AREAS OF EXPERTISE/INTERESTS: SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES Education Policy
Publications:
- O’Dwyer, J., Aksit, N. & Sands, M. (2010). Expanding educational access in Eastern Turkey: A new initiative. International Journal of Educational Development, 30(2), 193-203.
- Aksit, N. (2008). Turkey 2010: Transforming education to meet challenges. In K. Mutua and C.S. Sunal (Eds.), Undertaking educational challenges in the 21st century: Research on Education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Volume V (pp. 149-168). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
- Aksit, N. (2007). Educational reform in Turkey. International Journal of Educational Development, 27(2), 129-137.
- Aksit, N. & Sands, M. K. (2006). Issues and challenges facing education in Turkey. In J. Earnest & D. Treagust (Eds.), Education reform in societies in transition: International perspectives (pp. 13-28). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
- Aksit, N. & Sands, M. K. (2006). Turkey: Paradigm change in education. In K. Mutua and C. S. Sunal (Eds.), Crosscurrents & Cross-cutting Themes: Research on education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Volume III (pp 253-271). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Conference
- Turkey Education Sector Study Conference. Organized by the World Bank at Sheraton Convention Center, March 2006.
Roundtable:
- Roundtable Discussion at the Finnish Embassy in Ankara on "Finnish Education-Latest Innovations and Inspirations for Turkey" on Nov 1, 2018
Panel:
- • Panel Member, The Finnish Education System: Past, Present and Futures, Bilkent University, Nov 2017
Invited:
- Invited (by TEDMEM KÜRSÜ) to "Eğitimde Yapay Zekanın Kullanımı ve Olası Güçlükler" by Prof. Dr. Rose Luckin from University College London
Project:
- Sequa-TAMEB, Vocational Skills Development Project, for Syrian Groups and Disadvantaged Groups in the Turkish-German Cooperation, Sequa and Bilkent University, 2017.
Seminar:
- ·Seminar attendance: Key Trends in Educational Technology by Karen Murphy, Oct 22, 2010, organized by Bilkent University
Workshop:
- Avrupa Birliği ile Bütünleşme Bağlamında Türkiye’de Yabancı Dil Öğretimi Çalıştayı, December 7-8, 2006.
- Çalıştay III. Eğitim Fakülteleri ve Topluma Hizmet. Ankara Üniversitesi, March 2006.
- Çalıştay II. Öğretmen Yetiştirmede Kalite Sorunları Yeterlikleri, Ankara Üniversitesi, 2005.
- Çalıştay I. Eğitim Bilimleri Perspektifi ile Eğitimin Sorunları, Ankara Üniversitesi 2004.
Forum:
- 17. Milli Eğitim Şurası: Ön çalışma komisyonu. June 2006.
Symposia:
Learning for Tomorrow’s World by Pasi Sahlberg & Andres Lönnqvist. Embassy of Finland. December 2006.
Yeniden Yapılanmanın Sonuçları. Gazi Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi 2005.
Eğitimde Yeni Ufuklar, organized by TED, held at Öğretmen Evi, October 2003.
- Öğrenmeyi Öğrenme Etkinlikleri, Ankara, Turkey, April 30-May 2, METU, 2003. (Talim ve Terbiye Kurulu Başkanlığı ve Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı)
- 2nd Faculty of Letters Symposium, on “Content-based language teaching”, Bilkent University, 2000.