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- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Scopus SJRQ1Investigating the association of reading habits and attitudes with meaningful living: The mediating role of subjective well-being
Özbilen, Uğur; Güven, Ahmet Zeki; Şahin, Tuğrul Gökmen; Banaz, Emrullah
This study explores the impact of reading habits on Turkish language teachers' perception of a meaningful life, with a particular focus on the mediating role of subjective well-being. Drawing upon positive psychology and narrative identity theories, the research aims to highlight the cognitive and emotional mechanisms through which reading fosters existential meaning. Data were collected from 328 Turkish language teachers through validated self-report scales and analyzed using path analysis with structural equation modeling (SEM). Both direct and indirect effects were tested using bootstrapped mediation analysis. The results revealed that reading habits and attitudes significantly predicted perceptions of a meaningful life, both directly and indirectly via subjective well-being. Although the direct path was modest in effect, subjective well-being emerged as a strong mediator. No significant demographic differences were found regarding perceptions of meaningful living. The findings suggest that reading is not merely an intellectual activity but a multidimensional experience that contributes to personal meaning-making and psychological well-being. The study underscores the need for teacher education programs to integrate reading as a tool for holistic development, extending beyond professional competence to emotional and existential enrichment.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024Investıgatıon of pre-service turkısh language teachers’ attıtudes toward dıgıtal readıng
Kara, Ömer Tuğrul; Güven, Ahmet Zeki; Banaz, Emrullah
Developing technology has changed many situations and has led to specific changes in how people read. Nowadays, digital reading activities through electronic media/devices and printed materials have started to increase daily. This research aimed to examine the digital reading attitudes of Turkish teacher candidates in terms of different variables. For this purpose, the research was structured according to the relational screening model, which is a quantitative method. Scanning models are an approach that allows you to describe a past or present situation as it is. The research sample consists of 224 Turkish teacher candidates studying at Akdeniz University in 2022-2023. The research data was collected with the Digital Reading Attitude Scale, and the data accessed using SPSS 24.0 was interpreted with ANOVA and t-test to analyze the data. Based on the findings of the research, it was observed that there was no significant difference in the digital reading attitudes of pre-service teachers in terms of gender, grade level, reading preferences (printed/digital material), and digital reading time variables. Still, a significant difference was observed in terms of reading proficiency
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024Digital Writing in Foreign Language Teaching: Learner Views
Güven, Ahmet Zeki; Yilmaz Karaca, Meryem; Banaz, Emrullah
The present study explores Turkish learners' approaches toward digital writing and how digital writing contributes to their language learning. For this purpose, we recruited 21 international students from 16 countries, 10 males and 11 females, who attended B2C1 -level Turkish language classes at the Akdeniz University Turkish Language Teaching Center in the 2021-2022 academic year. We recorded and transcribed the data collected through face-to-face interviews with a semi -structured interview form consisting of 6 questions. The data were then coded to generate themes, and the findings were grounded on the interpretation of these themes. Accordingly, the results uncovered that all participants engage in digital writing and mostly utilize WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, YouTube, and Twitter as digital writing platforms. Moreover, they were found to usually mind proper spelling and punctuation and tend to use the T9 typing system in digital writing in Turkish. We also discovered that participants find auto -correction useful and sometimes misspell vowels, consonants, and longer words/consecutive suffixes due to differences between spoken and written languages. They particularly thought that digital writing contribute to their learning of Turkish. Overall, we comprehensively discussed the findings and raised some recommendations for future research.
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İncele - MakaleYayıncıda açık erişim2024Scopus SJRQ1Meditating role of career sustainability in the relationship between teachers’ self-efficacy and job satisfaction and subject well-being
Özbilen, Uğur; Güven, Ahmet Zeki; Yiğit, Ömer; Kara, Ömer Tuğrul; Banaz, Emrullah
The main purpose of this study, explore the mediating role of career sustainability in the relationships between teacher self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and subjective well-being. Teachers should have an acceptable level of satisfaction regarding self-efficacy, career sustainability, and job satisfaction to secure well-being. In a sense, this claim mandates revealing the relationships between these variables. Accordingly, we collected data from 369 Turkish language teachers aged 24–55 years employed in public schools using the Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale, Short Index of Job Satisfaction, Career Sustainability Scale, and Subjective Well-Being Scale and tested a mediation model to seek answers to our hypotheses. We collected the data using an online questionnaire battery web-based survey (Google Forms) which was created using data collection measures and demographic items. After creating the survey using Google Forms, we distributed it through various channels such as email lists, social media platforms, and professional networks (e.g., teacher WhatsApp groups, teacher Telegram groups, etc.). Respondents were invited to participate in the survey voluntarily. The findings showed that career sustainability mediated the relationships between teacher self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and subjective well-being. Accordingly, we may claim that teachers with desirable career sustainability are likely to have increased job satisfaction and well-being, contributing to their self-efficacy. This research emphasises the essential significance of career sustainability in the overall well-being and work satisfaction of teachers. Future study should investigate treatments aimed at improving career sustainability and examine these linkages in other cultural settings.
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