Research Experience

Peer Reviewed Articles

  1. Demirci, S., Reid, A., Teksöz, G., & Sahin, E. (2024). Systems literacy: towards a conspectus and model for environmental and sustainability education. Environmental Education Research, 1–36.

  1. Seker S, Sahin E, Hacıeminoğlu E, Demirci S. (2024). Do teenagers believe in anthropogenic climate change and take action to tackle it? Sustainability, 16(16), 7005.

  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., Teksöz, G., & Sahin, E. (2024). A Systems Literacy Approach to Understanding Climate Change Dynamics [Research Panel]. 21st Annual Research Symposium of North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

  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 for 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 for 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