Research Experience

Peer Reviewed Articles

  1. Demirci, S., Sahin E., Teksoz, G. & Marcinkowski, T. J. (2021). Pre-Service teachers’ beliefs on human population growth in the context of education for sustainable development: development and validation of an instrument. Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability,23(2), 121-142.

  1. Demirci, S. & Sahin, E. (2018). An analysis of Turkish middle school science education program placing climate change issues in the context of education for sustainable development. International Journal of Quality in Education, 2(1), 13-21.

  1. Demirci, S. (2018). The context of sustainable development in Turkish elementary science curriculum. International Journal of Quality in Education, 1(1), 54-61.

  1. Demirci, S. & Teksöz, G. (2017). Self-Efficacy beliefs on integrating sustainability into profession and daily life: in the words of university students. International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 7(2), 116-133.

Conference Papers/Presentations

  1. Demirci, S., Reid. A, Teksoz, G. & Sahin E. (2023). Systems Literacy as a Key Concept for Quality Education and Agenda 2030.[Roundtable Discussion]. AERA 2023 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

  1. Demirci, S., Sahin E. & Teksoz, G. (2021). Eight-Graders’ Understanding of Hidden Use of Water and Their Action Strategies for Sustainable Use of Water.[Paper presentation]. European Conference on Educational Research, Geneva, Switzerland

  1. Demirci, S., Sahin E. & Teksoz, G. (2021). Middle School Students’ Perceptions on the Interactions among Water Cycle, Global Warming, and Climate Change. [Paper presentation]. European Conference on Educational Research, Geneva, Switzerland

  1. Demirci, S., Sahin E. & Teksoz, G. (2020). Redefining Urbanization: in the views of university students. [Paper presentation]. 5th International Symposium on Environment and Morals, Turkey

  1. Demirci, S. & Teksoz, G. (2020). Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions on the Interactions between COVID-19 Pandemic and the Environment. [Paper presentation]. 5th International Symposium on Environment and Morals, Turkey

  1. Demirci, S. & Teksoz, G. (2018). Pre-service Science Teachers’ Skills on Problem/Issue Analysis in Environmental Education. [Paper presentation]. ERPA International Congresses on Education, Istanbul, Turkey

  1. Teksoz, G. & Demirci, S. (2017). About the Context of Climate Change Education for Sustainability: In the Words of University Students. [Paper presentation]. 12th Biannual Conference of the European Science Research Association (ESERA), Dublin, Republic of Ireland

  1. Demirci, S., Kaplan, G., Cengizoglu, S., & Sen, M. (2017). Pre-service teachers’ Understandings of sustainability based on ontological entities. [Paper presentation]. 26th International Conference on Educational Sciences, Antalya, Turkey

  1. Cengizoglu, S. & Demirci, S. (2016). Türkiye’de Yaşayan Çocuklar ve Çevre-İnsan İlişkisi: Bir İçerik Analizi Çalişmasi [Human-Environment Interactions of Children in Turkey: A Content Analysis]. UFBMEK 2016 (National Science and Mathematics Education Congress of Turkey), Trabzon, Turkey

  1. Demirci, S. & Cengizoglu, S. (2016). Türkiye’de Okul Öncesi Dönemde Fen Eğitimi’nde Yapilan Çalişmalarin Bölgelere, Değişkenlere ve Örneklem Gruplarina Göre İçerik Analizi [A Content Analysis of Studies in Preschool Science Education in Turkey by Regions, Variables Used and Sample Groups]. [Poster presentation]. UFBMEK 2016, Trabzon, Turkey

  1. Demirci, S. & Sahin E. (2016). An Analysis of Turkish Middle School Science Education Program Placing Climate Change Issues in The Context of Education for Sustainable Development. [Paper presentation]. the 14th International JTEFS/BBCC Conference Sustainable Development, Culture, Education: Innovations and Challenges of Teacher Education for Sustainable Development, Konya, Turkey

  1. Demirci, S. (2016). The Context of Sustainable Development in Turkish Elementary Science Curriculum. [Paper presentation]. the 14th International JTEFS/BBCC Conference Sustainable Development, Culture, Education: Innovations and Challenges of Teacher Education for Sustainable Development, Konya, Turkey

  1. Demirci, S., Sahin E. & Teksoz, G. (2015). Is the Carrying Capacity Exceeded? Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs on Human Population Growth. [Roundtable Discussion]. The annual meeting of North American Association in Environmental Education, San Diego, California, U.S.A.

  1. Demirci, S., Sahin E. & Teksoz, G. (2015). An Exploration of University Students’ Beliefs on the Sustainable Growth of Human Population. [Paper presentation]. 8th World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC), Gothenburg, Sweden

  1. Demirci, S. & Teksoz, G. (2015). ESD in Higher Education: University students’ perceptions of sustainability and its relation to their self-efficacy beliefs to integrate sustainability into their profession and daily lives. [Poster presentation]. the Pathways to the Future: Education for Sustainable Development, Tallinn, Estonia

  1. Demirci, S. & Teksoz, G. (2014). Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Kavramını Gelecekteki Meslekleri Ve Günlük Yaşamlarına Birleştirmek Konusundaki Öz-yeterlik İnanışları. [Paper presentation]. UFBMEK 2014, Adana, Turkey

  1. Demirci, S., Sahin E. & Teksoz, G. (2014). What does a Survey Study on Beliefs towards Human Population Growth Imply for Teacher Education? [Paper presentation]. EJER 2014 Congress, İstanbul, Turkey

  1. Demirci, S., Sahin E. & Teksoz, G. (2013). Determining Pre-service Teachers’ Beliefs towards Human Population Growth. [Roundtable Discussion]. The annual meeting of North American Association in Environmental Education, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

  1. Cokoglu, S. & Sahin, E. (2012). Beliefs toward Population Growth in Turkey. [Paper presentation]. 1. Ulusal Disiplinlerarası Cevre Kongresi, Sakarya, Turkey

Theses

  1. Demirci S. (2021). Exploring middle school students’ systems literacy within the context of water system . [Ph.D. thesis, Middle East Technical University].
    Advisors: Prof. Dr. Elvan Sahin & Prof. Dr. Gaye Teksoz

  1. Demirci S. (2014). Development and validation of human population growth scale in the context of sustainability. [Master’s thesis, Middle East Technical University].
    Advisors: Prof. Dr. Elvan Sahin & Prof. Dr. Gaye Teksoz