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Feyza Erden, Ph.d., born on August 3, 1973, graduated from Middle East Technical University Department of Sociology in 1995. In 1998, she got an MS degree in Sociology. The same year, with the scholarship granted by Ministry of Education, she started her doctoral study at the Florida State University, Department of Early Childhood Education. Upon earning her Ph.D. there, Feyza Erden returned to Turkey. Currently, she is working as an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education at Middle East Technical University. Her academic interests are clasroom management, discipline, play in early childhood, curriculum and assessment. She is married with one child.

  
 


CURRICULUM VITAE

FEYZA ERDEN
December, 2005


1. PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Date of Birth: August 3, 1973

Education:
        B.S.: Sociology, Middle East Technical University, 1995

       M.S.: Sociology, Middle East Technical University, 1998

“The Reflection of Feminism in Turkey in Three Feminist Journals” Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Department of Sociology, Middle East Technical University.

       Ph.D.: Early Childhood Education, Florida State University, 2002

“The Attitudes of Early Childhood Teachers Toward Gender Roles and Toward Discipline” Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Educational Theory and Practice, Florida State University.

Marital Status: Married with one child

2. WORK EXPERIENCE:

2004-           Assistant Professor. Department of Elementary Education, Middle East Technical University.

2002-2004  Instructor. Department of Elementary Education, Middle East Technical University.

2000-2001 Teaching Assistant. Department of Educational Theory and Practice, Florida State University.

1995-1998 Research Assistant, Office of the President, Middle East Technical University.

3. Courses Offered: 

·       Introduction to Early Childhood Education

·       Child Development and Psychology

·       Play in Early Childhood

·       Curriculum in Early Childhood Programs and Early Childhood       Assessment

·       Language Development in Children

·       Discipline of Young Children

·       Gender Equity in Elementary and Early Childhood Education

·       Practice Teaching in Early Childhood Education

·       Practicum in Early Childhood Education 1,2, and 3.

·       Historical and Theoretical Bases of Early Childhood Education  (graduate)

·       Advanced Child Theory (graduate)

4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

2005-  Associate Director of Graduate School of Social Sciences,  METU

2005-  Faculty Board Member of the Faculty of Education, METU

5. CONFERENCE PAPERS:

Erden, F. and Uzmen, S., "Prospective Early Childhood Teachers' Attitudes Toward Gender Roles and Toward Discipline," OMEP World Council and Conference, October 5-11 2003, Kusadasi, Turkey.

Uzmen, S. and Erden, F., "Creating and Designing An Early Childhood Classroom for College Students," OMEP World Council and Conference, October 5-11 2003, Kusadasi, Turkey.               

Tantekin (Erden), F. and Atay, T., “Gender Role Socialization and the Toy Preferences of Parents for Their Sons and Daughters: A Case Study of the US and Turkey,” ACEI Annual International Conference & Exhibition, April 3-6 2002, San Diego, California, p.44.

Atay, T. and Tantekin (Erden), F., “Preschool Children’s Problem Solving Behaviors During Block Building,” ACEI Annual International Conference & Exhibition, April 3-6 2002, San Diego, California, p.90.

6. INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS:

Erden, F. and Wolfgang, C.H. (2004). “An Exploration of the Differences in PreK, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade Teachers’ Beliefs Related to Discipline When Dealing with Male and Female Students,” Early Child Development and Care, vol. 174, no.1, pp. 3-11.

7. NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS:

Books:

Erden, F. and Akın, Z. (2005). Eda ve Ege Öğreniyor EğitimSeti. SMG Yayıncılık.

Erden, F. and Akın, Z. (2004). Minik Bilginler Eğitim Seti: Zaman, Zıt Kavramlar, Görsel Algılama, Matematik, Vücudumuz, Duyularımız, Renkler-Şekiller. SMG Yayıncılık. 

Articles:

Erden, F. (2004). “Early Childhood Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Gender Roles and Toward Discipline,” Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 27, 83-90.

8. CONSULTANCY:

August 2003 - May 2004   Academic advisor of Sihirli Bahçe Montessori School

9. SEMINARS:

August  2003   Sihirli Bahçe Montessori School, Ankara

Child Development, Classroom Management, Curriculum and Assessment in Early Childhood Education (for teachers)

December  2003    Sihirli Bahçe Montessori School, Ankara                      

Discipline of Young Children (for parents)

March  2004    Hayriye Andiçen Public Preschool, Ankara

Discipline of Young Children (for parents)

March  2004    Sihirli Bahçe Montessori School, Ankara

Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood (for teachers)

April  2004        Sihirli Bahçe Montessori School, Ankara

Play in Early Childhood Education (for teachers)

Teaching Methods in Early Childhood Education (for teachers)

September  2004  Ayten Şaban Diri Elementary School, Ankara

Classroom Management (for teachers)

March  2005    Dumlupınar Elementary School, Kütahya (with the support of SMG

Publications)

Discipline of Young Children (for teachers and parents)

February  2005   METU Childcare Center, Ankara

Positive Discipline (for teachers and parents)

10. FIELDS OF ACADEMIC INTEREST AND RESEARCH:

Gender equity in education, classroom management, children’s play, curriculum and assessment in early childhood education.

11. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS:

Elizabeth Bell Endowed Scholarship, Florida State University       1999

Turkish Government Scholarship for Ph.D. Abroad                          1998

12. MEMBERSHIPS:

Pi Lambda Theta                                                                                                   1999-2002

The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development                  2000-2002

The National Association for the Education of Young Children                   1999-

The Association for the Childhood Education International                         2000-
 
 

 

  
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