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Dr. Seda Ata graduated from the Department of Early Childhood Education at Selçuk University in 2006. Between 2006 and 2008, she worked as a preschool teacher at Zambak Kindergarten under the Turkish Ministry of National Education in Van. She received her M.A. in Guidance and Psychological Counseling from Muğla University in 2010 and earned her Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education from Hacettepe University in 2014. Her doctoral dissertation examined the influence of attachment patterns on teachers’ classroom management and mothers’ child-rearing attitudes.
Her academic studies have focused on attachment theory, parenting attitudes, classroom management, teacher education, and digital transformation in early childhood education. In recent years, she has conducted research to enhance preservice teachers’ abilities to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) into instructional processes in ethical, pedagogical, and innovative ways. She has also developed projects and instructional designs that strengthen digital pedagogical competence, technology literacy, and classroom technology integration.
Dr. Ata has authored numerous national and international articles, conference papers, book chapters, and translations in the field of early childhood education. She has delivered seminars, conferences, and teacher training programs in collaboration with various institutions and has been serving as a faculty member at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University since 2016.
Dr. Çimen, who holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Foreign Languages Education at METU, currently works at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Faculty of Education. Her research interests include Pragmatics and language teaching, language teacher cognition and practices, and language teacher education.
Prof. Dr. Şevki KÖMÜR is currently working at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Faculty of Education ELT Department. His research interests include teaching language skills, testing and evaulation and language teacher education.
Assoc. Prof. Nevin Kozcu Çakır is a faculty member at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Faculty of Education, Department of Science Education. She received her undergraduate degree from Eskişehir Osmangazi University, her master’s degree from Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, and her Ph.D. in Science Education from Gazi University.
Her research focuses on engineering design-based science education, robotics coding, and technology integration in science teaching. She conducts applied studies that aim to enhance students’ metacognitive skills, scientific process abilities, and creative thinking.
Dr. Kozcu Çakır emphasizes an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to science education. She has carried out numerous projects exploring the contribution of engineering design-based learning, STEM practices, and robotics coding activities to science education. She has served as coordinator, trainer, and researcher in several TÜBİTAK-supported projects and has provided hands-on training for science teachers and pre-service teachers.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Yakar completed his preschool, elementary school, middle school, and high school education in İskenderun/Hatay. Between 2005 and 2009, he received his bachelor's degree in Science Education from the Faculty of Education at Pamukkale University in Denizli. Between 2009 and 2010, he began his master's degree in Education Programs and Teaching at the Institute of Social Sciences at Osmangazi University in Eskişehir, and later transferred to Muğla University, where he was appointed as a research assistant. In 2012, he completed his master's degree in Educational Programs and Teaching at the Institute of Educational Sciences at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University; he then completed his doctoral degree in Educational Programs and Teaching at the Institute of Social Sciences at Aydın Adnan Menderes University between 2013 and 2017. Dr. Yakar, who was awarded the title of associate professor in September 2022, specializes in program development and evaluation, learning-teaching processes, affective awareness in teaching, learning responsibility, and model and scale development. Dr. Yakar has completed and conducted scientific research projects, authored books, book chapters, and book chapter translations, and published numerous articles and papers at the national and international levels in the field of educational sciences and teacher training, as well as in interdisciplinary areas. In addition, he has received various trainings and certifications related to his areas of expertise and has given lectures, seminars, and conferences at different institutions and organizations outside the university. At the undergraduate level, he teaches courses on Research Methods in Education, Principles and Methods of Teaching, and Teaching Technologies; at the graduate level, he teaches courses such as Scientific Research Methods, Emotional Domain Education and Research, and Program Development. In addition to his academic work, Dr. Yakar is also a basketball coach. Dr. Yakar, who has been coaching basketball as an amateur since 2017, studied at the Department of Coaching Education (Part-Time) at the Faculty of Sports Sciences at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University between 2020 and 2024, graduating with honors. (He holds an additional certificate as a European Union Erasmus Project Participant in his diploma supplement). In addition to his academic career, Yakar also holds the title of professional basketball coach. In the summer of 2022, he attended the (Odense) University of Southern Denmark weekend school in Denmark in the field of basketball coaching and coached at two basketball camps in Copenhagen. Dr. Yakar has been the Editor-in-Chief of the Faculty of Education Journal at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University since May 2025. Dr. Yakar conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Duisburg-Essen between July 2025 and January 2026, during which time he was a visiting scholar at the Center for Turkey and Integration Studies (ZfTI). He continues his studies at Faculty of Education at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University and is married with one child.
Dr. Sarıcaoğlu, who has received his bachelor's and master's degrees in psychological counseling and guidance from Selçuk University and his doctorate from Konya Necmettin Erbakan University, worked at Sivas Cumhuriyet University between 2010 and 2014. Since 2014, he has been working in the Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance at the Faculty of Education at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University. Dr. Sarıcaoğlu teaches many courses at the undergraduate level, including developmental psychology, life stages and adjustment problems, psychological tests, etc., and continues his project-based work. In addition to two completed TÜBİTAK 1001 projects and three 2237-A projects in which he was part of the project team, he is also the leader of an ongoing TÜBİTAK 1001 project. While working at Sivas Cumhuriyet University, he was part of the founding team of the Cumhuriyet International Journal of Education and served as assistant editor for six years.
Issue Reviewers
Uşak Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Temel Eğitim Bölümü öğretim üyesi.
Uzmanlık Alanları: Türkçe Eğitimi, İlk Okuma Yazma Eğitimi
Nevşehir’de doğdu ilkokul, ortaokul ve lise öğrenimini Nevşehir’de, lisans öğrenimini Niğde Üniversitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü’nde tamamladı. Yüksek lisans ve doktora eğitimini ise Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Bilim Dalı’nda tamamladı. 2003-2011 yılları arasında Kırşehir’de çeşitli özel öğretim kurumlarında Türk dili ve edebiyatı öğretmeni olarak görev yaptı. 2015 yılında Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Türk Dili Bölümü’nde okutman olarak akademik hayatına başladı. 2023 yılında Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Türkçe Eğitimi Ana Bilim Dalı’na Dr. Öğretim Üyesi olarak atandı. Aynı üniversitede görevine devam etmektedir. Üst kurmaca, kasaba romanları, romanda mekân, romanda yapı ve izlek, şiir poetikası, Feminist edebiyat kuramı ve ontolojik yaklaşım ile ilgili ulusal ve uluslararası dergilerde yayımlanmış makaleleri; ulusal ve uluslararası konferanslarda sunulmuş bildirileri bulunmaktadır.
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Şükrü Bellibaş completed his undergraduate education in Educational Sciences at Istanbul University (2009) and his doctorate in Educational Administration at Michigan State University (2014). Bellibaş, who became an Associate Professor in 2017, became a Professor in the field of Educational Sciences in 2024. Prof. Bellibaş currently works for the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Prof. Bellibaş has more than 50 articles published in journals indexed in respected national and international directories. Prof. Bellibaş's research area is educational administration.
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Prof. Dr. Turan Paker was born in Çal-Denizli. He works as a Prof. Dr. in the ELT Department, Faculty of Education, Pamukkale University. He has been in the field of ELT as a teacher in MoNE schools, an instructor in Preparatory Schools, a teacher educator, a researcher in ELT Departments, a Head of ELT Department, a Director of School of Foreign Languages, a board member of the Institute of Educational Sciences, and a member of University Senate of Pamukkale University. He teaches Approaches and Methods, ELT Methodology, Teaching Language Skills, Assessment and Evaluation in ELT, Intercultural Communication, Material Adaptation and Evaluation, and Curriculum Development in undergraduate, MA and PhD programs. He has published book chapters and articles, and presented papers in International and National Symposiums as well as local, national and international seminars and webinars on TEFL, pre-and in-service teacher education, teaching practicum, and assessment and evaluation in ELT.
Aim & Scope
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Journal of the Faculty of Education aims to inform its readers about the problems in the fields of science, language, education, art and society in Turkey and in the world, as well as the solutions and developments related to them.
Quantitative and qualitative research articles and compilations on education, training, teacher training and field education have included in the journal. Original articles using qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, test development studies, critical and integrative literature reviews and meta-analysis studies are being evaluated.
Open access policy
This journal; adopting the principle that providing scientific research to the public free of charge will increase the global sharing of knowledge, it provides instant open access to its content.
Author Guidelines
AUTHOR GUIDE
Note: For more detailed information, please see the Author Guide and Article Template files at the right bottom of the main page of our journal.
An article goes through different processes from First Submission to Publication Process. Information on what was done in the process of the article and what was requested from the author are explained in the Author Guide file. The author can learn what to do in the process by following the processes of his own article from these items. In this way, it can contribute to a faster flow of the process.
Article Writing Rules
Articles submitted to the Journal of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Faculty of Education must not have been published elsewhere or sent for publication. The publication rights of all articles accepted for publication in all kinds of media belong to Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Journal of the Faculty of Education. The opinions in the articles published in the journal are the sole responsibility of the author and are not binding on the journal boards.
Blind Refereeing principles are followed when submitting an article to a journal section where peer-reviewed articles are published.
Important notes:
1- Even if it is with different authors, more than one article by the same author cannot be published in two consecutive numbers. (Journal Editorial Board decision 21.09.2021).
2- As of November 2022, the full text of all articles published in Turkish will be published, as well as in English. (Journal Editorial Board decision 21.09.2021).
3- In studies for which ethical committee approval is mandatory (for example, studies conducted with data collected from humans or animals), it is obligatory to submit an ethics committee permission document, regardless of the date of data collection. Articles that do not have an ethics committee permission document are not included in the evaluation process. (Journal Editorial Board Decision 21.0.2021)
Open Access Policy
This journal has adopted an open access policy. Open access increases the global exchange of information, resulting in beneficial results for humanity.
Privacy Statement
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Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
“Research and Publication Ethics”
Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Journal of Education Faculty (MSKU Journal of Education Faculty) has been publishing since November 2014. Our journal has started to be scanned in the TR index since 2019. With the decision taken by the ULAKBİM on February 25, 2020 “ETHICS COMMITTEE APPROVAL" must be obtained separately for all branches of science, clinical and experimental studies on humans and animals that require an ethics committee decision, this approval must be stated and documented in the article. Authors who send articles to the journal are kindly requested to pay attention to this issue. Articles that require ETHICS COMMITTEE APPROVAL will not be accepted if they do not meet this requirement.
The authors who send articles to the journal must comply with all the rules that must be followed within the scope of the "Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive". None of the actions specified under the title of "Actions Contrary to Scientific Research and Publication Ethics" of the aforementioned directive should be taken. In addition, as MSKU Journal of the Faculty of Education, the ethical principles of the following organizations are taken as basis:
a) Higher Education Institutions Ethical Behavior Principles
b) TÜBİTAK - Research and Publication Ethics Committee Regulation
In studies that require ethics committee permission, information about the permission (name of the committee, date and number) should be included in the method section and also on the last page of the article. In case reports, it is necessary to include information that the informed consent/consent form was signed in the article. It is necessary to comply with the copyright regulations for the intellectual and artistic works used.
MSKU Journal of the Faculty of Education is a peer-reviewed journal established to publish research articles, short papers, case reports, review articles and letters to the editor in the field of education in general. The ethical principles and rules used for the journal have been determined according to the ethical guidelines specified above and adaptations continue in this direction. The following features are included in the regulation of the rules according to the journal components.
Ethical Practices Regarding Authors
The authors may submit their original studies in the field of educational sciences and field education as specified on the journal web page.
While arranging the bibliography of the articles, the authors pay attention to the correct references according to the rules (APA-7) as described on the main page of the journal. Articles sent to the journal should not be sent to another journal at the same time, and the author should send the "Copyright Transfer Form" along with the work.
People who will take place as authors in the studies must have contributed to the article. People who do not have academic support for the study and are not related to the subject cannot be registered as authors.
If requested by the referees, authors may be asked to provide reports, statistical results, observation data, etc. That can provide evidence. The storage period for additional evidence is at least 5 years.
If the authors realize that there is an error in their work, they inform the journal editor or the deputy editor of the journal, either requesting the right of correction or withdrawing the publication.
When a conflict of interest regarding the work submitted for publication is noticed, all responsibility belongs to the author and the legal and administrative liability belongs to the author(s) within the framework of the above-mentioned regulation.
Ethical Practices Regarding Referees
In the journal, refereeing is applied according to the double-blind system. The authors are prevented from being aware of the referees and the referees from being aware of the authors. All correspondence is done through the Dergipark system. Referee reports are sent through the same system and referees who want correction have the opportunity to see the work again.
When the referees are appointed, it is sent to the experts directly associated with the submitted article or study.
In order to be objective, referee assignments in interdisciplinary studies are sent to referees of the different study areas (at least two referees) according to the nature of the subject. In addition, objectivity is preserved by giving priority to the appointment of external referees in the articles coming from the home institution.
The author has no knowledge of who the appointed referee board will consist of. Appointed referees can be selected from abroad, domestic, public, or foundation universities as well as retired faculty members who have become an authority in the field. In this selection, care is taken that the referees have received at least doctoral education.
In cases where a decision cannot be made in the evaluations submitted by two of the referees, a third referee is appointed. Appointing more than two referees can speed up the process.
Like the authors, the referees are also responsible for warning the management of the journal when they realize a conflict of interest.
Comments should be clearly stated in the peer-review forms, the justifications should be well-defined and clear feedback should be given to the authors. For this purpose, care is taken to ensure that the reports of the referees are explanatory.
Referees declare their criticisms according to literary rules. In case of any stylistic defect, the relevant referee is warned and asked to correct his behavior. In case of repetition of unwanted style of criticism, it is at the discretion of the journal management to take the necessary precautions.
The referees are required to complete their evaluations within the time given to them and are expected to comply with the ethical responsibilities set forth herein.
Ethical practices for editors and assistant editors:
Ethical Behaviors of Journal Editors are regulated within the framework of the regulations mentioned above.
Editors must consider all ethical principles and responsibilities and adhere to these principles. Provided that the author is responsible for the content of the article, the editor, assistant editor, and field editors are responsible for all articles published in the journal.
The ethical duties and responsibilities of the editor and assistant editor are to strive for the journal to reach contemporary qualifications and contribute to the field. In this regard, development works with field editors are provided under the control of the editor.
The editor, assistant editor should not create a hierarchical distance with the authors and should guide the authors in all matters.
Editor-Reader Interaction
The editor ensures that it is clearly stated that peer review is not required in letters to the editor, invitations, conference announcements, and similar articles.
The editor carries out the necessary work to ensure that the published articles are compatible with the knowledge and skills of the journal readers.
Editor-Review Relations
The editor, assistant editor, and field editors provide the necessary control for sending the submitted articles and studies to the right referees.
The editor, assistant editors, and field editors make sure that the referee evaluation process is carried out with double blinding and never declare the referees to the authors and the authors to the referees.
The editor, assistant editor, and field editors ensure that the reviewers do their work promptly and provide feedback on deficiencies.
The editor, assistant editors, and field editors periodically collect data for a better evaluation process by taking the opinions of the referees.
The editor, assistant editors, and field editors are obliged to warn the referees who violate the courtesy rules and take other precautions.
The editor, assistant editors, and field editors should always try to expand the peer-review board and try to keep it up-to-date.
Editor-Author Relationships
The journal has certain instructions for authors and these writing rules are clearly stated on the main page. The editor, assistant editor, and field editors notify the authors of the changes made in the writing rules and refresh the instructions for authors page.
The editor and assistant editor examine the submitted article and forward it to the relevant field editor. Field editors review this article and enter the review phase or reject it. The reason for the rejected article is reported to the author objectively. In the evaluation phase, the selection of the referee for the field, compliance with the writing rules, and the accuracy of the bibliography are checked. After these evaluations are over, the status of the article is conveyed to the editor and the process begins.
The dates of submission and the acceptance of the articles for publication are written by the editor in the title of the article.
The editor, assistant editor, and field editors are obliged to answer the questions of the authors about the article. Questions about the status of the article are answered by the editor.
Editor-Editor Board Relations
Editors and assistant editors select people who are experts and contribute to the field while assigning duties to field editors.
The editor expects and controls the field editors he has assigned to carry out their duties seriously, such as supporting the development of the journal, being sensitive in the appointment of correct referees, never exceeding the objective principles, and implementing the absolute rules determined in the instructions for authors.
Plagiarism and Unethical Behaviors
Submitted articles are scanned with the iThendicate program and the rate of 20% which is the generally accepted rate in academic theses is set as the upper limit. It may be possible for the journal to reduce this rate to lower values with the decision of the editor and the editorial board. Articles with more than 20% similarity are sent back to the author and corrections are requested. Articles that are not corrected within a week will not be re-evaluated.
If plagiarism is detected in the articles, either by the editor or the editorial board or due to complaints, the article is sent back before it is published.
In the journal, unethical behaviors were determined as follows:
Unfair authorship in the form of not writing the people who contributed to the work or writing the people who did not contribute to the work,
Not specifying it when the article is derived from theses or made within the scope of the project
Slicing to convert a study into multiple studies with the aim of numerical multiplicity,
Not reporting conflicts of interest regarding submitted works,
Disruption of the double blinding process,
Publishing the work in different journals in different languages.
Peer Review Process
It is required that the works sent to the journal must be related to the field of education. The referee process is carried out under the control of the editor and the assistant editor. A publication that is not approved or accepted by the editor, assistant editor, and field editor does not enter the referee process in the journal. In this regard, the author or authors cannot create an obligation on the journal and other organs.
Each article uploaded to the journal system is first evaluated by the journal secretariat in terms of its suitability. As a result of this evaluation, if there are corrections to be made by the author, the manuscript is returned to the author with a correction request. After the corrections, the referee process begins. Manuscripts found suitable for evaluation in terms of writing and publication principles are directed to the referees. The referees are selected from among the academicians who have expertise in the field represented by the article.
The article that receives two positive referee reports from the field evaluation is entitled to be published. The article, which receives a positive and negative referee report, is sent to a third referee. The decision on whether to publish the article is made in line with the report of the third referee. The referees may find the study positive and may want to re-examine the manuscript after corrections. In this case, the articles are submitted to the same referee for review again. If the relevant referee does not respond or does not accept to evaluate, a different referee can be applied for this second evaluation, or this second review can be done by the field editor. In this way, the field editor can decide whether the work will be published or not.
Corrections can be requested in two ways; minor corrections may be given or major changes suggested. The author is obliged to make the requested changes and to indicate the changes made in a separate file; If it has not made the requested changes, it should justify them. At the typesetting stage, after the work is deemed to be in a publishable condition, the author is requested for final control correction.
The “peer-review report” regarding the evaluation of the publication is sent to the responsible author. The evaluation period of the manuscript sent to the referees can be extended by 10 days. According to the recommendations of the reviewers, the field editor follows one of the following paths:
-Can publish the work.
-Can accept the modified and improved work for publication.
-Can start a new evaluation process by asking the author(s) to edit the work following the referee's opinions.
-Can refuse to publish the work.
Price Policy
In this journal, there are no fees charged for the review and publication process.