Assoc. Prof. Hasan Said TORTOP has his masters and doctoral degrees on science and physics education. After working as a gifted learners’ educator in the Turkish Ministry of National Education, he started working as assistant professor at Bulent Ecevit University in 2011 at Science Education Department. He established Special Education Services Application and Research Center (SESRAC) at Bulent Ecevit University. He has also established Education Program for Gifted Students Bridge with University (EPGBU) at SESRAC. He has received the title of associate professor in 2014. He is head of Special Education Department in Gifted Education Division at University of Istanbul Aydin, Turkey. He has several articles about gifted learners and science education in academic journals. He is the editor of two journals; Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists (ISSN: 2149-1410) and Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity (ISSN: 2149-360X). His two books entitled Differentiated Instruction in Gifted Education, Differentiation Models and Education Program for Gifted Students Bridge with University, EPGBU Model have been published. His research interests are gifted learners’ education, science education, teacher training, higher education, and renewable energy education.
Editor-In-Chief
Prof.Dr. Michael Shaughnessy- ENMU- United States- Michael.Shaughnessy@enmu.edu
Section Editors
Art Education/Art Talent Development
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Gunsu Yilma Sakalar- Kahraman Maraş Sutcu Imam University- Turkiye- yilmagunsu@gmail.com
Math Education/Math Talent Development
Prof. Dr. Esra Altıntaş- Adnan Menderes University - Turkiye- altintas.esra1982@gmail.com
Education Philosophy and Policies - Talent Development
Assoc.Prof. Burcu Bahar Çalıkoğlu - Agri İbrahim Çeçen Uni, Turkiye - bscalikoglu@agri.edu.tr
Educational Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Talent Development
Asst. Prof.Dr. Hasan Tinmaz- Woosong University, South Korea- hasan_tinmaz@hotmail.com
Asst. Prof. Dr. Polonca (Pangrčič) Serrano, Alma Mater Europea ECM, Slovenia - polonca.pangrcic@almamater.si
STEM Education for Talent Development
Dr. Meltem Kuvaç- Turkiye -kuvacmeltem@gmail.com
Learning Disability
Assoc.Prof. Suhail Alzoubi- Sultan Qaboos University, Omman
Advisory Board
Prof.Dr. Hanna David, Tel Aviv University (Emirata), Israel
Managing Editor
Dr. Hasan Said Tortop, Turkiye
International Editorial Board Members
Monica Gallon, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS, Brasil
Milan Kubiatko, J.E. Purkyne University, Faculty of Education, Chech Republic
Margaret Sutherland, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Fatma Erdogan, Firat University, Turkiye
Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota, United States
Janos Szobo, University of Pecs, Hungary
MKirsi Tirri, University of Helsinki, Finland
Hasan Sahin Kizilcik, Gazi University, Turkiye
Selcuk Arik, Tıkat University, Turkiye
Mustafa Cevik, Karamanoğlu Mehmet Bey university, TurkiyeAbdullah Eker, Balıkesir University, Turkiye
Editorial Assistant
Zubyde Usta, Yildiz Tech. University, Turkiye
By introducing the concept of the "Gifted Young Scientist," JEGYS has initiated a new research trend at the intersection of science-field education and gifted education.