International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research

The Relationship Between the Autonomy of Turkish EFL Teachers and Their Professional Burnout

Sıla Nalbant — 2025-06-26

The aim of this study is to analyze the correlation between teacher autonomy and teacher burnout in a Turkish context. For this study, correlational research design was used, and the data were collected via the Teacher Autonomy Scale by Pearson and Hall (1993) and the Teacher Burnout Scale by Seidman and Zager (1986-1987). 100 Turkish EFL teachers who teach at high school level in public or private institutions of the center of Edirne and its districts Uzunköprü, Havsa, İpsala and Keşan were chosen as the sample for the study. The findings displayed that the participants had a low level of teacher autonomy and a moderate level of teacher burnout. The participants had a slightly higher curriculum autonomy than general autonomy. All the subcategories of the Teacher Burnout Scale showed moderate levels of teacher burnout. The highest mean was observed in the attitudes towards students subscale and the lowest mean was observed in the career satisfaction subscale. When it comes to the correlation between teacher autonomy and teacher burnout, the findings revealed that teacher burnout was significantly, inversely and moderately correlated with teacher autonomy.

The Role of Accounting Learning in Forming Financial Attitudes and Its Contribution to the Level of Financial Management of Bidikmisi Students

Kuswanto Kuswanto — 2025-06-26

Bididikmisi scholarship students' financial limitations require them to manage them effectively and efficiently. Students' awareness of managing finances is based on their attitudes formed through financial literacy resulting from the financial learning process. This study aims to analyze the direct and indirect effects of accounting learning on the level of financial management through the financial attitudes of Bidikmisi scholarship students. The study was conducted on 89 students of the Economic Education Study Program, Jambi University, class of 2019-2022. To achieve this goal, the study was conducted using a quantitative method. Data were analyzed using Path Analysis statistical techniques. The results of the analysis explain that accounting learning as a shaper of students' financial literacy does not directly affect the level of students' financial management but has an indirect effect on financial management through students' financial attitudes. Students with good financial literacy will be wise about their financial problems so that they will try to manage their finances as well as possible. The resulting path model is very suitable in explaining the effect of accounting learning variables on students' financial management through financial attitude variables based on GFI values> 0.95. The results of this study recommend that Bidikmisi scholarship recipients make accounting courses a source of financial literacy so that they are not only value-oriented but also focused on understanding in studying it so that they will form a wise attitude towards the financial problems they face and try to manage their finances effectively and efficiently

Examination of the Relationship between Self-Compassion Levels of Preschool Period Children’s Mothers and Children’s Loneliness

Hülya Gülay Ogelman — 2025-06-26

Purpose of the research is to examine the predictive effect of self-compassion levels of preschool period children’s mothers over children’s loneliness levels. The research was conducted with 196 children, between the ages of 60-72 months and who are attending preschool education in a metropolis in the South-eastern Anatolia Region, and their mothers.The relational survey method was used in the research. The Personal Information Form, Self-Compassion Scale and Loneliness Scale were adapted in the research.According to the research results; there is a negative, high level and significant relationship between self-compassion, self-kindness and awareness of sharing levels of mothers and loneliness levels of preschool period children. There is a positive, high level and significant relationship between self-judgement, isolation and over-identification levels of mothers and loneliness of children. Research findings indicate that mothers’ self-compassion is associated to and predicts loneliness of preschool period children. In light of the information in the literature, results of this study can be interpreted as the mother's self-compassion towards herself may reduce the child's level of loneliness by positively affecting her relationship with her child.

A Phenomenological Study on the Difficulties of Ukrainian Immigrants in Learning Languages

Gülşah Yalçın — 2025-06-26

Individuals or groups are forcibly displaced due to economic problems, wars, terrorism, political conflicts, and discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, or religion. War-induced migration often leads to movement towards neighboring countries, creating challenges for host nations like housing, healthcare, basic needs, and education. Similarly, the Russia-Ukraine War, starting in 2022, led many Ukrainians to migrate to Türkiye and required them to learn Turkish, along with their efforts to work and continue their education in Türkiye. This study aims to identify Ukrainian students’ challenges when learning Turkish and Turkish instructors’ experiences and problems when teaching Turkish to these students, which offers solutions to the language learning/teaching process. Hence, to deeply understand Ukrainian students’ and Turkish instructors’ experiences, we adopted a phenomenological study and gathered the data through focus group discussions with students (n=8) and instructors (n=5). Utilizing the content analysis, the study revealed that Ukrainian students learn Turkish to settle in Turkey, continue their education, and find employment. Notably, both students and instructors indicated difficulties in productive skills due to the lack of practice. Students also find learning Turkish challenging because it belongs to a family of different languages with different alphabets. The study suggested activities to develop students’ language skills.

Response to Intervention: A Bibliometric Mapping

Arzu Doğanay Bilgi — 2025-06-30

This study aims to present a bibliometric analysis of international research on the response to intervention (RTI) approach. An analysis was conducted using the Web of Science database focusing on the period between 1997 and 2023. At the end of this analysis, 477 records that met the search criteria were identified.

Initially, a performance analysis was carried out to assess the publication output of authors, institutions, countries, and other contributors. Subsequently, a science mapping analysis was conducted to uncover the structure and dynamics of research related to the RTI approach. The main findings of the research are as follows: (1) Research on RTI has been an emerging field that has grown exponentially since the 2000s, but there has been a decline in the number of studies in recent years; (2) Research in this area is predominantly produced by a few institutions and a cadre of scholars in the United States; (3) There is evidence of research collaboration among scholars in this area, but collaborative networks are mostly established within the US or among scientists in a few countries; (4) The trends in the RTI literature have changed over the past 27 years. This study provides beneficial information on the current state of RTI research, helping to recognize this research's strengths and gaps in growth, development, themes, impact, and scope.