Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education

Master Thesis Defense

Aykut Karamanlı, one of the master students in our department, defended the thesis entitled "Distributions of Educational Toys on the Most-Selling Toy Lists of Popular...

29/11/2024

Master Thesis Defense

Tuğba Yıkılmaz, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "The Role of Digital Devices in the Lives of Preschool Aged Children:...

29/11/2024

Dissertation Defense

Şeyda Karan, one of the doctoral students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Children's Participation Rights in Early Childhood Education Classrooms: A...

22/11/2024

2024-2025 Fall Doctoral Qualifying Examination Calendar

METU

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY...

01/10/2024

2022-2023 METU Thesis Award
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Our department's research assistant and doctoral student, Güneş Ezgi Demirci, was awarded the 2022-2023 Academic Year METU Thesis Award for her master's thesis titled "Exploring Parental...

01/10/2024

2024-2025 Fall Semester Course Schedule
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B.S. 2024-2025 (FIRST SEMESTER)

23/09/2024

Dissertation Defense
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Olcay Ketenci, one of the doctoral students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Using Environmental Print to Support Preschoolers’ Logographic Reading...

16/09/2024

Master Thesis Defense
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İclal Uluışık, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "The Relationship between Preschool Teacher Candidates' Cognitive Flexibility...

16/09/2024

METU Introduction Fair 2024
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During the METU Introduction Fair held between July 18-27, 2024, our department's faculty members and research assistants met with prospective students. Throughout the event, presentations...

29/07/2024

Master Thesis Defense
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Esra Akcabağ, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "A Systematic Review of the Literature on Immigrant and Refugee Children in...

03/07/2024

Dissertation Defense
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Begüm Canaslan-Akyar, one of the doctoral students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Examining the Relationships between First-Order, Second-Order...

14/06/2024

Dissertation Defense
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Gözdenur Işıkcı, one of the doctoral students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "The Journey of Early Childhood Teachers Working with Refugee Children:...

30/05/2024

Visit to Dadya Çocukları Anaokulu

Within the scope of 4110232 Curriculum Models for ECE course conducted by Prof.Dr. Feyza Tantekin Erden, Dadya Çocukları Anaokulu was visited.

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27/05/2024

Effective Communication in a Classroom Setting Presentation
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Prof.Dr. Feyza Tantekin Erden , one of our faculty members, gave a presentation on "Effective Communication in a Classroom Setting" to the members and students of the Faculty of Education on May...

22/05/2024

Visit to Nesibe Aydın Gölbaşı School

Within the scope of 4110232 Curriculum Models for ECE course conducted by Prof.Dr. Feyza Tantekin Erden, Nesibe Aydın Gölbaşı School was visited.

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13/05/2024

Visit to Gardenya Montessori School
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Within the scope of 4110232 Curriculum Models for ECE course conducted by Prof.Dr. Feyza Tantekin Erden, Gardenya Montessori School was visited.

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03/05/2024

Special Education in Early Childhood Presentation
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Puzzle Çocuk ve Gelişim Merkezi founder and expert Halime Solmaz Türkyılmaz made a presentation on Special Education in Early Childhood to the doctoral students of our department within the scope...

29/04/2024

Visit to Konya Yeni Orman Anaokulu
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Within the scope of 4110232 Curriculum Models for ECE course conducted by Prof.Dr. Feyza Tantekin Erden, Konya Yeni Orman Anaokulu was visited.

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29/04/2024

2023-2024 Spring Doctoral Qualifying Examination Calendar
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METU

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

DOCTORAL...

25/04/2024

Visit to MoniBostan Ecological Children's Campus
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Within the scope of 4110242 Environmental Education in the Early Years course conducted by Prof.Dr. Refika Olgan, MoniBostan Ecological Children's Campus was visited.

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24/04/2024

Visit to Waldorf Forest School
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Within the scope of 4110232 Curriculum Models for ECE course conducted by Prof.Dr. Feyza Tantekin Erden, Waldorf Forest School was visited.

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24/04/2024

National Sovereignty and Children's Day Activity
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This year, the April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day, a gift from our great leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk to the children at METU this year as well, was celebrated in the light of...

24/04/2024

Master Thesis Defense
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Hilal Doğan, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Investigating The Relationship Between Media Literacy Levels and Media...

23/04/2024

Mindfulness in Early Childhood Education Presentation
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Within the scope of 4110232 Curriculum Models for ECE course conducted by Prof.Dr. Feyza Tantekin Erden, Dr. Funda Eda Tonga-Çabuk, who works in the Early Childhood Education program at Zonguldak...

16/04/2024

Art Meets Education
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Within the scope of ECE306 Visual Arts and Material Development course, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Caner Yedikardeş from Hacı Bayram Veli University, Lect. Sibel Aktaş from Başkent University, and Murat...

29/03/2024

Culture and Education
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Within the scope of Erasmus Teaching Mobility, Dr. Cristina Honrubia Montesinos from the Department of Early Childhood Education at The University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain visited our...

29/03/2024

Increasing Quality of and Access to Early Childhood Education Project
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Within the scope of the "Increasing Quality of and Access to Early Childhood Education Project," which also includes our faculty member Prof. Dr. Refika Olgan, ...

28/03/2024

Forest Schools Presentation
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Within the scope of 4110232 Curriculum Models for ECE course conducted by Prof.Dr. Feyza Tantekin Erden, Assist. Prof.Dr. Fatma Yalçın, who works in the Early Childhood Education program at TEDU...

27/03/2024

Visit to the Earthquake Zone
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Our department member Dr. Volkan Şahin, research assistant Güneş Ezgi Demirci, and undergraduate students Dilan Yılmaz, Barış Erkol, Şerife Mantar and Beyza Saka were in Hatay to organize...

19/03/2024

Visit to the Earthquake Zone
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Our department member Dr. Volkan Şahin, research assistant Güneş Ezgi Demirci, and undergraduate students Dilan Yılmaz, Barış Erkol, Şerife Mantar and Beyza Saka were...

20/02/2024

2023-2024 Spring Semester Course Schedule
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Dear Students,

You can access the 2023-2024 Spring Semester Course Schedule by clicking here.

12/02/2024

Dissertation Defense
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Hasret Köklü Yaylacı, one of the doctoral students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Effectiveness of KIBO Educational Robotics-based Activities on...

08/02/2024

Master Thesis Defense
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Gamze Günce Çalışkan, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Examination of Teachers’ Self-Reported Practices and Environmental...

12/01/2024

Master Thesis Defense
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Arjin Bingöl, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Investigation of Multicultural Perceptions and Multicultural Self-Efficacy of...

09/01/2024

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Ayşe Susam, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Using YouTube in Early Childhood Classroom: An Investigation on Early...

05/01/2024

Dissertation Defense
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Seden Demirtaş İlhan, one of the doctoral students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "A Multiple Case Study about Developmentally Appropriate Technology...

13/12/2023

2021-2022 METU Thesis Awards
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Our department's research assistant and doctoral student Zeliha Demirci Ünal, was awarded the 2021-2022 Academic Year METU Thesis Awards for her master's thesis titled "...

24/10/2023

Seminar: Being a Teacher
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On October 20, 2023, our faculty member Prof.Dr. Feyza Tantekin Erden gave a seminar to the teachers of Ankara Adliye Preschool about "Being a Teacher...

23/10/2023

2023-2024 Fall Doctoral Qualifying Examination Calendar

METU

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

DOCTORAL...

19/10/2023

2023-2024 Fall Semester Course Schedule

Dear Students,

You can access the 2023-2024 Fall Semester Course Schedule by clicking here.

26/09/2023

Dissertation Defense
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Seçil Cengizoğlu, one of the doctoral students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Investigating Preschoolers’ and Mothers’ Self-reported Knowledge of...

21/09/2023

Dissertation Defense
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Betül Yılmaz Çam, one of the doctoral students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Development of Pictorial Humor Styles Scale for Preschool...

07/09/2023

Master Thesis Defense
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Güneş Ezgi Demirci, one of the research assistants in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Exploring Parental Environmentally Significant Behaviors Performed...

06/09/2023

Dissertation Defense
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Funda Eda Tonga Çabuk, one of the research assistants in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Development of A Mindfulness Program for Preschoolers: A Design-...

06/09/2023

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Hazal Serpen, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Preschool Movement Education within the Framework of Ecological Systems...

05/09/2023

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Bengi Nur İşler, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Investigating the Relationship Between Children’s Scientific Process...

05/09/2023

Dissertation Defense
/ News

Ümit Ünsal Kaya, one of the doctoral students in our department, defended his thesis entitled "Parental Satisfaction and Engagement in Early Childhood Education: The...

31/07/2023

Master Thesis Defense
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Nazlı Berfin Yapar, one of the research assistants in our department, defended her thesis entitled "The Relationship between Preschool Children’s Metacognitive Skills...

25/07/2023

Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education Doctorate Program Interviews
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Date and Time: Friday, July 21st 2023, 02:00 p.m.

Place: Faculty of Education Building (Block A), Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education (...

17/07/2023

Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Master’s Program Interviews
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Date and Time: Friday, July 21st 2023, 09:30 a.m.

Place: Faculty of Education Building (Block A), Department of...

17/07/2023

Graduate Assistant Selection Results
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Candidates can access the results at https://sonuc-aciklama.metu.edu.tr/index.php?result_no=826

07/07/2023

Graduate Assistant Written Exam Date
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Graduate Assistant Written Exam will be conducted on Wednesday, July 5th, at 10AM, in Education Building (Block A), at clasroom EFA-22.

03/07/2023

Dissertation Defense
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Turan Gülçiçek, one of the doctoral students in our department, defended his thesis entitled "Investigating the Effect of Gender-Neutral Activities on Preschool...

14/06/2023

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Qimti Paienjton, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "The Potential of a Public Preschool Intervention to Promote Greater Social...

14/06/2023

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Müge Ongur, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "The Effect of e-Storybooks in Different Group Sizes on Story Comprehension and...

17/05/2023

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Nilgün Erzincan, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Examining the Sexist Language Use and Views of Early Childhood Teachers",...

09/05/2023

National Sovereignty and Children's Day Activity
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Our first and junior year students met with future METU scientists at the METU Community and Science Center.
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02/05/2023

2022-2023 Spring Doctoral Qualifying Examination Calendar
/ News

METU

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

DOCTORAL...

14/04/2023

Visit to the Earthquake Zone

Our department member Dr. Volkan Şahin and undergraduate students Ebrar Rümeysa Akbay, Merve Ceren Berk and Barış Erkol, was in Hatay Province to visit young children...

30/03/2023

Early Childhood Development Strategy and National Action Plan 2023-2028
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Dr. Elif Karslı-Çalamak participated in the meeting "Early Childhood Development Strategy and National Action Plan 2023-2028", organized by UNICEF and the...

28/03/2023

Visit to the Earthquake Zone

Our department member Dr. Volkan Şahin and undergraduate students Ebrar Rümeysa Akbay, Merve Ceren Berk and Barış Erkol, along with METU personnel from various...

07/03/2023

2022-2023 Spring Semester Course Schedule
/ News

Dear Students,

You can access the 2022-2023 Spring Semester Course Schedule by clicking here.

28/02/2023

Teachers Close to Border: Teacher Professional Development Series
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The teachers participating in "Teachers Close to Border" project, funded by TÜBİTAK 2236 (CoCirculation2), joined a seminar with Dr. Elif Karslı Çalamak (PI of the...

22/02/2023

Teacher Professional Development Seminar
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Dr. Elif Karslı-Çalamak offered a seminar titled "Social Justice Issues and Cultural Diversity in Education" on January 18, 2023, to K-12 teachers working in Tekirdağ...

30/01/2023

Erasmus Teaching Mobility Seminars
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Within the scope of Erasmus Staff Mobility, our department will be visited by Dr. Cristina Honrubia Montesinos from The University of La Rioja. Dr. Honrubia Montesinos will give two seminars on...

10/01/2023

Academic Journals: Challenges and Solutions at the Higher Education Council
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Our faculty member Dr. Volkan Sahin attended a colloquium titled Academic Journals: Challenges and Solutions at the Higher Education Council...

19/12/2022

“Increasing Quality of and Access to Early Childhood Education Project” Preschool Education Program Training of Trainers
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200 teachers from various provinces of Türkiye attended the "Preschool Education Program Training of Trainers" between December 6-9, 2022 in...

12/12/2022

“Increasing Quality of and Access to Early Childhood Education Project” Information Sharing Meeting with the School Principles
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Within the "Increasing Quality of and Access to Early Childhood Education Project", an 'Information Sharing Meeting with the School Principles...

12/12/2022

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Elif Düzgün, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Early Childhood Education Teachers' Self-Reported Energy Conservation...

06/12/2022

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Yonca Kızılgün, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Sustainable Actions and Discourses in a Popular Turkish Cartoon: A Content...

06/12/2022

2022-2023 Fall Doctoral Qualifying Examination Calendar

METU

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

DOCTORAL...

17/10/2022

Orientation Program
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METU Department of Early Childhood Education welcomed its new prep school students on September 30 and October 1, 2022. The students joined an orientation program and...

04/10/2022

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Nida Altıparmak, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Early Childhood Teachers' Views and Self-Reported Practices about...

28/09/2022

2022-2023 Fall Semester Course Schedule
/ News

Dear Students,

You can access the 2022-2023 Fall Semester Course Schedule by clicking here.

19/09/2022

Dissertation Defense
/ News

Fatma Yalçın, one of the research assistants in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Exploring Forest Kindergarten Practices in Türkiye: Founders’, Teachers’...

08/09/2022

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Elif Naz Altaş, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Investigating Preschoolers' Self-Care Behaviors: Teacher and Parent Reports...

05/09/2022

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Ezgi Çiftçi, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Early Childhood Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions of Play", which she...

02/09/2022

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Öznur Gümüştekin, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Beliefs and Self-Reported Practices of Early Childhood Teachers on...

01/09/2022

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Gizem Nur Şakar, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Social Problem Solving Skills of Children: A Phenomenological Study of...

01/09/2022

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Rabia Turgut Kurt, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Risky Play in Outdoor Early Childhood Settings: Teacher Attitudes and...

01/09/2022

Happy Birthday Maria Montessori!
/ News

Our faculty member Dr. Volkan Şahin was a guest on METU Science Communication Group Podcast, discussing the life and work of Maria Montessori
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31/08/2022

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Tuba Özgül, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Representations of Environmental Literacy: A Content Analysis of Picture...

29/08/2022

2022 METU Alumni Day
/ Event

On the "2022 METU Alumni Day" held on Saturday, July 30, 2022, we came together with our graduates coming from different cities such as İstanbul, İzmir, Kayseri, Bursa...

31/07/2022

Master Thesis Defense
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Hilal Asena Cangül, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Investigating the Relationship Between 21st Century Skills and...

28/07/2022

Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education Doctorate Program Interviews

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 6th 2022, 13:30 PM

Place: Faculty of Education Building (Block A), Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education (...

27/06/2022

Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Masters Program Interviews
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Date and Time: Wednesday, July 6th 2022, 10:00 AM

Place: Faculty of Education Building (Block A), Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education (...

27/06/2022

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Nur Banu Yiğit, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Investigating Behavioral Problems in Children with Divorced Parents: A...

23/06/2022

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Zeliha Demirci Ünal, one of the research assistants in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Examining the Program-Based Experiences of Preschool Teachers...

24/05/2022

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Sabiha Üzüm, one of the research assistants in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Emotion Regulation and Emotion Socialization of Early Childhood Educators...

24/05/2022

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Gamze Nur İnönü, one of the master students in our department, defended her thesis entitled "Preschool Teachers' Beliefs and Self-Reported Practices Regarding...

25/04/2022

National Sovereignty and Children's Day Festival
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A volunteer group consisting of senior and sophomore students of our department organized activities in the National Sovereignty and Children's Day Festival held on the...

25/04/2022

Master Thesis Defense
/ News

Ayşenur Mumcuoğlu, one of the research assistants in our department, defended her thesis entitled " Early Childhood Teachers' Beliefs and Self-reported Practices about Circle Time", which she...

20/04/2022

Child, Family and Education in Early Childhood Education Seminar
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Our faculty member Assoc. Prof. H. Özlen Demircan gave a seminar on "Child, Family, and Education in Early Childhood Education" to master and doctoral students of...

20/04/2022

2021-2022 Spring Doctoral Qualifying Examination Calendar

METU

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY...

04/04/2022

2021-2022 Spring Semester Course Schedule
/ News

Dear Students,

You can access the 2021-2022 Spring Semester Course Schedule by clicking here.

07/03/2022

Half Term Break Seminars: Helping Children Develop Self-Discipline
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As part of the "Half Term Break Seminars" held by METU Continuing Education Center, our faculty member Prof.Dr. Feyza Tantekin Erden will make a presentation on "Helping Children...

18/02/2022

STEM Education Seminar
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STEM 4 GIRLS

STEM Education: Disciplines and Gender Equity

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10/02/2022

The interviews for the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education Master Program

The interviews for Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education Master programs will be conducted online over Zoom ™ platform. Interview links will be e-mailed to the eligible candidates...

03/02/2022

Early Childhood Education Graduate Seminar
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Issues related to Time, Focus, and Depth in Research: Field Notes From Refugee Education Studies
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28/01/2022

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