International e-Journal of Educational Studies

I am a dedicated education professional with a progressive vision for the future of education in Pakistan. With over 75 national and international publications and presentations at prestigious conferences, I am committed to aligning Pakistan's educational system with global standards, both in thought and technical advancement. My vision includes realistic, long-term and short-term educational planning aimed at achieving both national and institutional goals.
Currently, I serve as the Head of STEM Education at the Faculty of Education, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), a role I have held since February 9, 2021. I am also an Associate Professor (TTS) at LCWU, a position I have been in since June 27, 2020. In my professional capacity, I teach subjects such as research methods, leadership and management, and educational psychology at the postgraduate level. Additionally, I supervise MS and PhD research works, edit two research journals (JASS and IJEER), and act as the focal person for the selection of resource persons.
Prior to my current roles, I was an Assistant Professor (TTS) at LCWU from June 2014 to June 2020, where I held similar responsibilities. I also served as an Assistant Professor on contract from September 2013 to June 2014, and as an Assistant Professor (IPFP) from September 2012 to August 2013.
My educational journey includes two postdoctoral studies: one in 2023 on educating early against climate change at the University of Nottingham, UK, and another in 2019 on leadership intellectual stimulation and faculty organizational commitment at Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey. I earned my PhD in Educational Leadership from the Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in 2012. Additionally, I hold a Masters in Science Education (with distinction) from the same institute, completed in 1996.
My research interests lie in leadership and management, educational psychology, and ICT. I strongly believe in hard work and professional ethics, which encompass commitment, integrity, and authenticity. My goal is to foster an educational system in Pakistan that is both progressive and in harmony with global advancements.

Graduating from Hacettepe University’s Faculty of Letters, Department of American Culture and Literature in 1996, Prof. Dr. Arda Arikan completed his Ph.D. at Penn State University’s Science, Technology, and Society program in 2002 with his dissertation on the professional development of foreign language instructors from a Postmodern narrative study perspective. He is currently employed at Akdeniz University’s Faculty of Letters, Department of English Language and Literature. He continues his studies as a generalist by reading and writing on education, literature, and culture. 

He has been working as a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Science Education in Trabzon University, Fatih Faculty of Education. Her specialty is chemistry education and her research interests include topics such as determination of student understanding levels and misconceptions about science subjects, designing and implementing learning / teaching environments based on conceptual change, developing and implementing instructional materials, teaching programs, stories in science teaching, models and modeling in science education.