معرفی
Furkan Altunay serves as a Lecturer (PhD) in the Department of Turkish and Social Sciences Education at Bayburt University's Faculty of Education. His institutional commitments include membership on the Board of Directors for the History and Culture of Bayburt Application and Research Center, alongside roles in multiple commissions: Dıameter-yap Commission, Faculty Internship Commission, Departmental Internship Commission, and Unit Quality Commission.
His research centers on Turkish social studies education with emphasis on teacher development. Key investigations explore financial literacy and metacognitive awareness among middle school educators, social studies teachers' adaptation to distance learning during the pandemic, and professional identity formation in teacher candidates. Methodologically, his work predominantly employs quantitative analysis of demographic variables and educational outcomes.
Publication trends (2018-2024) reveal consistent focus on contextual challenges in Turkish teacher education. His scholarship bridges theoretical frameworks in educational psychology with practical classroom concerns, particularly examining how socioeconomic factors and cognitive skills influence teaching efficacy. Recent work highlights pandemic-induced disruptions to social studies pedagogy and evolving professional self-perceptions among educators.
