Papers by Ahmet ESKİCUMALI
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Feb 1, 2015
The aim of the present study was to determine mathematics teachers' opinions about the renewed fi... more The aim of the present study was to determine mathematics teachers' opinions about the renewed fifth grade mathematics curriculum and to investigate the new mathematics curriculum and the former one comparatively. In the current study, two qualitative research methods namely, document review and semi-structured interview methods were used. With document review, the similarities and differences between the renewed fifth grade mathematics program and the former one were discussed by comparing the two curriculums. The related documents were derived from mathematics curriculum that was published in Turkish Education Board official website. With semi structured interview form, teachers' opinions about the new curriculum was determined. In the present study, in which the purposeful sampling was used, 18 mathematics teachers were interviewed that worked at schools depending on the Ministry of Education in Sakarya province Ferizli district. The obtained data was analyzed via descriptive statistics. According to findings, the new mathematics curriculum and the former one were similar in general, and teachers had both positive and negative opinions about the new curriculum.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015
The aim of the present study was to determine mathematics teachers' opinions about the renewed fi... more The aim of the present study was to determine mathematics teachers' opinions about the renewed fifth grade mathematics curriculum and to investigate the new mathematics curriculum and the former one comparatively. In the current study, two qualitative research methods namely, document review and semi-structured interview methods were used. With document review, the similarities and differences between the renewed fifth grade mathematics program and the former one were discussed by comparing the two curriculums. The related documents were derived from mathematics curriculum that was published in Turkish Education Board official website. With semi structured interview form, teachers' opinions about the new curriculum was determined. In the present study, in which the purposeful sampling was used, 18 mathematics teachers were interviewed that worked at schools depending on the Ministry of Education in Sakarya province Ferizli district. The obtained data was analyzed via descriptive statistics. According to findings, the new mathematics curriculum and the former one were similar in general, and teachers had both positive and negative opinions about the new curriculum.
The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies, 2019
From 2009, Sakarya University has started hosting an increasing number of black African students ... more From 2009, Sakarya University has started hosting an increasing number of black African students for its various academic programs. Most of these students come from developing countries or underprivileged families and socioeconomic backgrounds. Once in Sakarya, numerous are the socio-cultural, academic, financial, environmental and psychological challenges faced by those students and also huge are the different advantages they benefit from this new area and its dynamic social and educational system. The main objective of this study is to find out and analyze these students' views and opinions on the education system of Sakarya University and their social and inter-cultural experiences in and outside the university environment while interacting with people. To achieve it, a survey was applied to a sample group made of 35 black African students from different countries, departments and programs (bachelor, master, PhD) studying from 2012 to 2017 at Sakarya University. Besides, some isolated and informal interviews have been made to shape the area of investigation and dig up some aspects of the topic for a better understanding. The data have been processed and analyzed with relevant computer software. And it comes out as result that the targeted students have in general a positive view on Sakarya University educational system even if they were not used to it with the additional linguistic difficulty. Besides, some inter-cultural problems that influence their state of mind have been raised and are relevant to be discussed.
Turk Turizm Arastirmalari Dergisi
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Papers by Ahmet ESKİCUMALI