Gaye Teksöz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6674853 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gaye Teksöz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gaye |
| FAMILY NAME | Teksöz |
| SIGNATURE | TEKSÖZ G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Middle East Technical University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6287-991X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Systems literacy
Through Target 4.7 of SDG4 on ‘quality education’, Agenda 2030 invites governments to take ownership of progress towards ensuring ‘Education for Sustainable Development’ (ESD) becomes embedded into all levels of education. However, conceptual analysis suggests an ongoing blindspot related to the significance of systems literacy in fostering the many learning outcomes associated with the broader sweep of ‘education for the Sustainable Development …
Impact of early childhood education settings on the systems thinking skills of preschool children through the lens of Bronfenbrenner's theory
The new generation spend a considerable amount of their time in formal education settings. Only a small fraction of this time is allocated to equipping children with the ability to deal with sustainability issues and so empowering them to respond to the key challenges of our time. Systems thinking (ST) has been promoted as a way of responding to these challenges by facilitating the understanding of complex dilemmas and mitigating them. The aim of…
Training early childhood teachers for sustainability
In this study, we discuss findings from a small-scale project evaluating an in-service teacher training programme focused on ‘perspective transformation’ in early childhood education and education for sustainability (EfS). A bespoke professional development programme was developed for Turkish early childhood teachers, based on a variety of Mezirowian-inspired adult education activities. Data were gathered using a mixed method research design, fro…
An evaluation of the environmental literacy of preservice teachers in Turkey through Rasch analysis
The purpose of this study was to make use of proposed definitions of environmental literacy to (1) guide the application of Rasch analysis and (2) utilize the developed instrumentation to further inform the work of environmental educators. A total of 2311 preservice teachers attending Faculty of Education departments of four public universities located in the capital city of Turkey provided data for this study. The instrument used included a know…
Moral reasoning patterns and influential factors in the context of environmental problems
This study investigated pre-service science teachers’ (PSTs’) moral reasoning patterns and the factors underlying these reasoning patterns. Local and non-local environmental dilemmas were used to examine moral reasoning patterns. An explanatory design was used with the collection and analysis of quantitative data, which was subsequently refined using qualitative interview data. For the quantitative part of the study, PSTs were asked to comment on…
An evaluation of the environmental literacy of preservice teachers in Turkey through Rasch analysis
The purpose of this study was to make use of proposed definitions of environmental literacy to (1) guide the application of Rasch analysis and (2) utilize the developed instrumentation to further inform the work of environmental educators. A total of 2311 preservice teachers attending Faculty of Education departments of four public universities located in the capital city of Turkey provided data for this study. The instrument used included a know…
Systems literacy
Through Target 4.7 of SDG4 on ‘quality education’, Agenda 2030 invites governments to take ownership of progress towards ensuring ‘Education for Sustainable Development’ (ESD) becomes embedded into all levels of education. However, conceptual analysis suggests an ongoing blindspot related to the significance of systems literacy in fostering the many learning outcomes associated with the broader sweep of ‘education for the Sustainable Development …
Training early childhood teachers for sustainability
In this study, we discuss findings from a small-scale project evaluating an in-service teacher training programme focused on ‘perspective transformation’ in early childhood education and education for sustainability (EfS). A bespoke professional development programme was developed for Turkish early childhood teachers, based on a variety of Mezirowian-inspired adult education activities. Data were gathered using a mixed method research design, fro…
Moral reasoning patterns and influential factors in the context of environmental problems
This study investigated pre-service science teachers’ (PSTs’) moral reasoning patterns and the factors underlying these reasoning patterns. Local and non-local environmental dilemmas were used to examine moral reasoning patterns. An explanatory design was used with the collection and analysis of quantitative data, which was subsequently refined using qualitative interview data. For the quantitative part of the study, PSTs were asked to comment on…
Moral reasoning patterns and influential factors in the context of environmental problems
This study investigated pre-service science teachers’ (PSTs’) moral reasoning patterns and the factors underlying these reasoning patterns. Local and non-local environmental dilemmas were used to examine moral reasoning patterns. An explanatory design was used with the collection and analysis of quantitative data, which was subsequently refined using qualitative interview data. For the quantitative part of the study, PSTs were asked to comment on…
An evaluation of the environmental literacy of preservice teachers in Turkey through Rasch analysis
The purpose of this study was to make use of proposed definitions of environmental literacy to (1) guide the application of Rasch analysis and (2) utilize the developed instrumentation to further inform the work of environmental educators. A total of 2311 preservice teachers attending Faculty of Education departments of four public universities located in the capital city of Turkey provided data for this study. The instrument used included a know…
Training early childhood teachers for sustainability
In this study, we discuss findings from a small-scale project evaluating an in-service teacher training programme focused on ‘perspective transformation’ in early childhood education and education for sustainability (EfS). A bespoke professional development programme was developed for Turkish early childhood teachers, based on a variety of Mezirowian-inspired adult education activities. Data were gathered using a mixed method research design, fro…
Impact of early childhood education settings on the systems thinking skills of preschool children through the lens of Bronfenbrenner's theory
The new generation spend a considerable amount of their time in formal education settings. Only a small fraction of this time is allocated to equipping children with the ability to deal with sustainability issues and so empowering them to respond to the key challenges of our time. Systems thinking (ST) has been promoted as a way of responding to these challenges by facilitating the understanding of complex dilemmas and mitigating them. The aim of…
Systems literacy
Through Target 4.7 of SDG4 on ‘quality education’, Agenda 2030 invites governments to take ownership of progress towards ensuring ‘Education for Sustainable Development’ (ESD) becomes embedded into all levels of education. However, conceptual analysis suggests an ongoing blindspot related to the significance of systems literacy in fostering the many learning outcomes associated with the broader sweep of ‘education for the Sustainable Development …
Pedagogy (5 works) · Environmental education (4 works) · Environmental Education and Sustainability (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Sustainability (3 works) · Early childhood (2 works) · Early childhood education (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Literacy (2 works)