Halis Sakız
Biographic Data
| ID | 1053015 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Halis Sakız |
| GIVEN NAMES | Halis |
| FAMILY NAME | Sakız |
| SIGNATURE | SAKIZ H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mardin Artuklu University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2406-1011 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Empowering teachers for artificial intelligence integration in gifted education
Resilience Among Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
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From connections to achievements
This study investigates the associations between perceptions of school climate, psychological sense of school membership, and academic achievement among adolescent students attending public secondary schools in Türkiye. Drawing from a comprehensive dataset comprising responses from 1033 students, the study employs path analysis to explore the interrelationships among the variables. The findings show significant associations between various dimens…
Mapping teacher capabilities for inclusive education
Inclusive education (IE) has gained global momentum, yet the development of teachers as inclusive practitioners remains underexplored, particularly in comparative contexts. Framed by the Capability Approach (CA), this study investigates how teachers develop the opportunities and freedoms educators possess to develop, enact and sustain inclusive pedagogical practices and how national systems shape what they are able to do and become. Data were col…
Refugee women teachers as agents of inclusion
This study explores how Syrian refugee women teachers working in Turkish public schools negotiate their professional identities, enact inclusion and confront systemic barriers within host educational systems. Guided by the human capabilities approach and inclusion theory, it examines how institutional structures influence the agency and development of refugee educators. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 32 participants, the findings reveal that…
Career Construction Experiences of Syrian Refugee Women in Turkish Higher Education
This study explores the career construction and higher education opportunities and challenges faced by Syrian refugee women in Türkiye through semi-structured interviews with 40 women enrolled at a public university. Findings reveal significant challenges in career construction and higher education stemming from the intersectionality of gender and refugee status, including job market discrimination, increased housework and caregiving responsibili…
Improving social-emotional skills for inclusion through traditional child games
School counselors’ microaggressions towards students with disabilities in inclusive schools
Inclusive mental health support for international students
This study examines the delivery components of inclusive mental health services in higher education, centering on international university students. Through interviews with 32 participants at a state university in the United States, including students, counseling staff, and faculty, six key themes emerged: mental health professionals' multicultural self-awareness, focus on reparative services, mainstream mental health theories and approaches, pro…
Structural Components of Inclusive Counseling Services for International University Students
This study aimed to investigate the structural components of higher education counseling services for international students through an inclusive approach. Data were collected via in-depth interviews with 32 participants including faculty, staff, and students and analyzed thematically. The themes that emerged included the necessity of aligning counseling services with the mission of education; the value of universal support and guidance; the bene…
Career Aspirations of Refugee Women in Turkey within the Context of Higher Education
Self-advocacy experiences of students with specific learning disabilities
Pedagogical components in the inclusion of students with mathematical learning difficulties in mathematics classes
This study examined the pedagogical components involved in the inclusion of students with mathematical learning difficulties (SMLD) in primary schools in Saudi Arabia as perceived by teachers and educational supervisors. A qualitative method was used to gather information from 22 mathematics teachers and six educational supervisors about their opinions, practices, and experiences. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, focus grou…
Delayed educational services during Covid‐19 and their relationships with the mental health of individuals with disabilities
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid‐19) pandemic, individuals with disabilities (IWD), like many others, have not been able to benefit effectively from educational and school‐based mental health services, which are vital to achieving mental good health. This study aimed to collect views of IWD about how their mental health was affected by the school closure during Covid‐19. Thirty‐one IWD were interviewed and data were analyzed thematicall…
Distance education amid a pandemic
The Covid‐19 pandemic has led to a rapid transition from face‐to‐face to distance learning. The problems caused by this rapid transition are combined with the negative psychological outcomes of the pandemic, leading to numerous problems and difficulties in the teaching and learning processes. The recentness of these issues and developments requires detailed investigation as to how they affect distance learning. This study aims to investigate the …
Student and Parent Perceptions of Government-Funded Private Special Education Schools
We investigated the perceptions of students with disabilities (SWD) and their parents about the education offered in private special education institutions in Turkey, called “Special Education and Rehabilitation Centers” (SERCs). Data were collected from a survey administered to 453 SWD and 479 parents and interviews that were conducted with 38 parents. Survey findings indicated both satisfaction and, largely, dissatisfaction with the quality of …
Attitudes promoting coping with death anxiety among parents of children with disabilities
We investigated death anxiety among parents of children with disabilities and its associations with coping attitudes and psycho-demographic factors. Surveys were administered to 382 parents of children who possess a severe disability and data were analyzed via descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that parents experienced high levels of death anxiety; the level of death anxiety changed according to some psycho-demographic fact…
A Longitudinal Analysis of Academic Achievement and Its Correlates in Higher Education
Achievement in higher education is gaining importance and attracting attention among educational psychologists who seek for determining its correlates. This study examined longitudinal associations between academic achievement in higher education, university entrance exam performance, the psychosocial climate of the campus, and instructional behavior and socioeconomic status. Data concerning 2,361 students from three universities were collected v…
Inclusive Education for Religious Minorities
Expanding the scope of inclusion beyond specific groups such as individuals with disabilities has led to the investigation of school systems’ inclusiveness from the perspective of all students. With this in mind, this research investigated the experiences of students and parents belonging to the ancient Syriac community in Turkey, who inhabited Mesopotamia since the inception of Christianity. Obtaining the views of 43 parents and their 46 childre…
Effects of Phubbing
The aim of this research is twofold: First, to adapt the Generic Scale of Phubbing and the Generic Scale of Being Phubbed into Turkish language and culture. Second, to investigate the relationships between phubbing, being phubbed, and various psychodemographic variables including anxiety, depression, negative self, somatization, hostility, loneliness, life satisfaction, and phone use duration. The two scales were adapted to Turkish with high psyc…
Students with learning disabilities within the context of inclusive education
This paper reports findings of a case study carried out in two elementary mainstream schools in Turkey. The main aim of the study was to investigate the role of identification and school management within the process of educating students with learning disabilities in mainstream schools. Interviews with stakeholders, observations and documentary analysis yielded the following broad themes: (a) referral and identification was often carried out wit…
The route to ‘inclusive counselling’
The present research highlights new challenges and opportunities faced by counsellors in relation to the movement to include students with disabilities within mainstream schools launched by the Ministry of Education in Turkey. The main purpose of the study was to examine perceptions of counsellors in relation to this movement. Interviews were conducted with 12 counsellors working in public schools and in guidance and research centres. Data were c…
Achieving inclusion of students with disabilities in Turkey
Developing inclusion in schools has been an objective for many countries in recent decades, giving rise to a variety of definitions, policy -making activities and school practices. This paper focuses on the attempts made towards inclusion of students with disabilities in Turkey. We start by introducing inclusive education and its parameters, and continue with recent trends in education in Turkey. Next, we discuss current progress in including stu…
Achieving inclusion of students with disabilities in Turkey
Developing inclusion in schools has been an objective for many countries in recent decades, giving rise to a variety of definitions, policy -making activities and school practices. This paper focuses on the attempts made towards inclusion of students with disabilities in Turkey. We start by introducing inclusive education and its parameters, and continue with recent trends in education in Turkey. Next, we discuss current progress in including stu…
Inclusive Education for Religious Minorities
Expanding the scope of inclusion beyond specific groups such as individuals with disabilities has led to the investigation of school systems’ inclusiveness from the perspective of all students. With this in mind, this research investigated the experiences of students and parents belonging to the ancient Syriac community in Turkey, who inhabited Mesopotamia since the inception of Christianity. Obtaining the views of 43 parents and their 46 childre…
Career Aspirations of Refugee Women in Turkey within the Context of Higher Education
Students with learning disabilities within the context of inclusive education
This paper reports findings of a case study carried out in two elementary mainstream schools in Turkey. The main aim of the study was to investigate the role of identification and school management within the process of educating students with learning disabilities in mainstream schools. Interviews with stakeholders, observations and documentary analysis yielded the following broad themes: (a) referral and identification was often carried out wit…
Self-advocacy experiences of students with specific learning disabilities
Pedagogical components in the inclusion of students with mathematical learning difficulties in mathematics classes
This study examined the pedagogical components involved in the inclusion of students with mathematical learning difficulties (SMLD) in primary schools in Saudi Arabia as perceived by teachers and educational supervisors. A qualitative method was used to gather information from 22 mathematics teachers and six educational supervisors about their opinions, practices, and experiences. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, focus grou…
Delayed educational services during Covid‐19 and their relationships with the mental health of individuals with disabilities
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid‐19) pandemic, individuals with disabilities (IWD), like many others, have not been able to benefit effectively from educational and school‐based mental health services, which are vital to achieving mental good health. This study aimed to collect views of IWD about how their mental health was affected by the school closure during Covid‐19. Thirty‐one IWD were interviewed and data were analyzed thematicall…
Attitudes promoting coping with death anxiety among parents of children with disabilities
We investigated death anxiety among parents of children with disabilities and its associations with coping attitudes and psycho-demographic factors. Surveys were administered to 382 parents of children who possess a severe disability and data were analyzed via descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that parents experienced high levels of death anxiety; the level of death anxiety changed according to some psycho-demographic fact…
The route to ‘inclusive counselling’
The present research highlights new challenges and opportunities faced by counsellors in relation to the movement to include students with disabilities within mainstream schools launched by the Ministry of Education in Turkey. The main purpose of the study was to examine perceptions of counsellors in relation to this movement. Interviews were conducted with 12 counsellors working in public schools and in guidance and research centres. Data were c…
The route to ‘inclusive counselling’
The present research highlights new challenges and opportunities faced by counsellors in relation to the movement to include students with disabilities within mainstream schools launched by the Ministry of Education in Turkey. The main purpose of the study was to examine perceptions of counsellors in relation to this movement. Interviews were conducted with 12 counsellors working in public schools and in guidance and research centres. Data were c…
Achieving inclusion of students with disabilities in Turkey
Developing inclusion in schools has been an objective for many countries in recent decades, giving rise to a variety of definitions, policy -making activities and school practices. This paper focuses on the attempts made towards inclusion of students with disabilities in Turkey. We start by introducing inclusive education and its parameters, and continue with recent trends in education in Turkey. Next, we discuss current progress in including stu…
Students with learning disabilities within the context of inclusive education
This paper reports findings of a case study carried out in two elementary mainstream schools in Turkey. The main aim of the study was to investigate the role of identification and school management within the process of educating students with learning disabilities in mainstream schools. Interviews with stakeholders, observations and documentary analysis yielded the following broad themes: (a) referral and identification was often carried out wit…
Effects of Phubbing
The aim of this research is twofold: First, to adapt the Generic Scale of Phubbing and the Generic Scale of Being Phubbed into Turkish language and culture. Second, to investigate the relationships between phubbing, being phubbed, and various psychodemographic variables including anxiety, depression, negative self, somatization, hostility, loneliness, life satisfaction, and phone use duration. The two scales were adapted to Turkish with high psyc…
Inclusive Education for Religious Minorities
Expanding the scope of inclusion beyond specific groups such as individuals with disabilities has led to the investigation of school systems’ inclusiveness from the perspective of all students. With this in mind, this research investigated the experiences of students and parents belonging to the ancient Syriac community in Turkey, who inhabited Mesopotamia since the inception of Christianity. Obtaining the views of 43 parents and their 46 childre…
Distance education amid a pandemic
The Covid‐19 pandemic has led to a rapid transition from face‐to‐face to distance learning. The problems caused by this rapid transition are combined with the negative psychological outcomes of the pandemic, leading to numerous problems and difficulties in the teaching and learning processes. The recentness of these issues and developments requires detailed investigation as to how they affect distance learning. This study aims to investigate the …
Student and Parent Perceptions of Government-Funded Private Special Education Schools
We investigated the perceptions of students with disabilities (SWD) and their parents about the education offered in private special education institutions in Turkey, called “Special Education and Rehabilitation Centers” (SERCs). Data were collected from a survey administered to 453 SWD and 479 parents and interviews that were conducted with 38 parents. Survey findings indicated both satisfaction and, largely, dissatisfaction with the quality of …
Attitudes promoting coping with death anxiety among parents of children with disabilities
We investigated death anxiety among parents of children with disabilities and its associations with coping attitudes and psycho-demographic factors. Surveys were administered to 382 parents of children who possess a severe disability and data were analyzed via descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that parents experienced high levels of death anxiety; the level of death anxiety changed according to some psycho-demographic fact…
A Longitudinal Analysis of Academic Achievement and Its Correlates in Higher Education
Achievement in higher education is gaining importance and attracting attention among educational psychologists who seek for determining its correlates. This study examined longitudinal associations between academic achievement in higher education, university entrance exam performance, the psychosocial climate of the campus, and instructional behavior and socioeconomic status. Data concerning 2,361 students from three universities were collected v…
Delayed educational services during Covid‐19 and their relationships with the mental health of individuals with disabilities
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid‐19) pandemic, individuals with disabilities (IWD), like many others, have not been able to benefit effectively from educational and school‐based mental health services, which are vital to achieving mental good health. This study aimed to collect views of IWD about how their mental health was affected by the school closure during Covid‐19. Thirty‐one IWD were interviewed and data were analyzed thematicall…
Self-advocacy experiences of students with specific learning disabilities
Pedagogical components in the inclusion of students with mathematical learning difficulties in mathematics classes
This study examined the pedagogical components involved in the inclusion of students with mathematical learning difficulties (SMLD) in primary schools in Saudi Arabia as perceived by teachers and educational supervisors. A qualitative method was used to gather information from 22 mathematics teachers and six educational supervisors about their opinions, practices, and experiences. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, focus grou…
School counselors’ microaggressions towards students with disabilities in inclusive schools
Inclusive mental health support for international students
This study examines the delivery components of inclusive mental health services in higher education, centering on international university students. Through interviews with 32 participants at a state university in the United States, including students, counseling staff, and faculty, six key themes emerged: mental health professionals' multicultural self-awareness, focus on reparative services, mainstream mental health theories and approaches, pro…
Structural Components of Inclusive Counseling Services for International University Students
This study aimed to investigate the structural components of higher education counseling services for international students through an inclusive approach. Data were collected via in-depth interviews with 32 participants including faculty, staff, and students and analyzed thematically. The themes that emerged included the necessity of aligning counseling services with the mission of education; the value of universal support and guidance; the bene…
Career Aspirations of Refugee Women in Turkey within the Context of Higher Education
Refugee women teachers as agents of inclusion
This study explores how Syrian refugee women teachers working in Turkish public schools negotiate their professional identities, enact inclusion and confront systemic barriers within host educational systems. Guided by the human capabilities approach and inclusion theory, it examines how institutional structures influence the agency and development of refugee educators. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 32 participants, the findings reveal that…
Career Construction Experiences of Syrian Refugee Women in Turkish Higher Education
This study explores the career construction and higher education opportunities and challenges faced by Syrian refugee women in Türkiye through semi-structured interviews with 40 women enrolled at a public university. Findings reveal significant challenges in career construction and higher education stemming from the intersectionality of gender and refugee status, including job market discrimination, increased housework and caregiving responsibili…
Improving social-emotional skills for inclusion through traditional child games
Empowering teachers for artificial intelligence integration in gifted education
Resilience Among Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
From connections to achievements
This study investigates the associations between perceptions of school climate, psychological sense of school membership, and academic achievement among adolescent students attending public secondary schools in Türkiye. Drawing from a comprehensive dataset comprising responses from 1033 students, the study employs path analysis to explore the interrelationships among the variables. The findings show significant associations between various dimens…
Mapping teacher capabilities for inclusive education
Inclusive education (IE) has gained global momentum, yet the development of teachers as inclusive practitioners remains underexplored, particularly in comparative contexts. Framed by the Capability Approach (CA), this study investigates how teachers develop the opportunities and freedoms educators possess to develop, enact and sustain inclusive pedagogical practices and how national systems shape what they are able to do and become. Data were col…
Psychology (15 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Pedagogy (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Medical education (7 works) · Inclusion (mineral (6 works) · Qualitative research (6 works)