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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cem Gençoğlu is an academic and education policymaker whose work explores the intersections of educational policy, psychological counseling and guidance, human development and cultural thought. His scholarly interests focus on the relationship between individual development and the institutional, ethical, and cultural dimensions of education, particularly how educational systems shape human experience and contribute to social transformation.
He completed his undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral studies in Guidance and Psychological Counseling at Ondokuz Mayıs University and was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 2021. His professional career spans school counseling, academic research and senior public administration. He served as Director General for Basic Education at the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye from 2016 to 2021, as a member of the Board of Education in 2021, and as Türkiye’s Education Attaché in Sydney from 2022 to 2026. On 24 April 2026, he was appointed as the Chair of the Board of Education.
Gençoğlu has represented Türkiye in international education platforms, including the OECD Early Childhood Education and Care Network (ECEC), the South East European Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (SEECEL), the European Policy Advisors Network (EPAN) and the Council of Europe’s Platform on Ethics, Transparency and Integrity in Education (ETINED). He currently serves on the General Assembly and Executive Board of the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO and chairs its Education Expertise Committee, contributing to dialogue and cooperation on educational development, international policy, and the humanistic dimensions of education.
His academic interests encompass counselor education, emotional development, positive psychology, school counseling, educational inequalities, and the governance and transformation of education systems. His work examines how emotional awareness, ethical judgment, and reflective thinking contribute to professional formation, while considering the institutional and cultural contexts in which educational practices evolve. Drawing on qualitative and mixed-methods research, he adopts an interdisciplinary and practice-oriented approach that connects scholarly inquiry with educational policy and institutional practice.
Beyond his academic and administrative work, Gençoğlu has published essays on art, aesthetics, culture, cinema, and urban experience in literary and cultural journals, including Bütün Şehir, Kent Kültürü, Mor Taka, Hece, and Yolcu. These writings reflect his broader intellectual engagement with the cultural dimensions of human experience and his understanding of education as a formative process through which individuals interpret the world, negotiate values, and participate in social life.
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I am a mathematics education researcher with a diverse background in teaching, academic research, and educational policy. I hold an MA in Mathematics Education from UCL Institute of Education (UK), and a PhD from the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough University (UK), where I focused on the intersection of mathematical cognition and education.
Over the years, I've worked as a Research Associate at Loughborough University’s Centre for Mathematical Cognition (2021-2022) and in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri (US) (2024-2025). My experience also includes working with the Turkish Ministry of Education as an education expert, contributing to national curriculum development and teacher training (2023-recent).
My research interests lie in mathematical cognition, primary mathematics education, and evidence-based practices that enhance teaching and learning. I am passionate about connecting research with practice to improve educational outcomes on both local and global scales.
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Mehmet TAŞPINAR was born in Konya. He completed his primary and secondary education in Konya and undergraduate education in Faculty of Technical Education at Gazi University. He worked as a technical teacher at Technical High Schools and Vocational High Schools in Eskişehir and Elazığ in 1984-1992. In 1992, he started to work as a research assistant in Faculty of Technical Education at Fırat University. He completed his master’s degree in the Department of Educational Sciences at the Institute of Social Sciences in 1993 and he completed his PhD in 1997. He stayed in Ohio State University in America for nine months in 1994 as a visiting scholar. He got the title of Ass. Prof in 1997 and title of Assoc. Prof in 2001. He worked in Turkish Manas University in Kyrgyzstan as a visiting scholar in 2003. He got the title of Prof. at the Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Vocational Education, Gazi University in 2007. In the same year, with the scholarship called JICA (Japon International Cooperation Agency), he went to Japan and carried out some works on “The Place of Private Sector in Education” for two months. His primary area of research is Education Programs and Instruction. He worked as a specialist, project manager and beneficiary in projects such as YÖK (Higher Education Council)-World Bank-Industrial Education Project, MTEM, UNICEF, AB-focused projects. He has published books, one of which was published abroad, articles published in international and national journals and conference presentations.
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Prof. Salih Çepni completed his undergraduate education in Mathematics and Science at Karadeniz Technical University (1986), his master's degree at the University of New Brunswick (2006), and his doctorate at the University of Southampton (1994). He was appointed to Karadeniz Technical University, Fatih Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics and Science as an Assistant Professor in 1993. Çepni, who became an Associate Professor in 1997, became a Professor in the field of Mathematics and Science Education in 2003. Prof. Çepni currently works for Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education. Prof. Çepni has many articles published in journals indexed in national and international directories. Prof. Çepni's research areas include science education, mathematics education, physics education, chemistry education and biology education.
Selçuk Üniversitesi Mesleki Eğitim Fakültesi Çocuk Gelişimi ve Eğitimi Bölümünde 1997 yılında lisans derecesini aldı. Aynı üniversitede Yüksek lisans derecesini duygusal zekâ üzerine yazdığı tezle tamamladı. 2001-2005 yılları arasında Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nde anne-çocuk etkileşimi, eğitimde alternatif yaklaşımlar, çocuk kitapları ve çocuk kütüphaneciliği konularında çeşitli okul ve kurumlarda çalışmalar yaptı. Anne çocuk etkileşimi üzerine yazdığı tezle 2011 yılında doktor unvanını aldı. 1998 yılında Selçuk Üniversitesi’nde başladığı araştırma görevlisi kadrosundaki görevini 2007 yılında Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Okul Öncesi Öğretmenliği Anabilim Dalı’nda sürdürdü ve 2012 yılında Yardımcı Doçent kadrosuna atandı. 2010-2012 yılları arasında BAİBÜ Okul Öncesi Eğitimi Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezinin kuruluşunda görev aldı ve yönetici olarak çalıştı. 2012-2014 yılları arasında Yükseköğretim Kurulu Başkan Danışmanı olarak görev yaptı ve Ankara Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi’nde misafir öğretim üyesi olarak ders verdi. 2014-2016 yılları arasında Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı Talim ve Terbiye Kurul Üyesi görevini yürüttü. 2016 yılından bu yana Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Çocuk Gelişimi Bölümü bölüm başkanlığı görevini yürütmektedir. 2019 yılında doçent unvanını almış ve 2025 yılında Profesör olarak atanmıştır. 2019-2021 yılları arasında dekan yardımcılığı görevini yürütmüş ve fakülte yönetim kurulu başkanlığı, enstitü yönetim kurulu üyeliği ile senato üyeliği yapmıştır. 2022-2023 yılları arasında Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü görevi, senato üyeliği, kalite kurulu üyeliği, fakülte kurulu üyeliği ve enstitü yönetim kurulu başkanlığı yapmıştır. Avrupa Birliği, TÜBİTAK ve Üniversite kaynaklarınca desteklenen çeşitli projelerde yürütücü, araştırmacı ve uzman olarak görev yaptı. Aile eğitimi, anne çocuk etkileşimi, eğitimde alternatif yaklaşımlar, Montessori yöntemi, bilişsel ve dil gelişimi, çocuk yayınları, etkileşimli okuma, çevre eğitimi, çocuk hakları, değerler eğitimi ve farklılaştırılmış öğretim konularında çalışmaları mevcuttur. Uluslararası ve ulusal dergilerde makaleleri olup, çeşitli kongrelerde bildiriler sunmuştur. Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Mezunları ve Mensupları Derneği yönetim kurulu üyesi olup çeşitli sivil toplum kuruluşlarında gönüllü olarak araştırma geliştirme çalışmaları yürütmektedir.
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