Editors
- Series Editor
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- Birol Akgün
- Yusuf Alpaydın
About the Editor
Birol Akgün is president of Board of Trustees of Turkish Maarif Foundation and works as an academic member at Department of International Relations in Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Turkey. He has also taught at Selcuk University and Necmettin Erbakan University. Between 2004 and 2010, he served as Advisory Board Member for the Republic of Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Strategic Research Center. He was president of Strategic Thought Institute between 2014 and 2016. He is a member of the editorial board of many scientific journals. He took part in research projects about education, youth and social problems. His current research interests are international education, developing countries, international organizations and migration policies.
Yusuf Alpaydın is working as a faculty member in
the field of Educational Administration at Department of Educational Sciences
in Marmara University, Turkey. Between 2003 and 2014, he worked as a school
counselor in the educational institutions of the Ministry of National
Education. During this period, he took part in various research and
implementation projects, including curriculum, material development and
formator training projects of the Family Training Program (AEP) of the Ministry
of Family and Social Policies, Government of Turkey. He also actively works
with various NGOs operating in the field of education and science. He was one
of the founders of the Scientific Studies Association (Ä°LEM) and served as the
president for a term. He served as a board member and chairperson in the
Association of Non-Formal Education and Culture.