JOURNAL OF ORIGINAL STUDIES

Teacher's opinions on in-service training offered on MoE distance education platforms

2024-02-11T23:29:04+03:00

The purpose of this study was to gather feedback from teachers who work in primary, secondary, and high schools that are affiliated with the Ministry of National Education regarding the in-service training provided on the Ministry of National Education Distance Education Platforms (EBA and BA) in the fall semester of the 2022–2023 academic year and to suggest solutions. The study employed the descriptive survey approach, one of the quantitative research techniques. The criterion selection approach from the purposeful sampling method was utilized to select the teachers who would take part in the study. The standard of "being a teacher who has completed 10 years" was picked as a standard in this framework. Questions were posed to teachers employed by numerous schools to guarantee the greatest possible diversity. The study's participant teachers comprised 138 female instructors and 89 male teachers. The survey included 228 participants from various levels and schools throughout numerous Turkish provinces. Survey of Teachers' Opinions Regarding In-Service Training Videos The researcher built a method for gathering data and presented it on MoNE Distance Education Platforms. There are 33 questions on the survey. Teachers received the questionnaire created as part of the research via Google Forms. The results show that instructors generally find in-service training helpful, but they believe that in-service training needs to be improved in terms of material utilization and implementation in the classroom. Additionally, around half of the participants are instructors who believe that the in-service training's contents improve the educational environment. It may be concluded that there is a consensus that the training should be reformed to better meet the needs of the teachers given that the other half of respondents were unsure and negative. Additionally, it is advised that in-service training be strengthened with innovations that foster participation. To accomplish this, training should be designed using gamification methods, techniques, and components that the world's major organizations use. Additionally, the quality of the training should be increased by converting the gains attained at the end of the training into service points or an award that will support professional development.

A qualitative evalution on the labor of migrant women working in the greenhouse sector in Altınova

2024-03-24T12:00:59+03:00

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the participation in labor markets and gender roles of immigrant women who came to the Altınova district of Yalova province with international migration and work in the greenhouse sector. . Türkiye’s geopolitical location has always been a transit country for immigrants. In addition, with the influence of the “Arab Spring”, which took place especially in 2010 and affected many Middle Eastern countries, mass migrations took place from Middle Eastern countries to Turkey, and with these mass migrations, immigrants entering Turkey were included in Turkey’s labor markets. Although there are many studies on immigrant labor in the literature, it is seen that studies on immigrant women’s labor are limited in quantitative terms. Studies have generally focused on the labor of immigrant women in sectors such as domestic services, care services, and tourism, and no study has been found examining the situation of immigrant women in the greenhouse sector. For this reason, this study was conducted to evaluate the labor of immigrant women working in the greenhouse sector in the Altınova district of Yalova province.

The study, conducted in the Altınova district of Yalova province in 2023, is based on interviews with 10 women from different ethnic groups who had to migrate to Turkey. Women’s efforts to exist in the labor markets with the perception that “a woman’s place is in the home” brought about by gender roles have been continuing for many years. Along with the secondary disadvantage of being an immigrant, the position of immigrant women in the labor markets makes them an even more vulnerable group. This study, which uses qualitative research methods, shows that immigrant women struggle with many problems in the labor markets, such as low wages, social exclusion, dequalification, and being obliged to continue their current job, as a result of the perception of fragile, easily manageable and cheap labor brought about by gender roles.

Bibliometric analysis of studies published on athletics

2024-04-23T21:16:13+03:00

In this study, 2103 publications produced by athletics sports studies between 2000-2023 were accessed from the Web of Science database and bibliometric analyzes were made with the data obtained. 154 of the 7117 authors in 669 journals in the data set contributed as single researchers. The publication status of the journals in the data set and the citations they received were evaluated. Additionally, the effect of bibliographies was examined. When the distribution of publications by years is examined, it can be stated that the highest number of articles was reached in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The number of articles for these years are 198, 191 and 176, respectively. With the word cloud analysis, it was seen that the concepts of "humans", "male", "female", "athletes", "adult", "adolescent", "sports", "athletic injuries", "young adult", "athletic performance" were at the center. It has been determined that the Journal of Athletic Training, British Journal of Sports Medicine and The American Journal of Sports Medicine are among the most influential journals in the field. In addition, it can be said that Casa D.J., Edouard, P. and Timpka T. are among the authors who produced the most articles, and Linköping University and the University of Connecticut are among the institutions that are at the forefront. It has been determined that the country that cooperates the most and makes the strongest contribution in the field is France. With this study, it is suggested to describe the articles published on athletics from different perspectives and to be a guide for researchers.