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Item An analysis of the critical thinking of university students enrolled in a faculty of education(Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.) Buran, Ayşe Aylin.; Kızıltepe, Zeynep.This study seeks to identify the critical thinking of students in a state university in Turkey. All the subjects were enrolled in the Faculty of Education. While doing this research, the students’ approaches to critical thinking and their critical thinking experiences are analyzed. The data gathered is interpreted within the framework of Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory. Using a mixed methods sequential explanatory design, the following research questions were investigated: (a) What are the critical thinking dispositions of the subjects? (b) Based on their personal experiences, how do they conceptualize critical thinking? In the quantitative stage, the California Critical Thinking Dispositions Inventory (CCTDI) was employed. In the qualitative stage, semi-structured interviews with 20 students were conducted. The quantitative data suggests that the subjects have a positive disposition towards critical thinking. It was observed that exercising critical thinking depends not only on actually having the ability to think critically but also upon the subject’s environment as well as the characteristics of people surrounding the subject. Hence, it is concluded that critical thinking is a context-based concept rather than a purely individual characteristic or skill. This research contributes to the field in terms of understanding critical thinking in a more comprehensive manner.Item Educating the parents of gifted children :|a needs analysis(Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.) Zat, Uğur.; Kızıltepe, Zeynep.Parents education programs constitute one of the most popular subjects in family education. One of the parental education fields is the education of parents of gifted that is aimed to know how to meet needs of their children with differences and sensitivities from other peers. This study aims to identify the educational needs of parents of primary school age gifted children. To accomplish this, both focus group and in-depth interviews were used in order to gather thematic qualitative data from thirteen parents(F=13). The design of research is an exploratory design in order to deepen the understanding of each participant’s lived experiences. Using this design, the followings research questions were investigated: (a) What do parents need to learn after their primary school age children are identified as gifted? (b) What is the educational support program that should be provided for the parents? In order to reach to the answers of these questions, a semi-structured interview with open-ended questions was applied to the mothers of primary school age gifted children. Descriptive coding and the thematic analysis for qualitative data were used to analyze the data. According to the analysis of this study, four master educational themes were reached, these are theory & practices and out of school activities, before and after identification, personal development and twice exceptional. Despite the limitations of the study, it contributes to the field in terms of understanding educational needs of parents whose primary school age children identified as gifted.Item Program development for leaders in the Post-Truth Era :|arts-based creative leadership communication program(Thesis (Ph.D.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.) Ertürk Kılıç, Burcu.; Seggie, Fatma Nevra.; Kızıltepe, Zeynep.Developments in media and communication technologies welcomed a new era, defined as post-truth, implying a general distancing from the truth, where fake or speculative messages can be instantly shared by a vast audience. In this era, we need leaders with strong emotional and social skills to create a positive and ethical impact in society. In this study, due to the requirements of the Post-Truth Era which necessitates a new approach to leadership development, an online arts-based learning program entitled Arts-Based Creative Leadership Communication Program is designed for leaders with three main objectives. These objectives are to increase firstly their creative communication skills; secondly, healing effect of arts for their resilience; and, thirdly, social sensitivity through arts. After the design and implementation of this program, its targeted effects on the participants were analyzed, and an ARTS Learning Model was developed. Results indicated that all of the expected outcomes of the program were achieved successfully, and also its transformative effects were ensured in the long run. Meanwhile, it was observed that the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic with its digital transformation process increased the effects of the program. The highest development was seen in the healing effect, while change in social sensitivity appeared as the lowest. The awareness created about the irrational functioning of the Post-Truth Era during the program affected social sensitivity scores negatively. Emotional skills as non-verbal communication element was developed more than social skills. To sum up, the program was found successful for the leaders in the Post-Truth Era.