Youth Development and Social Support

The research described in this paper aimed to evaluate the extent to which academic performance is affected by student engagement (students’ involvement in school activities and commitment to the school’s mission and rules), academic self-efficacy (the students’ sense of their own capabilities), and academic motivatio…

• UĞUR DOĞAN

This study explores the characteristics of after-school program activities at a charter school in the Southeast US highlighting students’ experiences with and gains from these after-school program activities. A qualitative case study design was employed to understand students’ views and opinions regarding the activiti…

In the 21st century, we observe an increasingly aware of a series of global, technological and scientific advancement that create a need of good performance in science education at all levels of schooling. These challenges, among them rapid science and technological changes, a rise of information technology use, and c…

• SEÇİL TAŞTAN

This study has two aims. The first was to examine the changes in perceived stress and life satisfaction in terms of college belonging, major belonging, and the participation in extracurricular activities. The second aim was to test the moderating effect of college and major belonging, and extracurricular activities in…

• ASIM ÇİVİTCİ

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• GÖKMEN ARSLAN

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• GÖKMEN ARSLAN

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• AHMET TANHAN

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which leadership styles predict school climate, in order to identify whether a relationship exists between principals’ perceived practices of instructional and distributed leadership and their perceptions of school climate (mutual respect and school delinquenc…

• MEHMET ŞÜKRÜ BELLİBAŞ

This study aimed at revealing university students’ psychological resilience level and its relation with some selected factors (gender and faculty). The participants consisted of 596 university students (216 males, 378 females and 2 no response) selected from various fields in the faculties of Education and Theology. D…

Background: Numerous studies have been conducted to investigate the factors related to science achievement. In these studies, the classroom goal structure perceptions, engagement, and self-efficacy of the students have emerged as important factors to be examined in relation to students’ science achievement.Purpose: Th…

• FATMA MELİKE UÇAR
• SEMRA SUNGUR

This study investigates the relation between perceived social support levels and self-esteem levels of adolescents. It is a descriptive study. Participants were 257 adolescents from different high schools from Burdur, in Turkey. Data were collected by Social Support Appraisals Scale For Children and Adolescents with C…

• FATMA EBRU İKİZ
• FİRDEVS SAVİ ÇAKAR

Violence in schools in Turkey shows an enormous increase in recent years. As it is becoming a serious problem in secondary schools, many violence cases are lasting in courts. In the current study, the aim is to examine and understand how secondary school students perceive violence and crime in schools. The study also…