The project titled “Family and School as Key Institutions Influencing the Higher Education Preference Process of Final Year High School Students” carried out by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şebnem Sankır from the Department of Sociology at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (BEUN) Teoman Duralı Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and which includes Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Sankır as a researcher, was awarded support as part of the TÜBİTAK 1001 Program.

The project supported as part of the TÜBİTAK 1001 Program aims to scientifically examine the family and school guidance during the preference period of high school final year students in the context of social class and gender. In line with the results acquired at the end of the project, it is aimed to create a comprehensive model including improvement of career planning and vocation preference processes.

Academics from Various Universities Meet in the Project

While the project is carried out by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şebnem Sankır from the Department of Sociology at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (BEUN) Teoman Duralı Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Sankır serves as a researcher. The project also includes Assoc. Prof. Dr. Numan Turan from İstanbul Medeniyet University, Dr. Selin Onaylı from TED University as researchers. Prof. Dr. Özgür Erdur Baker from Middle East Technical University takes on the role of advisor in the project.

Rector Özölçer: “We Care about Qualified Scientific Studies Leading the Future of Young People”

In his remarks on the subject, BEUN Rector Prof. Dr. İsmail Hakkı Özölçer stated the following:

“It is a source of pride for us that BEUN academics are awarded support by TÜBİTAK with their projects aiming to provide solutions to significant social issues with a scientific point of view. The fact that the project including Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şebnem Sankır and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Sankır was awarded support under TÜBİTAK 1001 Project is a clear sign of strong academic background in the social fields. I believe that scientific outcomes of the project will contribute to a healthier and more comprehensive preference period for young people in their career paths.

With this in mind, I would like to extend my gratitude to the President of Council of Higher Education Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar for his visionary initiatives enhancing the research capacity in higher education. I would also like to thank the President of TÜBİTAK Prof. Dr. Orhan Aydın who support scientific research and TÜBİTAK community.

I wholeheartedly congratulate Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şebnem Sankır, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Sankır, and valuable academics in the project and wish them continuous success. As Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, we will continue to strengthen our research culture, produce qualified studies in line with the needs of the society, and contribute to the scientific knowledge of our country.