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The department employs qualified academics who instruct, mentor, and supervise students. Every member of the faculty has been a school teacher. They come with a passion for their subject area and a commitment to effective teacher education, bringing also their own research interests. From them, students learn how to teach their own subject in parallel with their work in schools.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alipa\u015fa Ayas<\/a><\/strong>
Professor<\/em>
Dean of Faculty of Education<\/em>
Chair of Educational Sciences Department<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ufuk Balaman<\/strong>
Professor<\/em>
Director of the MA in TEFL Program<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Arma\u011fan Ate\u015fkan<\/a><\/strong>
Associate Professor<\/em>
Vice Chair of Educational Sciences Department<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>Jennie Farber Lane<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>
Associate<\/em> Professor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Elanur Y\u0131lmaz Na<\/a><\/strong>
Assistant Professor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Duygu F. \u015eafak<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>
Assistant Professor<\/em>
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Sezai Kocaba\u015f<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>
Assistant Professor<\/em>
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Mehmet Sak<\/strong>
Assistant<\/em> Professor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Burcu Y\u00fccel<\/strong>
<\/a>Administrative Assistant<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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