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İlhan ÖZGÜL is a Professor of music education and Head of the Department of Fine Arts Education at the Faculty of Education of Kastamonu University, Turkey. He holds a Bachelor of Music from Department of Music Teacher at Marmara University (1986), a Master of Music Education from Gazi University (1997) and a PhD in Music Education from the Necmettin Erbakan University (2013). He has worked as a music teacher in many institutions connected to the Turkish Ministry of Education, such as in primary school and at Anatolian Teacher High School. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses with on emphasis music teacher preparation, such as polifonic chorus education, theory and practice of western music, music teaching Programs, music teaching and learning approaches, new approaches in music education, music educataon researches. Dr. Özgül has presented papers at regional, national, and international research conferences and has articles published such as International Journal of Music Education, Journal of Education and Training Studies, Educational Research and Reviews, International Education Studies, Journal of Education and Learning. His researches has focused on teacher education, choral education, music education, motivation curriculum development/analysis. He is sole author two books titled Music Education and Teaching and General Music education. He serves as the editorial board of Kastamonu Education Journal, several international peer-reviewed Journals, He also serves as a reviewer for other Journals, conferences and symposia. In 2015, he served as the Head of the Department during the establishment process of the Fine Arts Education Department and as the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Education between 2019 and 2023. Since 2015, Music Education Department has been conducting “polyphonic choir training” courses and has organized many “polyphonic choir” concerts in this context.
Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Öztürk Akcaoğlu is a faculty member in the Department of Educational Sciences, Curriculum and Instruction at Kastamonu University, Faculty of Education. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in English Language Teaching from Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2000 and his Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the METU Institute of Social Sciences in 2011. He completed his PhD at Abant İzzet Baysal University in 2017, with a dissertation focusing on the impact of multicultural education practices on preservice teachers' attitudes, competencies, and classroom management beliefs.
Dr. Akcaoğlu began his academic career as an instructor at Kastamonu University’s School of Foreign Languages (2008–2017). He served as an Assistant Professor between 2017 and 2023 and was promoted to Associate Professor in March 2023. His primary research interests include multicultural education, culturally responsive pedagogy, curriculum development, classroom management, and digital competencies in education.
Throughout his tenure, Dr. Akcaoğlu has held significant administrative roles, including General Coordinator for External Relations, International Student Coordinator, and Director of the Children's Education Application and Research Center. He has led and contributed to various national and international projects supported by TUBITAK, the European Union, and Scientific Research Projects (BAP) units. A prolific researcher, he has published numerous articles in high-impact international journals and authored several book chapters. He also serves as an editor for prestigious publications, including the Kastamonu Education Journal and Frontiers in Psychology.
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