International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research

207 - 229

Authors: Nurhan Tütüncü , Meral Aksu

The purpose of this systematic review is to investigate the flipped classroom (FC) studies conducted in Turkey. The review reported on 38 studies- 27 research articles, 9 master’s theses and 2 PhD dissertations- published from 2014 till 2017 in ERIC, Science Direct, Web of Science, ULAKBIM, EBSCOhost, JSTOR, CoHE, and DOAJ. The results showed FC related studies conducted in Turkey have four major focuses: achievement, attitudes, motivation and perspectives of the students in FC and traditional classrooms. As a results, the majority of the studies concluded that students taught in FC increased their achievement, are reported to be more motivated, and developed positive attitudes.

245 - 251

Authors: Mehmet Fatih Karacabey , Kıvanç Bozkuş

The purpose of this research is to determine the levels of anxiety and readiness to change of school administrators. In the survey conducted, the data were obtained from 77 school administrators working in Adıyaman province during 2017-2018 academic year. According to findings, it is determined that school administrators are ready to change and managerial anxiety levels are higher than normal. It has been suggested that managerial anxiety be reduced and administrators be empowered as leaders of change.

275 - 288

Authors: Hasan Aksoy

To be able to set forth Turkish people's understanding of the universe, we should firstly define the concept of God. The presence and vigor of God, along with cosmic occurrences on earth's surface and the undefined beings in heavens, had a direct influence on the understanding of the universe, and the people's mindset regarding the concept. Turkish people believed that the God had an exquisite-eternal power, and that God commanded the whole universe. The oldest term found in the history of Turkish religion was "God". The term "Tengri" as found on the Orkhon inscriptions, exhibits the properties of the Turkish language. God was not only envisioned regarding religious aspects, but also as the source of people's view of the universe and life. Ancient memorials have shown that the same term was found to be used for "God" and "Heaven". "Kök Tengri" was the term used both for the heavens, and the only creator of the universe per se. The God, as a being abstract from the space and time, was compared to the eternal heavens, which was not completely definable in mind. Faith of God in Turkish people was observed to hold its vital importance since the beginning of history. The term God, without any alterations, was found to be the basic and common word in most Turkish dialects. Establishing firstly the standing point for belief in God in the history of Turkish people during pre-Islamic period, this paper aims to discuss the origins of monotheist belief, and related literature on the basis of God's domain of influence.

309 - 316

Authors: Adnan Veysel Ertemel , Peyvent Peyk

As a result of technological improvements, consumer purchase decision process deviates from its traditional behaviors. Considering the traditional consumer behavior, process of product purchase decision begins with being exposed to a stimulus, to various phases, finally to decision phase. Technological changes enable consumers to have ready access to available rich information about all types of products immediately after being exposed to a stimulus. At this stage, a new concept Zero Moment of Truth (ZMOT) plays a crucial role that accompanies more information seeking activity prior to going to the store. In this study, theoretical and existing academic literature investigated with a prior similar research conducted in US and Asia to analyze the results across different demographic segments, and to compare ZMOT against other MOTs.

330 - 343

Authors: Yüksel Hatırlı , Yasemin Duran

Motivation is one of the most important factors influencing the learning process and success of students. Motivation in education can be increased by applying many different approaches. These approaches have significant impacts on the learning process of students. Problems arise in learning when students are not motivated consistently. The main objective of the study is to examine the basic motivational elements of the first and second year students in the Design, Marketing and Advertising Departments of Isparta Vocational School. The study also aims to provide suggestions on ways that educators can use to motivate their students. In the study, the effect of the main motivation theories on learning is investigated and then a questionnaire is applied on 264 students studying in the School. The results of the questionnaires are evaluated with using SPSS (20.0), statistical package program. frequency distributions and cross tabulations were calculated and the factors affecting their motivations were analyzed by the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal Wallis test with hypotheses. As a result of the study, suggestions to improve learning process of students based on motivation are presented in the light of finding.

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Authors: A. Vahap Darendeli

It is observed that there are very important changes in the State organization and functions in our age. In the State organization, structures different from the institutions in the classical structure are being established in the form of Independent High Councils. Along with being different from regulations on the right to freedom of speech and right to information as well as the functions of other high councils that regulate the market economy, the organizational structures and functions of audio- visual media high councils, which have a different regulation function than the written and internet media, are unique in this respect. Moreover, non-state and transnational actors continue to become the fundamental regulatory bodies in terms of problems of modern States. In this context, the following conviction prevails; the State being as the most significant kind of political organization cannot be contented with only regulating the freedoms, it also needs to ensure their exercise, in other words, the State has positive obligation on the rights. Therefore, concerning the audio-visual media regulations, it must be considered normal, as part of the principle of the administration's integrity, that some exceptional authorities be delegated to Central administration of the modern State and other organs, along with the high councils.

393 - 404

Authors: Sevim Güllü

Counterproductive behavior (CB) is defined as intentional behavior against an organization or the partners in an organization. In the literature, it is commonly referred to as organizational deviation, which is a relatively new concept in Turkey. There is yet no study on sports businesses in the literature, which makes the current study very unique. The aim of this study is to examine the relationships between demographics and counterproductive behaviors in sports businesses. The study’s sample includes 150 employees working at a private sports business in the Anatolian Side of İstanbul. The study was designed with a screening model. In the first part of the study, the participants provided demographic information. Next, they completed the Counterproductive Behaviors Scale, which was developed by Bennett and Robinson (2010) and adapted into Turkish by Öztürk (2015). This instrument consisted of 2 sub-dimensions. The reliability studies of the instrument were conducted for the current study. Percentage and frequency tests were used so as to determine the range of the participants’ personal information. Kolmogorov-Smirnov’s normality test was applied to examine whether the data had a normal distribution. Afterward, the test results revealed that non-parametric tests were suitable for analysis (p<0.05). The Mann Whitney U Test was conducted to determine the significant differences for two-factor variables, and Kruskal Wallis was applied for three or more factor variables. A data analysis revealed no statistically significant differences between gender, marital status, employment type (payroll employment, contract labor, part-time employment), seniority, educational status, and counterproductive behaviors and the sub-dimensions of counterproductive behaviors (p>0.05). However, a statistically significant difference was found between counterproductive behavior dimensions and age (X2(2) =10.135; p<0.05). This indicates that participants between the ages of 26-30, especially participants in the younger part of that range, scored higher in the counterproductive behaviors dimension. In addition, a similar statistically significant difference was observed between employment positions and counterproductive behaviors (X2(4)=3.579; p<0.05), so the general services staff was found to score higher than others.