The purpose of this research was to find out the variables which differentiate the levels of interest of 60-72 months old children in foreign languages. Relational study with a descriptive model was used to achieve this purpose. The sample of the study was collected from public and private pre-schools operating under Turkish Ministry of Education, which are located in the central district on the Anatolian side of İstanbul, and which provide training in foreign languages. 60-72 months old 221 children participated in the research. A five option likert type scale called “The Scale for 60-72 Months Aged Children’s Interest in Foreign Languages” developed by Balaban-Dağal and Şahenk-Erkan (2016) was used to measure the interest in foreign languages of the children. To analyze the data, besides using variance analysis and independent sample t test as the means of quantitative analysis, Pearson Correlation Analysis was also used. The results of the research suggest that “gender” and “the type of school” do not make any difference on the pre-school children’s interest in foreign languages. Furthermore, a statistically significant difference was determined among children’s interest in foreign lan-guages, parents’ foreign language level, children’s age group, out of school training of foreign language and foreign language lesson hours in a week.

Keywords: 60-72 months old children; Foreign language; Interest; Pre-school children.

This study constitutes the success story of Dilek Livaneli (DL) who became known through making respectable improvements in the Kumköyü Primary School which is located in Samsun province, Çarşamba district and the village itself. Although being a village teacher has a declining image which represents it lost its importance due to the country’s socio-political and economic progress, there is not a program or working description for teachers working in villages to show them what to do and how to do. This work aim to analyze the experience of DL through revealing the things she did and the way she did, to guide other teachers and from this point of view, this work aims to make people ask the question of “Is it possible to prepare a working plan in order to render teachers capable so that they can accomplish necessary tasks related with people and students in villages on their own? This study is in the scope of qualitative study and its design is case study. The most important result is that village teacher, physical maintenance of school, student’s academic, cultural, social achievements and physical developments mostly depend on the initiative taken by villagers’ own economic, cultural and social attempts. As in the case of DL, success in such issues is related with inner motivation and work order of people's themselves.

Keywords: Village teacher; Instructional leadership; Combined classes; Dilek Livaneli.

The aim of this study is to identify teachers’ practices in the assessment process for mathematical abilities, concepts and operations at students with mental disability. From qualitative research methods, case studies design was used in this study. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews in the interview process. Participants of this study consisted of twenty one teachers who work in primary and special education school located in the city center of Bolu in 2013-2014 school year. The research data was analyzed according to content method. Personal information form was developed for gathering personal in-formation about the teachers. The findings of the research shows that the majority of teachers assess students’ math performance before, during and after instruction. It is found that teachers make some adaptations on material and environment. Teachers take into consideration students’ characteristics when they make these adaptations. Also, it is found that teachers face some problems and they try to resolve these problems.

Keywords: Mental disability; Mathematics; Ability; Concept; Assessment.

The aim of this study is to determine the properties of servant leadership that primary school administrators should have according to the views of primary school teachers. The study has been designed with a qualitative research approach. One of the Qualitative research designs, the Phenomenon approach which is appropriate to the nature of the research has been used in the study, six open-ended questions and semi-structured interview form consisting of sub-questions related to these questions prepared by the researcher have been used to collect data. One of the oriented sampling methods, snowball sampling method has been used in this study. In this context interviews have been conducted with 10 teachers who took part in various projects during the 2015-2016 academic year in primary schools in the central district of Sanlıurfa province. Questions related to the five dimensions (empathy, altruistic behavior, modesty, justice, honesty) have been posed to the Participants to determine the servant leadership properties of the school administrators. The data obtained at the end of the interview have been classified in these 5 themes via descriptive analysis. In the study, primary school administrators should have some properties such as having the skills of effective communication, having the professional knowledge and skills, being cooperative, being fair, having self-criticism, solving problems and assuring according to the views of primary school teachers.

Keywords: Servant leadership; School administrators; Teachers.

Self-compassion is one of the noticeable component for increasing levels of psychological well-being and life satisfaction. In addition, many studies have showed significant relationship between self-compassion and depression. Therefore, aim of this study was to examine the comparison of meaning in life and rumination levels of the university students who had different self- compassion levels (low, medium, high). Sample of this study consisted 301 university students. “Self Compassion Scale” which was adapted into Turkish by Deniz, Kesici and Sümer (2008) was used in order to measure the self-compassion levels of the students. Meaning in life levels of the students was measured with “Meaning in Life Scale” which was adapted into Turkish by Demirbaş (2010). Lastly, “Rumination Scale” was used to assess participant’s rumination level which was adapted into Turkish by Neziroğlu (2010). Detecting the differences between rumination and meaning in life scores according the three different levels of self-compassion, one-way ANOVA, Thamhane’s T2 and Scheffe test were used. Results of the study showed that there were significant differences in the average scores of the meaning in life levels of the students according to their different self-compassion levels (p<.001). In addition, there were significant differences in the average scores of the rumination levels of the students with respect to their different self-compassion levels (p<.001). Findings of this study showed the significant changing of rumination levels and meaning in life according to self-compassion. Findings can be used for further studies and experimental research.

Keywords: Self-compassion; Meaning in life; Rumination; University students; Counseling and guidance.

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between impulsivity and self-perception of adolescents. Relational survey method was used in the study. The study sample was composed of 330 students who study at different high schools throughout Kocaeli. 182 of the students were male, 148 of them were female. Data were collected by using “Turkish Version of the Social Comparison Scale” and “Turkish Version of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11”. The statistical examinations were assessed with Pearson Correlation Analysis. The results of this study showed that there was a low negative correlation between impulsivity and self-perception. It was also found that the relationship between attentional impulsiveness, the subscale of impulsivity, and self-perception was negative but low. However, no statistically significant relationship between motor impulsiveness and non-planning impulsiveness which are the subscales of impulsivity and self-perception was detected.

Keywords: Adolescent; Impulsivity; Self-perception; Social-comparison.

This is a descriptive study conducted to examine the effects of social intelligence, gender, seniority, job position, and marital status upon the levels of conflict management styles of teachers and administrators. Study participants include a total of 351 individuals (275 teachers and 76 administrators) employed in the public primary and secondary schools. The “Tromso Social Intelligence Scale (TSIS)”, “Conflict Management Strategies Scale”, and a “Personal Information Form” were used to collect the study data. The collected data were subjected to MANOVA,Fisher LSD Test (Least Significant Differences Test) and t-test. As shown by the study results, the variables of social intelligence, gender, seniority, and job position have a significant impact on conflict management styles. On the other hand, marital status as a variable was found to have no significant effect on conflict management styles.

Keywords: Social intelligence; Conflict; Conflict management; Administrator; Teacher.

The objective of the research is to determine the relationship between the scale of social skills of the adolescents at the age of 12-14 and their secure parent attachment. The sample of the research comprises of 186 male and 169 female adolescents with a total of 355 at the age of 12-14 who are studying in the 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade in six schools in Karabük under the administration of the Ministry of National Education in the school year of 2014-2015. The data collection for this research which has been conducted with the quantitative research and scanning method has been carried out by means of Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY) and Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA). It has been determined that there is a relationship between parental attachment scores and positive social behavior of adolescents.

Keywords: Attachment; Social skills; Adolescence.

In this research, it is aimed to investigate a valid and reliable Number Sense Test (NST) that is developed according to the elementary school 4th grade curriculum. In thedevelopment process; sixcomponents determined by Reys and friends (1999) with "Quantitative Reasoning and Inferences" component set by Greeno (1991) was used. Fourth grade students from randomly selected seven public schools in Kadıköy district of İstanbul participated in this study. Application were conducted with a total of 598 students (282 boy, 316 girl). A draft test consisting of 18 items was applied the students. The scores obtained from the test were analyzed quantitatively. After the exploratory factor analysis, Number Sense Test consisting of 11 items and 3 components with their eigenvalues over 1 was obtained. In order to test whether there is a significant relationship between the components of the NST, Pearson Moment Correlation Analysis was performed. After the analysis a significant positive correlation with a confidence level of p<.01 were found between all the components of the Number Sense Test. The reliability study of the test was conducted using Cronbach's Alpha Internal Consistency method. The total value of Cronbach's Alpha Internal Consistency of the test is .72 level. It is thought that the developed test will be effective in the number sense studies that can be done for the primary school students.

Keywords: Flexible calculation; Primary education; Making judgements and inferences about numerical quantities; Reference point; Number sense; Test development.