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(Mis-/Under-)Representations of Gender and Sexuality in Locally-Produced ELT Materials
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Selvi, Ali Fuad; Kocaman, Ceren – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2021
The current study examines how gender and sexualities are represented in the ELT instructional materials (i.e., handouts) developed and used "locally" in an Intensive English Program housed at a major state university in Turkey. The findings revealed that these materials stood on the biased end of the gender representation spectrum both…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Gender Differences, Sexual Identity
The Effects of Sex Education on Psychological Counselling Students in Turkey
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Çuhadaroglu, Alper – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2017
Sex education is not included in Turkey's national curriculum and is rarely referenced in school and university curricula. This is even true for those undertaking training in psychological counselling where the need may be great. Only a very few university schools of education offer an elective sex education course. A group of 64 guidance and…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Counseling Psychology, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Preservice History Teachers' Attitudes towards Identity Differences
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Yazici, Fatih – Higher Education Studies, 2017
The ongoing changes in history education in support of diversity have an effect on Turkey even if on a limited scale. Although the current history curriculum in Turkey promotes the identity transmission instead of respecting different identities, it also has some goals such as "teaching the students about basic values including peace,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, History Instruction
Reconceptualization Sexuality and Rethinking Homophobia in Metropolitan Campus Spaces
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Deniz, Caglar – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2017
The Metropolitan city gives non-metropolitan students an opportunity to meet new social groups. In this article, the perceptions of sexuality of those students who come from provincial areas to a metropolitan city for university education are examined within a framework of semi-structured interviews. The study on which this article is based used a…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, College Students
Internet Dependence in an Undergraduate Population: The Roles of Coping with Stress, Self-Efficacy Beliefs, and Sex Role Orientation
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Odaci, Hatice; Çelik, Çigdem B. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2017
This study examined the relationship between Internet dependence in university students and forms of coping with stress and self-efficacy and investigated whether Internet dependence varies according to such variables as sex roles, gender, and duration of Internet use. The study was performed with 632 university students. The Internet Addiction…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Coping, Stress Variables, Anxiety
University Students' Perception of Discrimination on Campus in Turkey
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Gokce, Asiye Toker – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2013
This study explores discrimination on campus in Turkey. The participants were 164 university students from the first, third, and fourth classes of two departments in a university in Turkey. The data was gathered through a questionnaire developed by the author. The results revealed that students were discriminated against because of their clothing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Social Discrimination