Refika Olgan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6674887 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Refika Olgan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Refika |
| FAMILY NAME | Olgan |
| SIGNATURE | OLGAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Middle East Technical University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1953-7484 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Impact of Coding as Another Language-Kibo kindergarten curriculum on preschool children’s computational thinking skills in programming and non-programming contexts
The indirect link of emotion regulation in the associations between lability/negativity, depressed affect, and aggression in preschool children
This study examined how preschool children's ability to regulate emotions is linked to the relationship between their emotion lability/negativity, depressed affect, as well as physical and relational aggression. The data were collected from 188 preschoolers enrolled in public schools in a central city of Türkiye. The sample primarily included children of Turkish ethnic background. Using the Children's Emotion Regulation Checklist and the Preschoo…
Early childhood teachers’ portfolio practices and predictors / Prácticas y predictores del uso de portafolios por parte del profesorado de Educación Infantil
Portfolio is one of the common forms of pedagogical documentation around the world. The current study explores early childhood teachers’ portfolio practices and related predictors using quantitative methodologies. Data were collected from 605 early childhood teachers through developed scales, while descriptive statistics, MANOVA and hierarchical multiple regression were utilized for data analysis. As a result, it was revealed that intention and s…
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…
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…
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…
Early childhood teachers’ portfolio practices and predictors / Prácticas y predictores del uso de portafolios por parte del profesorado de Educación Infantil
Portfolio is one of the common forms of pedagogical documentation around the world. The current study explores early childhood teachers’ portfolio practices and related predictors using quantitative methodologies. Data were collected from 605 early childhood teachers through developed scales, while descriptive statistics, MANOVA and hierarchical multiple regression were utilized for data analysis. As a result, it was revealed that intention and s…
Impact of Coding as Another Language-Kibo kindergarten curriculum on preschool children’s computational thinking skills in programming and non-programming contexts
The indirect link of emotion regulation in the associations between lability/negativity, depressed affect, and aggression in preschool children
This study examined how preschool children's ability to regulate emotions is linked to the relationship between their emotion lability/negativity, depressed affect, as well as physical and relational aggression. The data were collected from 188 preschoolers enrolled in public schools in a central city of Türkiye. The sample primarily included children of Turkish ethnic background. Using the Children's Emotion Regulation Checklist and the Preschoo…
Developmental psychology (3 works) · Early childhood education (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Early childhood (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Sustainability (2 works) · Adult and Continuing Education Topics (1 work) · Aggression (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (1 work)