Gultekin Cakmakci
Professor of Science Education
B.Sc. (Ankara), M.A. (York), Ph.D (Leeds), Postdoctoral Research (Stanford University, 2011-2012)
Hacettepe University
Faculty of Education, Department of Science Education, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
E-mail: cakmakci@hacettepe.edu.tr
Professor of Science Education
B.Sc. (Ankara), M.A. (York), Ph.D (Leeds), Postdoctoral Research (Stanford University, 2011-2012)
Hacettepe University
Faculty of Education, Department of Science Education, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
E-mail: cakmakci@hacettepe.edu.tr
Gultekin Cakmakci received his BSc. degree in Chemical Engineering from Ankara University. After working as a Chemical Engineer in the industry for about a year, he decided to become a researcher and changed his career paths. He earned his master's degree in Science Education from the University of York, UK and PhD in Science Education from the University of Leeds, UK. He earned a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to carry out his research at Stanford University in 2011-2012.
He is a Professor of Science Education at Hacettepe University and has been teaching courses on STEM education and public engagement with STEM since 2006. His research interests focus on developing scientific literacy among students and the general public and on the design, implementation and evaluation of STEM teaching. He has involved in several national and international projects such as European Commission FP7 projects (e.g., S-TEAM, SAILS and MaScil). He, among others, has developed the new Turkish Science Curriculum, which has been implemented in Turkey since September 2017.
He is a board member of the “Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST)”, "International Organization for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE)”, and “Journal of Research in STEM Education”, and director of “Turkish STEM Alliance”, "STEM & Makers Fest/Expo” and “Hacettepe STEM & Makers Lab”. He is the founder of public engagement with STEM bilimiletisimi.com/en (in English) bilimiletisimi.com/ (in Turkish).
He is a Professor of Science Education at Hacettepe University and has been teaching courses on STEM education and public engagement with STEM since 2006. His research interests focus on developing scientific literacy among students and the general public and on the design, implementation and evaluation of STEM teaching. He has involved in several national and international projects such as European Commission FP7 projects (e.g., S-TEAM, SAILS and MaScil). He, among others, has developed the new Turkish Science Curriculum, which has been implemented in Turkey since September 2017.
He is a board member of the “Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST)”, "International Organization for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE)”, and “Journal of Research in STEM Education”, and director of “Turkish STEM Alliance”, "STEM & Makers Fest/Expo” and “Hacettepe STEM & Makers Lab”. He is the founder of public engagement with STEM bilimiletisimi.com/en (in English) bilimiletisimi.com/ (in Turkish).
