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Mehmet Gültekin Data-verified
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Assistant Professor of Childhood Education
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8 h-index
42 pubs
269 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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Mehmet Gültekin's research examines early childhood education, with a particular focus on nature-based learning, multicultural approaches, and children's literature. He investigates how educators and curricula conceptualize and integrate nature into early learning environments, as seen in his work on Turkish early years curricula. Gültekin also explores the role of children's literature in addressing social issues, including gender representation and the experiences of refugee children. His publications include studies on nature-based reading and writing instruction, responses to gender in interactive read-alouds, and the use of Turkish picture books for Syrian refugee children. Additionally, he has examined primary school teachers' views on physical learning environments in Turkey and the experiences of earthquake-affected families seeking hope and healing. Gültekin's scholarly contributions are reflected in his h-index of 8 and over 245 citations across 43 publications.
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- h-index: 8
- Publications: 42
- Citations: 269
Selected Publications
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An up-close view of reading and writing activities in preschools (2025)
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From rubble to recovery: Exploring earthquake-affected families’ experiences for hope and healing (2025)
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Cultural Sensitivity in Translated Picture Books: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Example (2025)
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Children’s literature as a peacemaking catalyst for Palestine and its people (2025)
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The Promises and False Promises of Generative Artificial Intelligence Assisted/Created Picture Books in Reading and Writing Instruction (2025)
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Culturally sustaining picture books about sensitive topics for young readers (2024)
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Promoting Environmental Literacy: Nature’s Representation in Kindergarten Books (2024)
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On the Center: Mirror-Window-Sliding Glass Door Books in the Middle East Picture Book Award (2024)
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Exploring the hidden canvas: Conceptualisations of nature in early years curricula and standard documents in Turkey (2024)
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Gender in children's literature and kindergartener's responses to gender in interactive read‐alouds (2024)
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Joy for All Students: A Review of <i>Unearthing Joy: A Guide to Culturally and Historically Responsive Teaching and Learning</i> (2023)
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Culturally relevant picturebook for Middle Eastern Muslim students’ healing (2023)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Vahide Yiğit‐Gençten
Emirates College for Advanced Education
10 shared publications
In database
- Nature-based reading and writing instructions in early childhood education:<i>The Giving Tree</i>example
- Gender in children's literature and kindergartener's responses to gender in interactive read‐alouds
- NATURE-BASED LEARNING AND DIGITAL COMPETENCIES IN EARLY YEARS EDUCATION
- Exploring the hidden canvas: Conceptualisations of nature in early years curricula and standard documents in Turkey
- “Nobody answered, didn't you listen to me?”: Preservice teacher-facilitated read-alouds and their strategies to navigate interactivity in preschool classrooms
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Filiz Aydemir
Adıyaman University (TR)
4 shared publications
- Gender in children's literature and kindergartener's responses to gender in interactive read‐alouds
- NATURE-BASED LEARNING AND DIGITAL COMPETENCIES IN EARLY YEARS EDUCATION
- Exploring the hidden canvas: Conceptualisations of nature in early years curricula and standard documents in Turkey
- Culturally sustaining picture books about sensitive topics for young readers
Rabia Özen Uyar
Adıyaman University (TR)
4 shared publications
- Gender in children's literature and kindergartener's responses to gender in interactive read‐alouds
- “Nobody answered, didn't you listen to me?”: Preservice teacher-facilitated read-alouds and their strategies to navigate interactivity in preschool classrooms
- From rubble to recovery: Exploring earthquake-affected families’ experiences for hope and healing
- An up-close view of reading and writing activities in preschools
Gözde Özenç İra
1 shared publication
- CLASSROOM TEACHERS’ VIEWS ON THE PHYSICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN TURKEY
Laura May
Georgia State University (US)
1 shared publication
- The Intersections of Religion and Science in NSTA-OSTB Biographies
Thomas M. Crisp
Georgia State University (US)
1 shared publication
- The Intersections of Religion and Science in NSTA-OSTB Biographies
Alissa Blair
Adıyaman University
1 shared publication
In database
- The Promises and False Promises of Generative Artificial Intelligence Assisted/Created Picture Books in Reading and Writing Instruction
İbrahim DOYUMĞAÇ
Adıyaman University (TR)
1 shared publication
- From rubble to recovery: Exploring earthquake-affected families’ experiences for hope and healing
Hazel Sıla Menteş
Hacettepe University (TR)
1 shared publication
- From rubble to recovery: Exploring earthquake-affected families’ experiences for hope and healing
Ömür Gürdoğan Bayır
1 shared publication
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS VIA DISTANCE EDUCATION: THE CASE OF NON-THESIS MASTER’S PROGRAM IN INNOVATIVE EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Mediha Guner Ozer
1 shared publication
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS VIA DISTANCE EDUCATION: THE CASE OF NON-THESIS MASTER’S PROGRAM IN INNOVATIVE EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Dilek Celebi
Center for Global Development (US)
1 shared publication
- The Intersection of Ethnic Origin and Religion: Two Middle Eastern Muslim Students’ Counternarratives in Western Institutions in Higher Education
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