Fatma TORUN

Fatma TORUN is an Associate Professor and Department Head in the Department of Turkish and Social Sciences Education at Adıyaman University's Faculty of Education. She holds a PhD from Gazi University, focusing on the relationship between argumentation and decision-making skills in social studies education. Her research interests include social studies pedagogy, educational games, and teacher training.

Education:

• Bachelor's: Social Studies Education, Adıyaman University
• Master's: Social Studies Education (Effects of Educational Games on Children's Rights Education)
• PhD: Social Studies Education (Argumentation & Decision-Making)

Research Interests:

• Decision-Making Skills in Education
• Argumentation-Based Teaching
• Children's Rights Education via Games
• Teacher Professional Development

Her articles focus on media influence on teacher perceptions, refugee education, textbook analysis, and argumentation in social studies. Awards include the Green Crescent Society's Publication Encouragement Award and TÜBİTAK's Science Award. She has served as a Department Head since 2019 and previously as a Research Assistant from 2009–2019.