Hasibe Özlen Demircan
Biographic Data
| ID | 934438 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hasibe Özlen Demircan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hasibe Özlen |
| FAMILY NAME | Demircan |
| SIGNATURE | DEMIRCAN H Ö |
| AFFILIATIONS | Middle East Technical University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3536-4643 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pre-service early childhood teachers’ reflections on specialist teaching methods and their experiences regarding the transfer of knowledge from theory to practice
This study explored 20 pre-service early childhood (EC) teachers’ reflections on specialist teaching methods – co-constructing, deconstructing, and community building – along with their experiences relating to the theory-practice gap phenomenon. The study employed a phenomenological approach to investigate the reflections and experiences of pre-service EC teachers enrolled in a public university in Türkiye. This study was grounded in Gibbs’ Refle…
Early childhood teachers’ emotion regulation and socialization of children’s emotions
Perceived instrumentality of early childhood education
Adopting an integrative grounded theory approach, this study aimed to uncover parents’ perceptions of instrumentality regarding early childhood education within the scope of their children’s academic skills, social-emotional development, and occupational aspirations. A total of 32 parents, each with at least one child enrolled in a preschool for no less than one year, were recruited from a large city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey throu…
The cognitive and environmental predictors of young children’s math abilities
Determinants of Turkish Parents' Involvement in Early Childhood Education
This study aimed to investigate the associations between contextual and demographic factors influencing parental involvement in education and the levels of parent involvement in education, specifically addressing the possible mediating roles of parental role activity and self-efficacy beliefs for helping the child succeed in school. A total of 1,402 parents of preschoolers between 36 and 72 months in Turkey voluntarily participated in the study. …
Unlocking Cultural Treasures
Funds of knowledge (FoK) is one of the most practical approaches used in multicultural classrooms, particularly in countries hosting numerous refugees. This phenomenological study examined the experiences of 21 preschool teachers working with refugee children regarding how they define FoK and the value of knowing FoK. Accordingly, teachers had comprehensive perspectives regarding FoK. They perceived FoK as valuable in developing bonds and overcom…
Questioning as an instructional method
Engineers and engineering through the eyes of preschoolers
This study aimed to explore how preschoolers perceive engineers and engineering by using their drawings. For this aim, phenomenography was used as a research approach. The data were collected using the draw-and-tell technique and through the drawing and explanation related parts of the Draw an Engineer Test. Totally, 436 preschool children from 16 different cities in Turkey were asked to draw an engineer and narrate their drawings. The data were …
Coparenting and parental involvement in education
This study aimed to examine parental involvement in early childhood education in relation to coparenting relationships and motivational beliefs regarding parental involvement in education. In line with the aim of the study, an explanatory correlational research design was adopted. The data for the study was gathered from 1,618 heterosexual parents of preschoolers in Turkey through multiple data collection instruments: a demographic information fo…
How am I supposed to do this on my own?”
This article analyzes the perspectives of three preschool teachers on integrative STEM practices and the facilitating and hindering factors in their implementation. The participants were preschool teachers working at public preschools. They volunteered to participate in a 14-hour STEM professional development program and to share their perspectives on the implementation of integrative STEM practice. Here a case-study method is used to conduct an …
Development of Preschool Children Sibling Rivalry Scale (PSRS)
Children's Sense of Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction, After-School Care
The study examined the loneliness and social dissatisfaction of elementary school students in relation to type of after-school care. 358 students completed the Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Scale and an information form that included age and the students' after-school care arrangements. Results indicated that children who were in self or sibling care had greater loneliness and social dissatisfaction compared to their peers under formal ce…
Coparenting and parental involvement in education
This study aimed to examine parental involvement in early childhood education in relation to coparenting relationships and motivational beliefs regarding parental involvement in education. In line with the aim of the study, an explanatory correlational research design was adopted. The data for the study was gathered from 1,618 heterosexual parents of preschoolers in Turkey through multiple data collection instruments: a demographic information fo…
Unlocking Cultural Treasures
Funds of knowledge (FoK) is one of the most practical approaches used in multicultural classrooms, particularly in countries hosting numerous refugees. This phenomenological study examined the experiences of 21 preschool teachers working with refugee children regarding how they define FoK and the value of knowing FoK. Accordingly, teachers had comprehensive perspectives regarding FoK. They perceived FoK as valuable in developing bonds and overcom…
Questioning as an instructional method
Development of Preschool Children Sibling Rivalry Scale (PSRS)
Children's Sense of Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction, After-School Care
The study examined the loneliness and social dissatisfaction of elementary school students in relation to type of after-school care. 358 students completed the Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Scale and an information form that included age and the students' after-school care arrangements. Results indicated that children who were in self or sibling care had greater loneliness and social dissatisfaction compared to their peers under formal ce…
Development of Preschool Children Sibling Rivalry Scale (PSRS)
How am I supposed to do this on my own?”
This article analyzes the perspectives of three preschool teachers on integrative STEM practices and the facilitating and hindering factors in their implementation. The participants were preschool teachers working at public preschools. They volunteered to participate in a 14-hour STEM professional development program and to share their perspectives on the implementation of integrative STEM practice. Here a case-study method is used to conduct an …
Engineers and engineering through the eyes of preschoolers
This study aimed to explore how preschoolers perceive engineers and engineering by using their drawings. For this aim, phenomenography was used as a research approach. The data were collected using the draw-and-tell technique and through the drawing and explanation related parts of the Draw an Engineer Test. Totally, 436 preschool children from 16 different cities in Turkey were asked to draw an engineer and narrate their drawings. The data were …
Coparenting and parental involvement in education
This study aimed to examine parental involvement in early childhood education in relation to coparenting relationships and motivational beliefs regarding parental involvement in education. In line with the aim of the study, an explanatory correlational research design was adopted. The data for the study was gathered from 1,618 heterosexual parents of preschoolers in Turkey through multiple data collection instruments: a demographic information fo…
Questioning as an instructional method
Determinants of Turkish Parents' Involvement in Early Childhood Education
This study aimed to investigate the associations between contextual and demographic factors influencing parental involvement in education and the levels of parent involvement in education, specifically addressing the possible mediating roles of parental role activity and self-efficacy beliefs for helping the child succeed in school. A total of 1,402 parents of preschoolers between 36 and 72 months in Turkey voluntarily participated in the study. …
Unlocking Cultural Treasures
Funds of knowledge (FoK) is one of the most practical approaches used in multicultural classrooms, particularly in countries hosting numerous refugees. This phenomenological study examined the experiences of 21 preschool teachers working with refugee children regarding how they define FoK and the value of knowing FoK. Accordingly, teachers had comprehensive perspectives regarding FoK. They perceived FoK as valuable in developing bonds and overcom…
Perceived instrumentality of early childhood education
Adopting an integrative grounded theory approach, this study aimed to uncover parents’ perceptions of instrumentality regarding early childhood education within the scope of their children’s academic skills, social-emotional development, and occupational aspirations. A total of 32 parents, each with at least one child enrolled in a preschool for no less than one year, were recruited from a large city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey throu…
The cognitive and environmental predictors of young children’s math abilities
Pre-service early childhood teachers’ reflections on specialist teaching methods and their experiences regarding the transfer of knowledge from theory to practice
This study explored 20 pre-service early childhood (EC) teachers’ reflections on specialist teaching methods – co-constructing, deconstructing, and community building – along with their experiences relating to the theory-practice gap phenomenon. The study employed a phenomenological approach to investigate the reflections and experiences of pre-service EC teachers enrolled in a public university in Türkiye. This study was grounded in Gibbs’ Refle…
Early childhood teachers’ emotion regulation and socialization of children’s emotions
Psychology (9 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Early childhood education (5 works) · Early childhood (4 works) · Parental Involvement in Education (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works)