The general aim of the research is to determine the effectiveness of the curriculum prepared with the direct method and schematic organizers in teaching science subjects (Skeletal and Respiratory System) to the students with intellectual disabilities. Research subjects are one girl and one boy, who are students in special education classroom of Şeyh Şamil Secondary School in 2015-2016 academic year. Interchangeably adaptive applications model, which is one of the single subject experimental designs, is used in the research. Both subjects have learned skeletal and respiratory topics at the end of the prepared teaching plans designed to teach skeletal system and respiratory system with direct and schematic teaching. Also for both subjects, it is thought that schematic and direct teaching methods did not differ significantly in terms of the effectiveness on teaching skeletal and respiratory system topics. After 15 and 25 days, it is thought schematic and direct teaching methods did not differ significantly in terms of long lasting on teaching skeletal and respiratory system topics.

Key Words: Direct teaching method; Graphic organizers; Science teaching; Children with intellectual disabilities; Teaching plan.

In this study, the relationships between the university students’ depression levels and their rumination and problem solving skills were examined. The study was carried out with 263 university students aged between 18 and 24 years (63% female, 37% male). In the study, in order to measure the students’ depression, rumination and problem solving skill levels, the “Beck Depression Inventory” adapted by Hisli (1989) into Turkish, the “Ruminative Thinking Style Scale” adapted by Karatepe, Yavuz and Türkcan (2013) into Turkish and the “Problem Solving Inventory” adapted by Taylan (1990) and Şahin, Şahin and Heppner (1993) into Turkish were used in order of administration. As a result of the calculated correlations, a positive significant relationship was determined between the female and the male university students’ depression levels and their rumination levels and again between their problem solving skills and depression levels. Moreover, as a result of the multiple linear regression analysis, it was determined that the students’ rumination levels and problem solving skills predicted their depression levels significantly. The study results were discussed in the light of the relevant literature and some suggestions were made.

Keywords: Depression; Rumination; Problem solving skills; Adolescent; Gender.

Adventure therapy is based on experiential learning approach covering physical tasks assigned to participants in small groups generally in outdoor settings. In addition to continuously increasing awareness of adventure therapy, it has a wide research area including different populations and variables. Adventure therapy yields significant results especially when it is conducted with children and adolescents as it includes adventure and physical outdoor activities. Adventure therapy, which is a therapeutic approach requiring professional expertise, has its own methods as well as different components from other therapeutic approaches. Adventure therapy is gaining popularity in Turkey and attracts the attention of practitioners and researchers. This paper is intended to provide an overview to the readers about theoretical basis and principles of adventure therapy by touching unique techniques used in adventure therapy as well as the session process and content. Information is given about the session process and the activities carried out. Finally, conclusion and recommendations for Turkey are discussed in the light of literature.

Keywords: Adventure therapy; Nature; Experiential learning; Adolescents; Children.

Human beings need to live in a society to meet necessities and protect themselves from various dangers. Society life makes them obey some rules which regulate the daily life. Law is the most important tool which reflects justice to the social life. Justice reflected by the law is also a moral value. The main purpose of the present study is to determine pre-service teachers’ views regarding the value of justice, and how they will teach justice in their professional life. Survey model was used in the study. Data of the study were collected through a questionnaire which consists of open ended and closed ended questions. Participants of the study were third grade pre-service teachers attending programs in Pre-school Education, Primary School Education and Social Studies Education in a state University in 2016-2017 spring term. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and content analysis were used to analyze data. Results of the research revealed that pre-service teachers define justice as being fair and discriminating between right and wrong. Metaphors created by teacher candidates for justice were grouped under categories of regulatory, counterbalance, distribution, fairness, social and sense of injustice. In the Chi-Square analysis, there was no statistically signif-icant relationship between the variables and created categories. Pre-service teachers stated that teachers’ behaviors and teaching-learning process are important in teaching the value of justice. While teacher candidates recommended most drama method for teaching the value of justice, they emphasized that case studies should be taken into account in the process.

Keywords: Values education; Justice; Pre-service teachers; Teacher education.

The purpose of this study is to measure the expectations regarding the course on “Geography of the Turkic World”, an elective course given in the Social Studies Education Departments of Education Faculties in Turkey, of the students who opt for it, and the extent to which the course met these expectations. The research was conducted in the faculty of education, department of social studies education from a University in İstanbul. Sample group of the study consists of 17 prospective teachers of social studies who had selected the course on Geography of the Turkic World. The study covering the 2015 spring term was conducted in a total period of 16 weeks. In the research, mixed method was used and concurrent/parallel design was utilized. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected concurrently so as to consist variation among each other. In the qualitative dimension, data was collected through open ended questions, while in the quantitative dimension data was reached via pre-tests and post-tests. Collected data was analysed through content analysis in the qualitative dimension, and through t test in the quantitative dimension. According to the results deduced from the data obtained from the study, it has been detected that perceptions of the students regarding the Turkic World changed positively, their knowledge and levels of interest increased, Turkic Culture had expanded to a greater area than they thought and that they realized many misconceptions they had.

Keywords: Change in perception; Course on geography of the Turkic World; Education; Turkic culture; Turkic world; Social studies education.

Classroom teachers are responsible for instructing music courses at elementary education level in addition to other courses. Their success in this responsibility is based on well-planned, implemented, and evaluated learning experiences. Through the music courses at undergraduate level, preservice classroom teachers are expected to be capable of discussing the country’s education system and its reflections on their branch because the goal of higher education is to raise individuals who can think to solve problems and have ideas. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current status of elementary music course in terms of pre-service classroom teachers. The opinions of participants were gathered as the qualitative data. The data were analyzed through descriptive analysis steps and interpreted accordingly. The participants of this study involved 114 preservice classroom teachers studying at Faculty of Education in Gaziosmanpaşa University during 2017-2018 academic year. The compositions written by preservice classroom teachers were transferred to electronic environment, and analyzed descriptively. Preservice teachers’ opinions regarding the current status of music course were classified into content, teacher, instrument/material, attitude, envi-ronment/physical conditions, and implementation categories. As a result of the study, it was found that preservice teachers drew attention to inadequacy of music education curriculum, teachers, materials, and physical conditions. Moreover, it was found that they criticized teaching methods and current attitudes.

Keywords: Elementary; Preservice classroom teacher; Music course; Current state; Evaluation.

The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between the self-regulation skill levels of 60-72 month old pre-school children and their school readiness level on a sample group from Turkey. The sample of the study consisted of 127 girls and 129 boys, totally 256 children who were attending to pre-school education institutions in Balıkesir Province. The Demographic Information Form, Self-Regulation Skills Scale and the short form of the School Readiness Scale were used as data collection tools. Positive significant relation was found between the school readiness level and self-regulation skills of the participant children.

Keywords: Pre-school period; Self-regulation skills; School readiness.

The main objective of the present study was to determine the similarities and differences between flute instruction in music teacher training programs in Turkish and German universities, which possess significant qualities in flute instruction, and thus, to provide different perspectives for flute instructors and contribute to flute instruction in Turkey. Relational screening method, which is a general screening model based on the determination of correlations by comparison, was used in the present descriptive study. The study group included 26 flute instructors employed in music teacher training institutions in Turkey and Germany. Analysis of the quantitative data collected with the survey method was conducted with IBM SPSS 20.0 software and frequency and percentage tables were generated, Mann-Whitney U-Test was used to compare the two groups and analysis results were interpreted at 0.05 significance level. In conclusion, both similarities and differences were identified between the flute instruction structures of the countries.

Keywords: Flute teaching; Instrumental teaching; Music teacher training; Music education; Comperative education; Turkey; Germany.

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between childhood experiences and subjective happiness levels of mothers having 5-6 year olds child who are enrolled pre-school education. The study group, which is designed in a relational screening model, consisted of the mothers of 298 children who attended 12 pre-school education institutions located in İstanbul province in the academic year 2014-2015. Data from the study were obtained using the Childhood Experience Scale and the Subjective Happiness Scale. As a result of the research, it was determined that the negative experiences of the mother in their own childhood affected their current happiness level negatively.

Keywords: Childhood; Childhood experience; Subjective happiness; Subjective well-being; Mothers.

The purpose of this study was to investigate effectiveness of teaching multiplication facts by using the Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) Teaching Strategy presented by direct teaching method to children with intellectual disabilities. This study also examined generalization effects across different people and settings, maintenance effects after 10 and 20 days and social validity about teachers’ views with CRA Teaching Strategy. A single-subject design with multiple-probe design with probe trials across subjects was employed in this study. The dependent variable of this study was the level of achievement of the multiplication facts of students with intellectual disabilities, whereas the independent variable of this research was CRA Teaching Strategy which was used to teach multiplication facts to the subjects. This research was conducted with two girls and a boy with intellectual disabilities. Subjects, whose ages ranged from 9 to 10 years, already had prerequisite skills such as reacting to written and verbal instructions, object manipulating, drawing simple shapes, identifying numbers, object (rational) counting and skip counting, basic addition skills and the concept of equality. Findings of the study indicated that CRA Teaching Strategy was effective in teaching multiplication facts to students with intellectual disabilities. Subjects were able to retain their skills 10 and 20 days after the completion training sessions, and they were also able to generalize the newly acquired target skills across different settings and people. In addition, interviews with two special education teachers and three mainstream teachers revealed that their ideas were generally positive on the use of Concrete-Representational-Abstract Teaching Strategy.

Keywords: Concrete-Representational-Abstract Teaching Strategy; Intellectual disabilities; Teaching mathematics.

The present study aimed to develop a scale to determine the awareness of adults about domestic violence. The first study group included a total of 245 undergraduate students; 142 female and 103 male students that attended different departments for exploratory factor analysis, and for confirmatory factor analysis, 285 individuals from different age groups and with different education levels (174 females and 111 males) were included in the second study group. Furthermore, data were collected from 170 individuals to determine their validity based on measure in the third study group. The scale-based validity was determined using the Attitude Scale for Domestic Violence. The item-total score correlations were calculated to determine the distinguishing effect of the items in the 3-point grading type scale, and the difference between item scores for the upper 27% and the lower 27% groups was examined with the t-test. The findings demonstrated that the distinguishing impact of the items in the scale items was adequate. It was determined that the reliability varied between 0.71 and 0.92. The findings established that the 20-item, 4-factors Domestic Violence Awareness Scale could provide reliable and valid results.

Keywords: Family; Domestic Violence; Reliability; Validity; Scale Development.

The purpose of this study is to examine the values in the Social Studies Program of the Primary School 4th grade Human Rights, Citizenship and Democracy Textbook. In this study which is designed within the framework of qualitative research approach, document analysis method is used. The data source of the research is the textbook of Human Rights, Citizenship and Democracy in the 4th grade of primary school in 2016-2017 academic year. Content analysis method was used for data analysis. As a result of the research, all of the values that are aimed to be given to students in Social Studies Course Curriculum are given and the values of freedom, fairness, responsibility and respect are given the most. The values given to the least family members are determined as giving importance to family unity, hospitality and independence. In addition, in the textbook of Human Rights, Citizenship and Democracy, different themes were determined apart from the values in the Social Studies Curriculum by the structure of the course. According to the frequency of use in the textbook these themes; equality, human rights, importance of obeying rules, reconciliation, giving importance to cultural elements, democracy, empathy and courage.

Keywords: Values; Values education; Human rights; Citizenship and democracy textbook; Social studies program.

The purpose of this study is to examine effective psychological counselors’ characteristics in the context of clients who receive psychological counseling help and indicate that the problem is solved. The study was carried out with a phenomenological research design which is one of the qualitative research methods. There was a total of 13 clients (10 female and 3 male), and their ages were ranged from 19 to 45. In the study, the data were collected through a qualitative interview form in which demographic information was also included. Participants in the study: An open-ended question was asked “Do you assess the role of your psychological counselor in the psychological counseling process?”. Phenomenological analysis was carried out on the answers given to these questions. According to the analysis results, there were 15 features related to managing the therapeutic process, managing the psychological counselor himself and developmental progress in the process of psychological counseling. There are five important themes in managing the therapeutic process: connecting to a client; conducting the process scientifically; creating the therapeutic conditions, using skills; being supportive; changing client’s vision. There are five themes in managing psychological counselor himself that psychological counselor inserts positive personality characteristics to process; keep motivation at a high level; is emotionally comfortable; have an impressive tone of voice; is relaxing. Developmental progress in the process of psychological counseling has five themes: taking a close look; listening effectively; finding the cause of the problem; carrying a client through results; solving problem. These characteristics can be used in education of the psychological counseling, psychological counselor and supervision.

Keywords: Counselor; Effectiveness; Qualities; Consultant; Characteristic.

Safety skills consist of a wide range of both psycho-motor and cognitive skills including realizing emergent, unexpected and dangerous conditions which threat the security of the individual in the school, home, work and/or community settings, presenting appropriate behaviors in appropriate sequence to these conditions, protecting oneself and maintaining his/her own security. Teaching safety skills which play a key pole for a safe life for individuals with developmental disabilities has a vital importance. The purpose of the present study which was designed as a literature review was (a) to provide information about the safety skills that have vital importance in the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities, the classification of these skills, the reason why they should be taught to individuals with developmental disabilities, which teaching strategies were used for teaching these skills and (b) considering the results of the studies, descriptive studies and meta-analysis studies, providing suggestions to parents, teachers and re-searchers.

Keywords: Safety skills; Individuals with developmental disabilities; Independent life; Transition; Special education.