Message From the Editors

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Dear Colleagues

It is an honour for us to welcome you as Editors of Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences which has accepted publications indexed in qualified databases since 2006. Also our major aim is to increase the quality of the journal day by day. We are ready to publish the new studies of Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences which has 6 full length articles written by authors from Spain, Turkey, Cyprus.

The aim of this issue is to give the researchers an opportunity to share their academic studies. First of all, I would like to thank all who have contributed to this issue. There are different focuses. For example, Baena Ampudia, Ana Mª; Fernández Tilve, Mª Dolores have carried out an unprecedented and ongoing survey in Galicia with the intention of taking a closer look at continuing education for non-university teachers promoted by trade union organisations. On the other hand, Magda Maria Ventura Gomes da Silva, María del Pilar Quicios García investigate some results of an international research on the social risk manifestations published in eight periodicals in Rio de Janeiro (five newspapers: O GLOBO, EXTRA, MEIA HORA, O DIA, EXPRESSO and three magazines: ÉPOCA, ISTO É, VEJA) from July 2013 to December 2014. The results of the qualitative study were obtained by analysis of the most frequent categories of the social risks found. Also, Pelin Piştav Akmeşe, Nilay Kayhan aim of this study is to examine the contents and credits of the communication and the language development courses in Teacher Education Programs for hearing-impaired, intellectual disability, gifted and talented multiple disabilities, visual impairment education at the special education department. In this study in which the descriptive research method is used, the data have been collected from the sources of Turkey and European Union member countries, called Agencies of the European Union, Eurydice-Network on Education Systems and Policies in Europe. In addition to these, Eser Ceker and Fezile Ozdamli aim of this research is to underline the fundamentals (basic elements) of Problem Based Learning, investigate the dimensions of research approached to PBL oriented areas (with a look for the latest technology supported tools of PBL). Also Murat Tezer, Celalettin Ozden and Mucahit Elci investigate the relationship between academic achievement and attitudes towards technology and design lesson of the middle school eighth grade students. Finally Basak Baglama and Mukaddes Sakalli Demirok aims to determine the views of preservice special education teachers about early childhood intervention.

I would like to express my thanks to all authors preferring Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences to make their articles published, all reviewers working seriously in the process of publishing, and also quest editors supporting us in this process.

Best regards,

Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu

Executive Editor

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cigdem Hursen