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    Journal of Culture and Values in Education 

    Volume 1 Issue 1, 2018   Tarman, B., Editorial: 2018 (1)1, i-ii  
 

Editorial: 2018 (1) 1 

Bulent Tarman, Editor-in-Chief 

Dear Journal of Culture and Values in Education readers and contributors,  

We are excited to be with you through the first issue of Journal of Culture and Values in 

Education (JCVE). We would like to extend our appreciations to all who contributes by 

submitting or reviewing manuscripts or have been readers of JCVE. This is an international, 

peer-reviewed, open-access academic e-journal for cultural and educational research. The 

journal is published twice a year (June & December) in online versions. The overarching goal of 

the journal is to disseminate origianl research findings that make significant contributions to 

different areas of education, culture and values of different societies. The aim of the journal is 

to promote the work of academic researchers in the humanities, cultural studies and education. 

In addition to our goal of providing free on-line access to the new journal, we also feel strongly 

about the necessity of its being very high quality. A highly-respected editorial board will go a 

long way towards establishing the initial credibility of the journal – which is particularly crucial 

in an experimental endeavor such as this – as well as helping to assure the long-term quality of 

the final product. 

In our first issue, you will find the articles on various topics of education, culture and 

values of different societies. The first article written by Mehmet F. Yigit as titled “Does Higher 

Education Change Value Perceptions?” The purpose of this research is to examine in whether 

higher education has an effect on value perceptions of students. In particular, the researcher 

examines the role of 'foundation' or 'private' universities on the priorities of value perceptions. 

According to the researcher among the most interesting finding of the study is that last year 

students care for the weak and correcting injustice less compared to their first-year of study. It 

is also indicated by the researcher that university education is changing the level of value 

perceptions of students mostly in negative ways. 

Josphat Kagema is the author of the second article entitled as “The School curriculum 

and its’ influence on teacher motivation in curriculum implementation in Kenya”. This paper 

investigates the school curriculum as a determinant of secondary school teacher motivation in 

Kenya in curriculum implementation. The research adopted a survey study design, adopting 



 
    Journal of Culture and Values in Education 

    Volume 1 Issue 1, 2018   Tarman, B., Editorial: 2018 (1)1, i-ii  
 
mixed methods research approach with an aim of fortifying and converging both quantitative 

and qualitative data. The findings of this study apprise curriculum planners, education 

leadership and policy makers on the school curriculum as a core determinant of teacher 

motivation in secondary schools that influence curriculum implementation in Kenya. 

With the title of “Poetry in the social studies textbooks in Turkey” in the third article, 

Bulent Tarman & Emin Kilinc seek to examine social studies textbooks to investigate the use of 

poetry in the social studies textbooks in Turkey. This paper also examines whose poets have 

been represented in the textbooks. The authors applied content analysis to evaluate social 

studies textbooks. The results showed that very few poems were used in the social studies 

textbooks while remaining poems were used to promote students’ patriotic values. These 

poems emphasizes flag, homeland and heroism. As it is indicated by the authors the examined 

social studies textbooks fail to use poems that address social justice, empathy, prejudice and 

discrimination. 

In their article with the title of “The Culture and history of standards-based educational 

reform and social studies in America.” William B. Russell and Joshua Kenna explore the mirrored 

actions and responses taken by social studies education organizations within the larger picture 

of the standards-based educational reform (SBER), placing the focal point largely upon actions 

taken by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) in the USA.   

I would like to thank everyone and express my special appreciation to the people who 

contributed to make this issue ready for you. I especially would like to thank all authors and 

reviewers for their contribution to JCVE. I hope you will both enjoy and be challenged by the 

articles in this issue of JCVE. I also look forward to seeing your contribution to the development 

of JCVE in the future. 

Looking forward to being with you in December 2018 issue... 

Sincerely, 

Bulent TARMAN, (Ph.D) 

Editor-in-Chief, JCVE