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These proceedings contain the abstracts of papers of EDUSREF 2018, which was held in Ankara, Turkey on 6-7 April 2018. Establishing in 2018 as a scientific initiative; Education, Society & Reform Research (EDUSREF-2018) is an International Conference that aims to bridge the knowledge gap, promote social research esteem, and produce democratic information for potential education reforms. The conference included three keynote presentations from (1) Mustafa Zulkuf Altan, Professor from Erciyes University, on "Improving Education as a Social System in the Face of Future Challenges: Education & Social System: What are the Challenges?; (2) Saime Ozcurumez, Associate Professor from Bilkent University on "Education as a Path for Social Integration: Actors and Institutions in International Protection"; and (3) Mehmet Demirezen, Professor from Ufuk University, on "The functions of pausing in spoken English in teacher training". The papers presented at the conference include: (1) The effect of familiar vs. Unfamiliar text on Iranian EFL learners' intensive reading comprehention (Mahsa Pour Mousa); (2) A community of virtual practice in the degree of Pedagogy at the University of Barcelona (Ruth Vila Banos and Assumpta Aneas Alvarez); (3) Competences for Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue in Teacher education (Assumpta Aneas and Ruth Vila Banos); (4) Assessment for Migration Students : Aiding Culturally Responsive Assessment in Schools(ACRAS) in four European Countries (Funda Nayir, Oya Taneri, Denise Burns, Martin Brown, Joe O'Hara, and Gerry McNamara); (5) A Comparative Study of The Effect of Bologna Process on Czech Higher Education and Italian Higher Education (Jie Liu); (6) The Design of Academic Writing Groups for EFL Postgraduate Students (Gulfidan Can, Ali Battal, Ahmet Ilci, Yunus Alkis, Tuncer Akbay, Selcan Kilis, Okan Arslan); (7) Migration and educational equity: Special needs education as a solution for low achievement (Seyda Subasi); (8) Intensity thinking in digital self- health management- fundamental questions of design strategy (Marjo Rissanen); (9) Utilizing design Based Methodology in Course planning and development (Antti Rissanen and Kalle Saastamoinen); Filling in the Fun Parts: Interactive Fiction and Inclusive Education (Victoria Shropshire and Sarah Tytler); (10) The Most Failed Countries: Reasons for Failure in PISA (Mehmet Akgunduz and Oya Taneri), (11) Inclusive Education in the context of Kuwait (Nouf Alenezi); (12) Views of Turkish Migrants In Retirement On Return Migration: Attitudes Towards Migration (Leyla Ercan); (13) The Examination of the Relationship between Pre-School Education Teachers' Self-Efficacy Beliefs and their Attitudes towards Children (Gozde Erturk Kara and Ummugulsum Tumer); (14) Neoliberalism, Education and Democracy: An Egalitarian Criticism (Rasit Celik); (15) The Awareness of Parents about Montessori Education: Sample of Ankara & Seattle (Sevinc Ucar and Ender Durualp); (16) Continuing professional development: A Review of its Spread and Impact (Vishanth Weerakkody, Mohamad Osmani, Margaret Alipoor, and Nitham Hindi); (17) International Students and Discrimination in Higher Education: A Literature Review (Kamil Demirhan); (18) Learning beyond the Classroom (Yelda Orhon); (19) Lesson and workshop enrichments for the education of the gifted via argumentation based forensic chemistry activities for enhancing gifteds' critical thinking (Ummuye Nur Tuzun and Mustafa Tuysuz); (20) The Effect of Watching Documentary in Geography Education to Student Success (Meryem Esranur Soytürk and Nurcan Demiralp); (21) Effect of EBA Assisted Instruction on Student Achievement In Geography Teaching (Alper Hacioglu and Nurcan Demiralp); (22) The Views of Refugee Students about the Problems They Faced at Turk Schools (Mehmet Gömleksiz and Sibel Aslan); (23) Secondary School Teachers' Views about Refugee Students (Mehmet Gömleksiz and Sibel Aslan); (24) How being close to conflict zones affect learning comprehension of students? (Musharraf Mammadova); (25) Place of Population Topics in High School Geography Curricula (Salih Sahin); (26) Determining gifted students' futuristic science-technology application images for lesson-workshop-project enrichments (Ummuye Nur Tuzun and Memis Kilic); (27) The Social Support Satisfaction Situations of Mothers Who Have Children with Hearing Impairment and Speech and Language Disorder (Beyhan Özge Yersel and Ender Durualp); (28) Strategic Leadership in Centralized Education Systems: The Possible Dimensions (Mustafa Ozmusul); and (29) Spotting the place of the topic statement in paragraphs in foreign language teacher education (Mehmet Demirezen). [Individual abstracts contain references.]

We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2015-END 2015, taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 27 to 29 of June. Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and acts. One of the most important contributions resides in what and how we learn through the improvement of educational processes, both in formal and informal settings. Our International Conference seeks to provide some answers and explore the processes, actions, challenges and outcomes of learning, teaching and human development. Our goal is to offer a worldwide connection between teachers, students, researchers and lecturers, from a wide range of academic fields, interested in exploring and giving their contribution in educational issues. We take pride in having been able to connect and bring together academics, scholars, practitioners and others interested in a field that is fertile in new perspectives, ideas and knowledge. We counted on an extensive variety of contributors and presenters, which can supplement our view of the human essence and behavior, showing the impact of their different personal, academic and cultural experiences. This is, certainly, one of the reasons we have many nationalities and cultures represented, inspiring multi-disciplinary collaborative links, fomenting intellectual encounter and development. END 2015 received 528 submissions, from 63 different countries, reviewed by a double-blind process. Submissions were prepared to take form as Oral Presentations, Posters, Virtual Presentations and Workshops. It was accepted for presentation in the conference, 176 submissions (33% acceptance rate). The conference also includes a keynote presentation from an internationally distinguished researcher, Professor Dr. Martin Braund, Adjunct Professor at Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town, South Africa and Honorary Fellow in the Department of Education at the University of York, UK, to whom we express our most gratitude. This volume is composed by the proceedings of the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2015), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.) and had the help of our respected media partners that we reference in the dedicated page. This conference addressed different categories inside the Education area and papers are expected to fit broadly into one of the named themes and sub-themes. To develop the conference program we have chosen four main broad-ranging categories, which also cover different interest areas: (1) In TEACHERS AND STUDENTS: Teachers and Staff training and education; Educational quality and standards; Curriculum and Pedagogy; Vocational education and Counseling; Ubiquitous and lifelong learning; Training programs and professional guidance; Teaching and learning relationship; Student affairs (learning, experiences and diversity); Extra-curricular activities; Assessment and measurements in Education. (2) In PROJECTS AND TRENDS: Pedagogic innovations; Challenges and transformations in Education; Technology in teaching and learning; Distance Education and eLearning; Global and sustainable developments for Education; New learning and teaching models; Multicultural and (inter)cultural communications; Inclusive and Special Education; Rural and indigenous Education; Educational projects. (3) In TEACHING AND LEARNING: Educational foundations; Research and development methodologies; Early childhood and Primary Education; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Science and technology Education; Literacy, languages and Linguistics (TESL/TEFL); Health Education; Religious Education; Sports Education. (4) In ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES: Educational policy and leadership; Human Resources development; Educational environment; Business, Administration, and Management in Education; Economics in Education; Institutional accreditations and rankings; International Education and Exchange programs; Equity, social justice and social change; Ethics and values; Organizational learning and change. The proceedings contain the results of the research and developments conducted by authors who focused on what they are passionate about: to promote growth in research methods intimately related to teaching, learning and applications in Education nowadays. It includes an extensive variety of contributors and presenters, who will extend our view in exploring and giving their contribution in educational issues, by sharing with us their different personal, academic and cultural experiences. (Individual papers contain references.)