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Article Washback effects of high-stakes language tests of Turkey (KPDS and ÜDS) on productive and receptive skills of academic personnel(JLLS, 2013) Akpınar, Kadriye Dilek; Çakıldere, BekirWashback, the impact of tests on education in general and language testing in particular, has become a popular_x000D_ area of study within educational research. This paper focuses on the washback effects of two high-stakes Foreign_x000D_ Language Tests (KPDS and UDS) of Turkey. The main concern of the study is to investigate the impact of these_x000D_ tests on receptive and productive language skills of academicians. 103 academic personnel working at Nevsehir_x000D_ University attended the study. A 26-item questionnaire was designed and administered to 103 academic personnel_x000D_ working at Nevsehir University. The data were analyzed using statistical analysis including descriptive statistics_x000D_ (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics that use ANOVA to find whether_x000D_ there are significant differences between productive and receptive skills of the participants. It has been found out_x000D_ that there are significant differences between reading and writing; reading and listening, but reading and speaking_x000D_ provided insignificant results.Article Overcoming the Obstacles of Peace Education through Wellbeing Practices(Adıyaman Üniversitesi, 2021) Bengü, Elif; Bilgin, Gülistan GurselA growing body of literature reports structural, cultural, social, and political barriers making_x000D_ it challenging and stressful to integrate peace education in teacher education and in-service_x000D_ teacher education programs. To support peace educators in achieving what they stand for, this_x000D_ study proposes integrating wellbeing practices and approaches into the curricula. Drawing_x000D_ from the fields of peace education, educational leadership and policy studies and higher_x000D_ education, this study examines wellbeing as a potentially promising scholarly field to support_x000D_ peace education scholarship. For happiness and life satisfaction, wellbeing links a person's_x000D_ physical, mental, emotional and social health factors not just to internal factors such as_x000D_ optimism, resilience and self-esteem but also external factors such as income, satisfaction at_x000D_ work and social networks. In order to explore the ways wellbeing can contribute to peace_x000D_ education, we first expand on peace education as a controversial and challenging practice_x000D_ especially for practitioners in the field. Next, we discuss wellbeing practices as they relate to_x000D_ educational settings. Finally, we discuss that peace educators can be supported by wellbeing_x000D_ practices to overcome the degrading and demotivating effects of their practices.Article Dynamics in the Diffusion and Institutionalization of Site-Based Management Reform in the United States of America(Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi, 2013) Gök, Kubilay; Sayılar, YücelThis study is examined research question: “How does the_x000D_ diffusion of SBM over time and space resemble the broader_x000D_ social dynamics associated with diffusion of educational policy_x000D_ innovations in particular, and other public policy innovations in_x000D_ general?” Data comes from various secondary data sources._x000D_ Study generates several conclusions. First, institutional theory_x000D_ helps explain the diffusion of SBM. The analysis provides_x000D_ support for institutional theory that pressures to adopt a_x000D_ “fashionable” practice builds gradually over time. It’s also_x000D_ revealed that when isomorphic pressures are absent in a region,_x000D_ diffusion may be explained by nationwide institutional dynamics. Study points to possible learning effects in the regional_x000D_ diffusion process when mimetic pressures are absent. Finally,_x000D_ surprisingly more liberal states can be less likely to move quickly_x000D_ to adopt some policies.