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IEJEE
Vol. 13 No. 4 (2021)Dear IEEJE Readers,
We are entering a second Covid-19 year.
Humanity is facing unique challenges. The covid-19 pandemic continues to have a negative impact on many sectors in all countries. Our health is under constant threat. Educational activities are carried out under uncertainty, and our socialization are restricted.
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Special Issue: Social Skills Development and Strategies for Success
Vol. 13 No. 3 (2021)Dear IEEJE Readers, For some individuals, the ability to interact with others in a way that is effective, meaningful, and purposeful is as natural as walking, talking, or breathing. Indeed, those individuals to whom social skills comes naturally, may remain totally unaware that possessing those basic interactive skills may provide a significant advantage in life over those individuals to whom social skills does not come naturally. Social skills deficits may impede behavior, academic performance, relationships, mental health, safety, daily functioning, and adult life outcomes. Therefore, teaching social skills to individuals who struggle in acquiring such skills seems like it would be an apparent educational priority. Unfortunately, however, some educational systems have been slow to recognize the importance of social skills and the development of social competence...
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IEJEE
Vol. 13 No. 2 (2020)Dear IEEJE Readers,
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE) presents its Vol 13 No 2.
As we all noticed, Covid-19 caused huge threats for our health and the children’s educational situations.
Students in elementary education in the entire world have experienced and still are experiencing unpredicted challenges in their schooling and education. So do also their teachers and parents. Educational authorities and teachers are trying to do their bests within their capacities, technological infrastructure and economic realities....
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IEJEE
Vol. 13 No. 1 (2020)Dear IEJEE Readers,
Since March 2020, we have been going through a tough time due to COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and universities had to change their way of arranging instructions and seminars. Faculties and students had to stay away from their campuses for several months. They had to set up alternative solutions for educational activities. Many schools and universities still offer full-time or partial virtual courses. Social distancing is still a vital precaution to protect yourself against the virus.
Researchers had to take a break from their research activities or they had to change their methods.
There is no doubt that COVID-19 has negatively affected our ‘free movements’, collaboration and socialization and to do so. Also, we have to admit that we have learned a lot. We learned how to find creative solutions in challenging times. Thanks to ICT, we have learned to reach each other and our students through different technologies.
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IEJEE
Vol. 12 No. 5 (2020)Dear IEJEE Reader,
It’s a great pleasure for me to present this issue of International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE) for you while COVID-19-pandemien threatens our civilization. Our daily working-routines, social interactions and social communication are negatively affected. Many businesses are closed and huge number of people lost their jobs. Children and students found themselves in unusual situations and exposed for unusual learning environments. They faced many different challenges that not any other generations experienced and thus many of us academicians felt us helpless, but thanks to ICTs that help us to provide acceptable conditions for their learning. Read more...
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IEJEE
Vol. 12 No. 4 (2020)Dear IEJEE Readers,
While 'social distancing' is crucial,
the need for getting closer to science is important.
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE)
plays an valuable role in this respect.
Thanks for keeping in touch with IEJEE.
Prof. Dr. Kamil Özerk
Editor-In-Chief
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Special Issue: The Future of Inclusive Education: International Trends Promoting Access and Equity for All
Vol. 12 No. 3 (2020)Dear IEJEE Readers,
It is a great pleasure for me to present this special issue of International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE) for you. The special issue editors Drs Sandoval-Gomez, Cosier and Cardinal are active researchers at the Chapman University, Attallah College of Educational Studies, Thompson Policy Institute on Disability (TPI), CA. USA.
I have been lucky to spend two years at TPI at Chapman University. I have been witness to their research and dissemination efforts. The way they collaborate with several agencies, other universities and institutions, and their approaches to present their research findings to broader public, educationists, and decision makers are impressing. TPI’s annual ‘Disability Summit’ at Chapman University is a quality arrangement by the involved researchers.
Inclusion, transition and equity are not only topics for their research. They are values that guide their approaches to educational planning for children with special needs. Their perspectives cover individual, local and societal level. TPI strives to impact policy by reducing barriers limiting access to learning, living and working, and the pursuit of a complete and quality life.
Thompson Policy Institute, Chapman University is located in California, but their research get also attention from other states and countries. Their research are focusing on ‘weak groups’ with strong values and hard data. They show us an alternative path for taking care of, creating opportunities for and utilizing the resources that the children and adolescents with (dis-) ability represent.
I admire the work they do and their contribution to the field by this special issue. Thanks to all contributors and the editorial coordinators and technical staff of IEJEE.
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IEJEE
Vol. 12 No. 2 (2019)Dear IEJEE Readers,
It is a great pleasure for us to present this issue of International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE). Educational challenges have become a part of our modern life – as parents, as decision makers and as educational researchers. Fortunately, they are not only challenges, but also interesting. To add a new perspective and new knowledge to the educational field also gives pleasure, and it is a good reason to be proud of as researcher.
In this issue of IEJEE, we present twelve articles from seven different countries representing three continents. As editorial team of IEJEE, we want to thank all of those researchers who submitted their papers to our journal. We also want to express our thanks to all of the peer-reviewers. Their contribution ensure high quality research publications.
As editorial team of IEJEE, we express our gratefulness to our technical staff.
We wish a happy new year to all of our contributors and readers.
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IEJEE
Vol. 12 No. 1 (2019)Dear IEJEE Readers,
You are about to read a new issues of International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE).
Many researchers addressing several important educational issues. Researchers are addressing different challenges and presenting valuable perspectives.
Research-based decisions in the educational sector are needed if the children’s and the teachers’ teaching and learning conditions to be improved. Changing times, different environments and new challenges need new knowledge and ideas. Some of them may be local and some global. -
IEJEE
Vol. 11 No. 5 (2019)Dear IEJEE Readers,
Education and teaching-learning issues are among the topics on the agenda in many countries. Educational issues are complex issues. Educational decisions need research-based knowledge.
Different socio-cultural contexts need different approaches. However, the need for research-based knowledge is not different. Every single actor in the educational sector needs to be equipped by solid competence about her/his area of professional practice.
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE) is acting as a peer-reviewed scientific channel for dissemination of research based-knowledge and ideas. IEJEE is a member of a global OPEN JOURNAL SYSTEM. IEJEE provides free of charge OPEN ACCESS to their readers. Elementary education is IEJEE’s central point of focus. Like the previous volumes and issues of the journal, this issue addresses several important topics and presents interesting findings and perspectives.
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IEJEE
Vol. 11 No. 4 (2019)We are proud of presenting Volume 11, issue 4 of International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE) for our readers. As the Editor-in-Chief of IEJEE, I always look for reading the submitted papers and the accepted version of the papers before publication.
I am always amazed by the informative tittles, but this time I decided to take a look at the key words mentioned in all the fourteen papers. I would like to share the key words with you:
Reading Fluency, Learning Problems, Single-Case Study, Reading Racetracks, Primary School, Social Studies, Spatial Perception Ability, Google Earth, Mixed Method, Vocabulary Acquisition, Vocabulary Instruction, Pleasure Reading, Efficiency, Intercultural Education, Ethnocentrism, Teacher Training, Visual...
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Special Issue: The Use of ICT in Education
Vol. 11 No. 3 (2019)Dear IEJEE Readers, The use of digital media, information and communication technologies (ICT) and other technical tools became a natural part of the new generation of children and youth. We are experiencing rapid advances in ICT. The opportunities and challenges ICTs create for learning in the schools and out of school time are among the contemporary topics of interest for researchers. In this special issue of International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE) many active researchers in their field addressing several issues. They conceptualize new phenomena and processes that the children and youth are involved in their daily life. They addresses their creativity, motivation, collaboration, problem -solving and literacy development while they are involved in media production and utilization. -
IEJEE
Vol. 11 No. 2 (2018)Dear IEJEE Readers,
It is a great pleasure for me to present this Volume 11, Issue 2, of International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE).
Kamil Özerk, University of Oslo, Norway
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IEJEE
Vol. 11 No. 1 (2018)Dear IEJEE Readers,
We are proudly publishing, and you are probably enjoying the articles of International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE). This is our volume 11, issue 1. Many researchers are presenting eight papers addressing several important educational issues.
All of them are also challenging issues in many countries. IEJEE is an open access journal. Dissemination of research-based knowledge and ideas to many professionals and decision makers is one of our main targets. IEJEE’s papers are also relevant for parents and students within the field of education.
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IEJEE
Vol. 10 No. 5 (2018)Dear IEJEE Readers,
It is a great pleasure for me to present this Volume 10, Issue 5, of International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE).
Thirty three researchers from seven different countries address several important educational issues like assessment, validation of educational tools, socio emotional well-being, personal and social skills development, empowerment in education, self-directed learning ability, achievement in mathematics, focuses in early childhood education, misconceptions in mathematics teaching, language teaching, reading comprehension, school violence, and parents’ perspectives on the concept of mathematics.
As the readers may noticed, IEJEE continuously tries to improve its technical quality i.e. layout, submission system, peer-reviewing process, accessibility and open access policy.
Editor-In-Chief
Kamil Özerk, Professor of Education
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IEJEE
Vol. 10 No. 4 (2018)Dear IEJEE Readers,
It is a great pleasure for me to present volume 10, issue 4 of International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE) for you.
In this issue twelve interesting and important topics are addressed by twenty-four researchers from eight different countries and more than ten universities.
Different educational contexts and students at different age groups have their partly different and partly common challenges.
The researchers do their important contributions by addressing the current issues in their environments and sharing it with international readers. -
Special Issue: Educational Psychology, Special Education and Counseling
Vol. 10 No. 3 (2018)Dear IEJEE Reader,
This special issue of International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE) presents information and examples of practices that are from the intersection of School Psychology, School Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education. As we move forward in understanding how interdisciplinary/team approaches can benefit our students, we have also begun to realize that much more work is needed in this area to help reduce barriers that impede collegiality between professionals in these fields. Our students with special needs today present us with ever changing challenges, and new cross-sectional tools, ideas, and strategies that include the best from these disciplines are absolutely pivotal to addressing these needs.
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IEJEE
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2017)Dear IEJEE Readers, It is a great pleasure for me to present this issue of International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. IEJEE by this issue is celebrating its 10th year. We are publishing four ordinary issues in 2017 in addition to a special issue. In this number you’ll find fourteen articles of which twenty-seven researchers stand behind from five different countries representing nineteen universities. I would like to thank all of the contributors. Their research works encourage us as IEJEE editors. I also would like to express my deepest gratitude to all the peer reviewers and the executive editors Dr. Gökhan Özsoy, Dr. Hayriye Gül Kuruyer and Dr. Hasan Tabak.
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IEJEE
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2017)Dear IEJEE Readers,
This number of International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE) is marking a special and pleasing turning point in the history of this scientific journal. After nine years tireless efforts for making IEJEE accessible and high quality educational journal, we in this issue of IEJEE, succeeded in making it even more accessible for those who do research, making policy and serve in elementary education.
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IEJEE
Vol. 9 No. 4 (2017)Dear IEJEE Reader,
This issue of the International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education comprises eleven articles. When I read the peer-viewed and accepted articles, what struck me was that after each article, I with an impulsive manner said Why not? -
IEJEE
Vol. 9 No. 3 (2017)Dear IEJEE Reader,
In December, 2016, the International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE), published a special Issue on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): Approaches to Training, Teaching, and Treatment. We received tremendous feedback. It’s encouraging to receive positive feedback from researchers, parents and students.
In this ordinary number of IEJEE we present thirteen articles from eight different countries the first article addresses misconceptions among students and how to design appropriate instructional strategies to help them, and the second article discusses the math teachers’ perception and use of mathematical definitions. Another article addresses the factors effecting fourth graders informational text comprehension based on a large-scale data from US context. -
IEJEE Special Issue Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): Approaches to Training, Teaching, and Treatment
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2016)Dear IEJEE Reader,
Treatment, training and teaching of children with autism/autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is one of the important topics for psychologists and educators. This field is a challenging field. Those who are involved in the field as service providers need to be informed about new ideas, concepts, methodological approaches and experiences of the others within the field. Practitioners deserve research based knowledge that can help them to provide better treatment, training and teaching for children with autism/autism spectrum disorders. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education – as an open access journal - decided to devote this year’s special issues to autism/ASD. The main aim is contribution to the field and creation of better treatment, training and teaching opportunities for children - regardless who they are and where they live. -
IEJEE
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2016)Dear IEJEE Reader,
One of the most exciting moments for my editorship is to read the accepted versions of the papers and put some words about them here. There are 13 topics are being address in this number of International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education (IEJEE). The importance of the “teachers’ knowledge, attitude, and skills”, “pedagogical content knowledge”, professional competency to utilizing “different teaching methods”: 5E (engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate) model enriched with cooperative learning and animations and the importance of the teachers’ “zone of proximal development” are addressed in four papers. -
IEJEE
Vol. 8 No. 4 (2016)Dear IEJEE Reader,
In this number of the International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, you’ll find ten articles. They are addressing several important topics: STEM-education, teacher-student relationship, PISA, professionalism in early childhood education, child-centered reading education, creative writing, Math education, the challenges for Math teachers, teaching English as a third language and factors related to reading comprehension. -
IEJEE
Vol. 8 No. 3 (2016)Dear IEJEE Reader,
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education is bringing you a comprehensive issue which covers many important topics in the field of elementary education. Dr. Berat Ahi addresses and discusses the mental models in preschool children’s conceptualization. Researchers from Finland highlight how supervision supports inclusive teaching practices of the professional teachers. Three other researchers study and capture the primary school teachers’ experiences with and opinions on constructive classroom managements. Dr. Theresa A. Coogan decribes and discusses the role of supportive school counselling for the establishment of a middle school career development program in Belize.
Two other researchers investigate the locus of control and personality traits of preschool teachers related their level of self-directed learning readiness.
The next paper investigates another important challenge in our time: the sensitivity of Students to the Natural Environment, Animals, Social Problems and Cultural Heritage.
Another paper which addresses environmental consciousness is written by Dr. Laurie James of Western Washington University, United States. Dr. Laurie’s research is very concreate, practical oriented and demonstrated how the schools can make substantial gains with regard to minimizing waste in a school setting by reducing, reusing, recycling, and composting waste products by small but conscious strategies.
