Educational Theory and Policy | Ph.D.
via The Pennsylvania State University
via The Pennsylvania State University
Research, Publications
Evaluation and Presentations
The Pennsylvania State University
Research Assistant / Aug 2018 – Present
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Reviewed literature and verified historical data for Dr. Maryellen Schaub’s research on the social construction of childhood and motherhood and the effects of schooling as an institution
Graduate and Research Assistant/ Aug 2018 – May 2019
Coded and analyzed interview and document data for Dr. Dana Mitra’s evaluation project for Oregon Student Voice (OSV). OSV is a student-led organization that aims to empower students in Oregon to be authentic partners in making decisions that affect their K-12 education.
Co-wrote the “Evaluation Report of Oregon Student Voice”
Provided organizational assistance for the 3-day International Conference on Student Voice, which took place at the University of Pennsylvania
Reviewed literature on student voice. Created a compilation of the most recent and rigorous scientific research on student voice to be offered to the conference attendees.
- Assisted Dr. Dana Mitra with the qualitative analysis and the writing of an evaluation for Oregon Student Voice (OSV) that aims to empower all students to be authentic partners in making decisions that affect their K-12 education.
- I also assisted Dr. Dana Mitra with the organization of the International Conference on Student Voice that took place at the University of Pennsylvania.
Research
Research Assistant / Sep 2016 – Aug 2017
Research Assistant to Dr. Catharine Biddle / University of Maine
- Conducted research for an evaluation on one of the programs of a non-profit organization called Up for Learning that aimed to guide seven high-schools during their transition process with a new state policy, ACT 77. The policy was passed in Vermont in 2013, which mandated each student to enroll in a personalized learning plan.
- The evaluation was done on a program called Communicating School Redesign offered by Up for Learning that focuses on youth-adult collaboration, dialogue, and student leadership. The main aim of the program was to observe and report on the adjustment process of schools to the new state policy.
Research
Research Assistant / Oct 2016 – Mar 2017
Strategies & Practices to Encourage School Leadership / University of Maine
- Assisted with the transcription and coding of the data collected by Dr. Ian Mette and Dr. Janet Fairman for the project titled “Strategies & Practices to Encourage School Leadership”.
- Conducted for the Maine Educational Policy Research Institute (MEPRI), the focus of this research was on strategies, supports, and supervision of teacher leaders and the development of future school leaders.
Research
Research Assistant / 2010 – 2014
Research Assistant to Dr. William M. Brown / University of East London
- Continued to provide research support for my master’s degree advisor, Dr. William M. Brown with data collection as we increased our sample size for our study on evolutionary psychology that aimed to discover the relationship between facial symmetry, reproductive, and career success.
Research
Undergraduate Research Assistant / 2008 – 2009
The Metamorphosis of Metaphors of Vision: “Bridging” Turkey’s Location, Role and Identity After the End of Cold War / Bilkent University
- Collected data for the now-published article “The Metamorphosis of Metaphors of Vision: “Bridging” Turkey’s Location, Role and Identity After the End of Cold War,” (2009) Geopolitics, 14, 3. p. 531-549.
- This project focused on political identity, foreign policy, and political metaphors.
Publication
Dagistan, S. (2019). Student voice in the teacher evaluation process: A lost opportunity.
Teacher Evaluation Policy Series / AJE Forum
Publication
Fairman, J., Mette, I., & Dagistan Terzi, S. (2017). Strategies, Supports, and Supervision of Teacher Leaders and Development of Future School Leaders
MEPRI / Maine Education Policy Research Institute
Evaluation
Mitra, D. & Dagistan, S. (2018, December)
Evaluation report of Oregon student voice. / The Pennsylvania State University
Evaluation
Biddle, C. & Dagistan, S. (2017)
Communicating school redesign evaluation – Year IV. / The University of Maine
Evaluation
Biddle, C. & Dagistan, S. (2016)
Communicating school redesign evaluation – Year III. / The University of Maine
Conference Presentation
Presenter / Apr 2021
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Democracy and youth participation – A multi-level analysis
- Local children’s perception and experience of nationalism and citizenship in a mainstream Turkish elementary school.
Conference Presentation
Presenter / Apr 2021
Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
- The social construction of youth participation: The Relationship of Youth Civic Participation to Democratic Schooling Processes and Democracy
Conference Presentation
Presenter / Nov 2018
UCEA – University Council for Educational Administration
- Exploring the impact, distribution and congruence on student voice: A quantitative case study.
- Impacts of student voice on student perceptions of tolerance and inclusion
Conference Presentation
Presenter / Oct 2018
Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Northeastern Regional Conference
- Walking the talk: Analyzing student voice in education in the Republic of Turkey.
Conference Presentation
Presenter / Nov 2017
UCEA – University Council for Educational Administration
- Flipping the script on youth’s role in student-learning policy.
Conference Presentation
Presenter / Apr 2017
NEERO – New England Educational Research Organization
- Negotiating the meaning of a mandate: Youth leadership in policy interpretation and street-level bureaucracy in schools.