying. Screen addiction, which is called excessive and obsessive use of screen tools, is a current term that can be used for types of technology based addictions such as internet, computer-game, television, social media, smartphone addiction. The last few years with the Covid-19 pandemic, the technology usage has significantly increased among young people specifically children. Scholars believe that such a usage of technology may cause technology based addiction. The possibility of an increase in bullying among children has also been considered as a result of exposure to high usage of technology devices. For this reason, this study aims to examine the relationship between the level of screen addiction and bullying tendencies among primary school students. In order to examine the aim of the study, the correlational survey model, which is one of the quantitative research methods, was applied. Before conducting the study, ethical approval was obtained from the Scientific Research and Publishing Ethics Committee of Mardin Artuklu University. In addition, in March-2023, data were collected from both students and their parents after the necessary permissions were obtained from provincial directorate of national education in Mardin, three primary schools in Mardin and parent of the students. A total of 448 students, 226 boys and 222 girls, participated in the study. According to the findings of the study, positive and low correlation was found between students' bullying tendencies and screen addiction levels. This result may be a situation where the role and control of parents over their children of this age is more effective. Controlling contents of technology during usage may prevent children from negative outcomes of technology and this may reduce level of bullying among primary school children.
Extended Contact with Turks and Syrian Refugees' Intention to Migrate: The Mediating Roles of Ingroup and Outgroup Identification
(Routledge, 2023) Ergün, Naif; Ergün, Naif
Turkey hosts millions of Syrian refugees while very little is known about the factors that relate to their voluntary intentions to return and migrate to Western countries. We proposed that extended contact with the host group members, the mere knowledge of ingroup members having positive interactions with others, can be associated with refugees’ intentions to return and migrate to Western countries. To investigate this idea, we examined associates of both positive and negative extended contact because negativity is also a part of intergroup interactions with a sample of Syrian adults (N = 358). We also examined mediating roles of ingroup identification (identification with Syrians) and identification with the host society (identification with Turks) for the associations between intergroup contact and intentions to migrate. Results revealed that positive and negative extended contact were associated, respectively, with reduced and greater return migration intentions via identification with the host society. Extended positive contact was related to reduced intentions to migrate to the West while negative contact did not have a significant association with the intention to migrate. Ingroup identification was solely associated with increased intentions to return. Intergroup contact and social identification processes maintain a potential to explain the underlying processes behind migration decisions among refugees.
Extended contact with Turks and Syrian refugees' intention to migrate: The mediating roles of ingroup and outgroup identification
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2022) Ergün, Naif; Ergün, Naif
Turkey hosts millions of Syrian refugees, while very little is known about the factors that relate to their voluntary intentions to return and migrate to Western countries. We proposed that extended contact with the host group members, the mere knowledge of ingroup members having positive interactions with others, can be associated with refugees’ intentions to return and migrate to Western countries. To investigate this idea, we examined associates of both positive and negative extended contact because negativity is also a part of intergroup interactions with a sample of Syrian adults (N = 358). We also examined mediating roles of ingroup identification (identification with Syrians) and identification with the host society (identification with Turks) for the associations between intergroup contact and intentions to migrate. Results revealed that positive and negative extended contact were associated, respectively, with reduced and greater return migration intentions via identification with the host society. Extended positive contact was related to reduced intentions to migrate to the West while negative contact did not have a significant association with the intention to migrate. Ingroup identification was solely associated with increased intentions to return. Intergroup contact and social identification processes maintain a potential to explain the underlying processes behind migration decisions among refugees.
Grief Without Touch and Inability to Share the Pain in Pandemic
(Centar za napredne studije, 2022) Işıker Bedir, Deniz
Death is one of the most difficult experiences in interpersonal relationships. The loss of a beloved one indeed causes grief and mourning. The aim of this study is to explore traumatic grief experiences together at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. A traumatic loss adds another layer to the experience of mourning and grief while making this experience more difficult to cope with. The sudden or unexpected occurrence of a loss or as a result of a disease can also be linked to how it is described traumatic. The mourning process is one of the most difficult traumatic experiences to talk about. Feeling the grief at home and without physical contact makes this experience even more challenging. As the world is facing with an unprecedented kind of pandemic, the relatives of the people losing their lives during this period are not only confronting a sudden death but also changing practices of funeral rituals. The fact that funeral rituals cannot be done by observing religious and traditional rules as in the previous periods due to the contagious nature of the COVID-19 people cannot share their grief and sufferings with their beloved ones. Furthermore, failure to perform funeral rituals including funeral ceremonies, condolences and farewells observed at the places of worship at mosques, churches, synagogues or cemevis due to their closure has had and will continue to have severe psychological consequences. It should be kept in mind that mourning and grief experienced after the loss of a beloved one during the COVID-19 pandemic does not change the uniqueness of this experience and the intense feelings that individuals encounter. Accordingly, autoethnographic storytelling method based on the uniqueness of the experience is a very useful method to make sense of this process, and to conduct research on this subject. Through online meetings by using this method, this research is based on the experiences of a participant who lost a beloved one due to the complications of the COVID-19 together with other members of the group. These individuals explained their loss and mourning experiences, and particularly how they experience the mourning process without physical contact during the pandemic. The evaluations made over these experiences demonstrate the significance of physical contact, the chance to say goodbye to the person died and funeral rituals. Keywords: Death, mourning, traumatic grief, Covid-19, autoethnography
Identity development of Assyrian/Syriac youth: Narratives of becoming a self
(Elsevier, 2022) Ergün, Naif
This study aims to analyze the narrative identities of a group of Assyrian/Syriac youth, in particular, to investigate the role of their intergenerational narratives on their narrative identities. Accordingly, interviews were conducted with eight male Assyrian/Syriac young people and the families of four of them who lived in Mardin, Turkey. The narratives of each participant were examined through a holistic approach, analyzing their lives in the context of their personal and intergenerational narratives throughout their lifelines. In the analysis, the turning points of individuals are depicted on the figures, and three lifeline figures were mapped. Findings indicated that although the participants lived under similar living conditions and grew up in the same area, they each narrated their identities differently. For example, one participant described his identity as victimic, communion and burden, while another participant described his identity as agentic, communion, and benefit, and yet another narrated his identity as agentic, agency, and benefit. The individual analysis that emerged in the narratives of all participants was discussed in the context of the literature on identity and narrative identity.
Including Students with Visual Difficulty withinHigher Education: Necessary Steps
(ExceptionalityA Special Education Journal, 2017) Sakız, Halis; Sarıçalı, Mehmet
The aim of this research study was to investigate the inclusion of students with disabilities studying in Turkish universities. Students with visual difficulty were selected as a case from 24 different universities. A survey with seven dimensions was administered to 73 students, and 12 students were inter- viewed. Survey and interview findings revealed both progress and, to a larger extent, dissatisfaction with (i) the physical and psychosocial environment of universities; (ii) the way diversity and disability were viewed; (iii) the way support was planned and delivered; (iv) the level and quality of communica- tion and collaboration; (v) the teaching and learning processes; and (vi) the way higher education policy was made and implemented. Findings highlight the need for prioritizing university cultures that are inclusive of students with diverse backgrounds and translation of the inclusiveness into effective prac- tice of providing pedagogical and material support to these students.
Intentions to Return and Migrate to the Third Countries: A Socio-Demographic Investigation Among Syrians in Turkey
(SpringerLink, 2023) Ergün, Naif; Zafer Özkan, Ayberk Eryılmaz, Naif Ergün
Turkey hosts the highest number of Syrians in the world. While some of them intend to migrate to Western countries, others intend to return to their homeland. In a cross-sectional study, we examined several socio-demographic associates with their migration intentions (N=358). Results revealed that their intentions to migrate were related to factors such as gender, living in the East or West in the host country, employment status, the language spoken at home, owning a property in the host country, accommodation conditions (living in a camp, staying with relatives, e.g.), and education level. Moreover, the strongest correlates of intention to return were years spent in Turkey, perceived threat in Syria, the number of children, and age. Finally, the strongest correlates for intentions to migrate to Western countries were Turkish speaking level, the number of children, and family income. We discuss the fndings in relation to the integration paradox hypothesis.
Internet Usage Experiences of Primary School Students: A Phenomenological Study
(2023) Ergün, Naif; Ergün, Naif
This study deals with primary school students’ experiences with the Internet use to examine the potential risks of Internet use at an early age. To achieve this, a qualitative phenomenological study was designed. The criterion sampling technique was used to determine the study group. The group was composed of 16 thirdand fourth-grade students studying at a public school in the province of Mardin during the 2022–2023 academic year. In the study, data were obtained with a semistructured interview form. Thematic analysis technique was used to analyze the data. The findings of the studyindicated that the primary school students who were interviewed used the Internet with single and multiple digital screens for action, sports, and intelligence games; for content on sites such as YouTube, Netflix, and TikTok; for doing homework and research on Google; and for course applications. It has been found that there are no harmful internet sites that are consciously entered, although sexual content, paid, or infected sites are accidentally entered. It has been concluded that the knowledge of children at an early age about the possible harms of the Internet is at a low level. It is thought that informative guidance studies should be carried out on the conscious use of technology and the Internet for all stakeholders that make up society.
Mediator Role of Metacognitive Awareness in the Relationship between Educational Stress and School Burnout among Adolescents
(2017) Sakız, Halis; Çelik, İsmail; Sakız, Halis
Metacognition is accepted as a process that affect learning of students directly and is composed of metacognitive skills such as planning of learning, use, regulation and evaluation of learning strategies as well as information on the individual, duty and strategy variables. Educational stress is defined as reactions given by all individuals in the school to the problems they encounter as they carry out their duties and it has an impact on their success both at and outside of school. School burnout is handled in the dimensions of exhaustion against school demands, scornful attitude towards school and the inadequacy felt as a student. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between metacognition, educational stress and school burnout and the mediator role of metacognitive awareness in the relationship between educational stress and school burnout. The sample of 303 students was selected from 7th, and 8th grade students who were at 13, 14 and 15 years old at middle schools in Ağrı, Turkey. The Junior Metacognitive Awareness Inventory, the Educational Stress Scale and the School Burnout Scale were used for data collection. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis was applied in order to determine relationship between the variables and simple, multiple/stepwise regression analysis were used to determine predictor roles of metacognition and educational stress on the school burnout. In correlation analysis, there are statistical significant correlations between metacognition, educational stress and school burnout. In stepwise regression analysis, metacognition is a mediator in relationship between educational stress and school burnout, and educational stress was strongest predictor of school burnout.
Modus operandi of persons convicted of a sexual offense from victims' perspectives in a Turkish sample
(SAGE Publications, 2021) Gönültaş, Burak M.; Zeyrek-Rios, Emek Yüce; Lester, David
Child sexual abuse is typically studied using reports from the offender and in Western countries. The aim of the present study was to investigate pre- and post-abuse strategies of persons convicted of a sexual offense to children in Turkey using the statements made by the child victims and to frame the results using rational choice theory. A qualitative study was made for the themes in the police statements from 46 children who were victims of child sexual abuse. The content analysis revealed that persons convicted of a sexual offense to children differ in terms of their methods to approach children and in their pre- and post-abuse behaviors depending on their relationship with the victim. A total of 85 percent of the offenses were extra-familial and 15 percent within the family. Only 21 percent of the extra-familial offenses were opportunist; most involved bribes and introductions through friends or intermediaries. Two tactics unique to Turkey were promises of marriage and the use of children as intermediaries. The use of force and blackmail was more common in the intra-familial offenses. The results of the qualitative analysis were, on the whole, consistent with results from persons convicted of a sexual offense to children’s statements, but some of the tactics used by offenders in Turkey were unique to Turkish culture.

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