Mehmet Gültekin
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Assistant Professor of Childhood Education
Also affiliated: Anadolu University (2013–2016); Georgia State University (2017–2022); Adıyaman University (2021–2022); Eskişehir City Hospital (2016)
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Mehmet Gültekin's research focuses on early childhood education, with a particular emphasis on literacy, multicultural approaches, and the impact of learning environments. He investigates children's responses to gender in literature and explores nature-based approaches to reading and writing instruction. Gültekin also examines the use of children's literature in multicultural contexts, including its role in supporting refugee children and fostering healing for students from diverse cultural backgrounds.
His work addresses classroom teachers' perspectives on physical learning environments and the integration of nature-based learning with digital competencies in early years education. Gültekin also studies preservice teachers' facilitation of read-alouds and their strategies for managing interactivity in preschool settings. His scholarship includes exploring families' experiences during recovery from natural disasters. Gültekin has published 42 works, accumulating 274 citations and an h-index of 8.
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- h-index: 8
- Publications: 42
- Citations: 283
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)
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- Gender in children's literature and kindergartener's responses to gender in interactive read‐alouds
- Exploring the hidden canvas: Conceptualisations of nature in early years curricula and standard documents in Turkey
- The Promises and False Promises of Generative Artificial Intelligence Assisted/Created Picture Books in Reading and Writing Instruction
- From rubble to recovery: Exploring earthquake-affected families’ experiences for hope and healing
- Promoting Environmental Literacy: Nature’s Representation in Kindergarten Books
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- Gender in children's literature and kindergartener's responses to gender in interactive read‐alouds
- From rubble to recovery: Exploring earthquake-affected families’ experiences for hope and healing
- An up-close view of reading and writing activities in preschools
- Gender in children's literature and kindergartener's responses to gender in interactive read‐alouds
- 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
- The Promises and False Promises of Generative Artificial Intelligence Assisted/Created Picture Books in Reading and Writing Instruction
- From rubble to recovery: Exploring earthquake-affected families’ experiences for hope and healing
- From rubble to recovery: Exploring earthquake-affected families’ experiences for hope and healing
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