Recent Research and Fieldwork of Faculty Members
Savaş, G., Arslan, K., & Kılınç, A. Ç. (2026). When teacher leadership backfires: Exploring the unintended consequences of teacher leadership. Educational Management Administration & Leadership54(1), 90-111.

Kılınç, A. Ç., Sezgin, F., Özdemir, S., Polatcan, M., & Erdoğan, O. (2026). From Principal Leadership Typologies to Teacher Resilience and Well-being: Testing a Multilevel Latent Profile Mediation Model. Educational Administration Quarterly, 0013161X261418732.

Sezgin, F., Kılınç, A. Ç., Özdemir, S., Özdemir, N., & Erdoğan, O. (2026). Exploring the moderation role of teacher cultural value profiles on the association between transformational leadership and teacher job satisfaction: Evidence from Turkish education context. Educational Management Administration & Leadership54(2), 579-601.

Özdemir, N., Altunay, E., & Kılınç, A. Ç. (2026). Beyond leadership: unpacking trust and psychological climate in teachers’ knowledge sharing practices. Journal of Educational Administration, 1-16.

Palaz, T., Savaş, G., Aydın, F., Çepni, O., & Kılınç, A. Ç. (2026). Supporting teacher well-being in post-earthquake southeastern Türkiye: The role of leader-member exchange, teacher resilience, and teacher work engagement. International Journal of Educational Research136, 102918.

Türkoğlu, M. E., & Cansoy, R. (2026). Linking Instructional Leadership and Differentiated Instruction: Examining the Mediating Role of Teacher Agency. Sage Open16(1), 21582440261417410.

Bellibaş, M. Ş., Polatcan, M., & Berkovich, I. (2026). Principal–Teacher Relationship Profiles Moderating the Effects of Transformational Leadership on Teacher Innovation and Resistance to Change. Educational Administration Quarterly62(2).

Bellibaş, M. Ş., Polatcan, M., & Berkovich, I. (2026). Principal–Teacher Relationship Profiles Moderating the Effects of Transformational Leadership on Teacher Innovation and Resistance to Change. Educational Administration Quarterly62(2), 312-359.

Kılınç, A. Ç., Sezgin, F., Özdemir, S., Polatcan, M., & Erdoğan, O. (2026). From Principal Leadership Typologies to Teacher Resilience and Well-being: Testing a Multilevel Latent Profile Mediation Model. Educational Administration Quarterly, 0013161X261418732.

Bellibaş, M. Ş., Veletic, J., Eryılmaz, N., & Polatcan, M. (2026). Addressing the gap in creative pedagogies among teachers through instructional leadership: A meta-analysis of countries in PISA 2022. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 17411432261422532.

Bellibaş, M. Ş., Ninković, S., & Polatcan, M. (2026). Educational leadership and teacher instructional practices: a meta-analytic comparison of leadership models. International Journal of Educational Management, 1-21.

Bellibaş, M. Ş., Boz, A., Liu, S., & Polatcan, M. (2026). Nurturing Female Teachers' Leadership Aspiration: The Role of Principal–Teacher Relationships, Resilience and Self‐Efficacy. European Journal of Education61(1), e70475.

Bellibaş, M. Ş., Polatcan, M., Dematthews, D. E., & Celik, M. (2026). Integrating Social Justice Leadership with Instructional Leadership in Turkish Schools: Does it Make a Difference for the School Culture and Student Achievement?. Educational Administration Quarterly62(1), 3-56.

Çelik, M., Polatcan, M., & Bellibaş, M. Ş. (2026). Relational dynamics in schools: how principal–teacher relationship profiles are related to teachers’ citizenship and counterproductive work behaviors. Irish Educational Studies, 1-21.

Kul, Ü., Besalti, M., Çelik Demirci, S. Korkmaz, S. Examining the relationship between pre-service teachers’ technological pedagogical content knowledge and generative artificial intelligence acceptance. Discov Educ 5, 54 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-026-01111-x

Korkmaz, S., & Biber, A. Ç. (2025). The Effect of Argumentation-Based Teaching on Conceptual Understanding in Transformation Geometry. Necatibey Faculty of Education Electronic Journal of Science and Mathematics Education19(1), 218-247. https://doi.org/10.17522/balikesirnef.1628926

Korkmaz, S., Çelik Demirci, S., & Kul, Ü. (2024). Evaluation of Questions in Middle School Mathematics Textbooks in Terms of Problem Solving Strategies. Kastamonu Education Journal, 32(4), 554-567. doi: 10.24106/kefdergi.1574325


Karaca, M. F., & Bayır, Ş. (2024). Türkçe doğal dil işleme: ses bilgisi ve morfolojik analiz. Journal of Innovative Engineering and Natural Science4(2), 448-465. https://doi.org/10.61112/jiens.1472513

Karaca, M. F., & Bayır, Ş. (2021). TÜRKİYE’DEKİ GENEL AMAÇLI VE ÖZEL EĞİTİM OKULLARI ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME. Scientific Educational Studies5(2), 205-232. https://doi.org/10.31798/ses.1032654

Eser, Y. (2013). The characteristics of superior talented students and comparison of their general ability and Wisc R tests results. International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences (IJPES)3(3), 55–89.

Çermik, F. ve Eser, Y. (2013, 19-21 Haziran). Öğretmen adaylarının Öğretmenlik Alan Bilgisi Testi (ÖABT) hakkındaki görüş ve beklentileri [Tam metin bildiri]. International Congress of Educational Research, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Çanakkale, Türkiye.

Polatcan, M., Arslan, P., Balcı, A. (2023) "The mediating effect of teacher self-efficacy regarding the relationship between transformational school leadership and teacher agency", Educational Studies, 49 (5) pp. 823-841 [SSCI]   

Polatcan, M. (2023) "The Influence of Leadership Self-efficacy on College Students' Leadership Practice: The Mediating Role of Motivation to Lead", International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 11 (2) pp. 138-167    

Özdemir, N., Kılınç, A.Ç., Polatcan, M., Turan, S., Bellibaş, M.Ş. (2023) "Exploring Teachers’ Instructional Practice Profiles: Do Distributed Leadership and Teacher Collaboration Make a Difference?", Educational Administration Quarterly, 59 (2) pp. 255-305 [SSCI]    
 
Polatcan, M., Kılınç, A.Ç., Özdemir, N., Zepeda, S., Çevik, S. (2023) "Leading teacher instructional practices in Türkiye: do inner school conditions matter?", Journal of Educational Administration, 61 (4) pp. 341-361 [SSCI]
  
Özdemir, S., Sezgin, F., Kılınç, A.Ç., Polatcan, M. (2023) "A cultural lens to school leadership effects on teacher instructional practices: The mediation of teacher collective efficacy and the moderation of uncertainty avoidance", Educational Mangement Administration and Leadership, (0) [SSCI]     

Kılınç, A.Ç., Polatcan, M., Çepni, O. (2023) "Exploring the association between distributed leadership and student achievement: the mediation role of teacher professional practices and teacher self-efficacy", Journal of Curriculum Studies, (0) [SSCI]     
  
Kılınç, A.Ç., Özdemir, N., Polatcan, M., Savaş, G., Dolapçı, E. (2023) "Linking transformational leadership to teacher commitment and alienation: Do motivational climate profiles moderate?", Educational Management Administration and Leadership, (0) pp. 1-25 [SSCI]     

Kılınç, A.Ç., Polatcan, M., Erdoğan, O., Sezgin, F., Özdemir, S. (2023) "Investigating the association between principal learning-centred leadership and teacher instructional practices: the mediating roles of teacher self-efficacy and collective teacher efficacy", Educational Studies, (0) [SSCI]    

Kılınç, A.Ç., Polatcan, M., Savaş, G., Er, E. (2024) "How transformational leadership influences teachers’ commitment and innovative practices: Understanding the moderating role of trust in principal", Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 52 (2) pp. 455-474 [SSCI]

Kılınç, A.Ç., Polatcan, M., Turan, S., Özdemir, N. (2024) "Principal job satisfaction, distributed leadership, teacher-student relationships, and student achievement in Turkey: a multilevel mediated-effect model", Irish Educational Studies, 43 (2) pp. 281-299 [SSCI]  

Sezgin, F., Kılınç, A.Ç., Özdemir, S., Özdemir, N., Erdoğan, O. (2024) "Exploring the moderation role of teacher cultural value profiles on the association between transformational leadership and teacher job satisfaction: Evidence from Turkish education context", Educational Management Administration & Leadership, (0) [SSCI] 

Cansoy, R., Kılınç, A.Ç., Türkoğlu, M.E. (2024) "Barriers to school principals’ effective instructional supervision practices: evidence from a centralised educational context", Educational Studies, (0) [SSCI]

Özdemir, N., Kılınç, A.Ç., Turan, S. (2023) "Instructional leadership, power distance, teacher enthusiasm, and differentiated instruction in Turkey: testing a multilevel moderated mediation model", Asia Pasific Journal of Education, 43 (3) pp. 912-928 [SSCI]    

Yılmaz, G., Kılınç, A.Ç. (2023) "Okul Müdürünün Öğretim Liderliği Davranışları ile Öğretmen Mesleki Öğrenmesi Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi: Öğretmen Motivasyonunun Aracı Rolü", Baskent Journal of Education, 10 (1) pp. 32-46 [TR Dizin]   

Özdemir, N., Kılınç, A.Ç., Polatcan, M., Turan, S., Bellibaş, M.Ş. (2023) "Exploring Teachers’ Instructional Practice Profiles: Do Distributed Leadership and Teacher Collaboration Make a Difference?", Educational Administration Quarterly, 59 (2) pp. 255-305 [SSCI]   
 
Polatcan, M., Özdemir, N., Kılınç, A.Ç., Zepeda, S., Çevik, S. (2023) "Leading teacher instructional practices in Turkiye: do inner school conditions matter?", Journal of Educational Administration, 61 (4) pp. 341-361 [SSCI]  
 
Özdemir, S., Sezgin, F., Kılınç, A.Ç., Polatcan, M. (2023) "A cultural lens to school leadership effects on teacher instructional practices: The mediation of teacher collective efficacy and the moderation of uncertainty avoidance", Educational Management Administration & Leadership, (0) [SSCI]  
  
Kılınç, A.Ç., Polatcan, M., Çepni, O. (2023) "Exploring the association between distributed leadership and student achievement: the mediation role of teacher professional practices and teacher self-efficacy", Journal of Curriculum Studies, 55 (3) pp. 352-362 [SSCI]  

Kılınç, A.Ç., Özdemir, N., Polatcan, M., Savaş, G., Dolapcı, E. (2023) "Linking transformational leadership to teacher commitment and alienation: Do motivational climate profiles moderate?", Educational Management Administration & Leadership, (0) [SSCI]     

Bellibaş, M.Ş., Kılınç, A.Ç. (2023) "Contextualizing Leadership: How Does National Societal Culture Shape the Practices of School Leadership in Türkiye?", Bulletin of Educational Studies, 2 (1) pp. 37-49

Kılınç, A.Ç., Polatcan, M., Erdoğan, O., Sezgin, F., Özdemir, S. (2023) "Investigating the association between principal learning-centred leadership and teacher instructional practices: the mediating roles of teacher self-efficacy and collective teacher efficacy", Educational Sciences, (0) [SSCI]     

Köstekci, E., Kılınç, A.Ç. (2023) "Öğretim Liderliği ile Öğretmen Öz Yeterliği Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi: Öğretmen Yansıtma Davranışının Aracılık Rolü", Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 43 (3) pp. 1893-1929 [TR Dizin]     
Turkoglu, M.E., Parlar, H., CANSOY, R. (2023) "Islamic educational leadership and a model Islamic high school Insights from Turkiye", ISLAMIC-BASED EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, 0 (0) pp. 196-213 [ESCI]    

Kayabaşı, S.D., Cansoy, R. (2023) "Lessons Learned from a Successful Middle School Principal in Türkiye: Insights into Effective Leadership Practices", Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 7 (2) pp. 1-18

Tüngaç, D. Ş., & Kurnaz, F. B. (2023). Dereceli puanlama anahtarı ile derecelendirme ölçeği’nden elde edilen sonuçların tutarlılığının incelenmesi: okuma akıcılığı ve prozodik okuma örneği. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi(26), 211-225. https://doi.org/10.29029/busbed.1296957

Dibekli, S., & Kurnaz, F. B. (2023). Yapı İnşa Oyun Performansının Dereceli Puanlama Anahtarıyla Değerlendirilmesi. Çocuk Ve Gelişim Dergisi, 6(12), 13-31. https://doi.org/10.36731/cg.1281108

Kurnaz, F. B., & Yıldız, H. (2023). Investigating the sources of differential item functioning: A sample critical thinking motivation scale. International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 10(3), 434-453. https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.1279152

Aldırmaz, K., & Kurnaz, F. B. (2023). Biçimsel Olmayan (İnformal) Değerlendirme Yöntemleri içinde Özel Gereksinimli Çocuklarda İnformal Değerlendirme (Ed. Asya Çetin),  ss. 83 -113, Eğiten Kitap.

Polat, M. (2024) "Readiness, resilience, and engagement: Analyzing the core building blocks of online education", Education and Information Technologies, 0 (0) [SSCI]   
  
Uysal, D., Çalışkan, S., Polat, M., Asmalı, M., Çakmak, F., Özkal, N., Güven, M. (2023) "An Evaluation of In-Service Training Curriculum for Practitioners of English for Academic Purposes", International Journal of Curriculum and Instructional Studies, 13 (1) pp. 1-29    

ARSLAN, K., POLAT, M. (2023) "How Well Do International Students Adapt to The Turkish Higher Education System?", Kastamonu Egitim Dergisi, 31 (3) pp. 513-528

POLAT, M., ERDEM, C. (2023) "Adaptation of Teacher Immunity Scale to Turkish: Validity and Reliability Study", Sakarya University Journal of Education, 13 (2) pp. 163-190

 

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