PUBLICATIONS

Encinger, A. J., Kutaka, T. S., Chernyavskiy, P., Acar, I. H., & Raikes, H. (2020). Relations among low-income preschool children’s self-regulation, marginal food security, and parent stress. Early Education and Development. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/10409289.2020.1749492
Gürdal, M. S., Karakoç, D., Sezen, N. & Acar, İ. H. (2019, April). Çocuklarin ve öğretmenlerin çocuklarin öz düzenlemesi için kullandiklari stratejiler. Paper session presented at the 14th National Preschool Teaching Student Congress, Istanbul, Turkey. Abstract retrieved from https://bit.ly/2YuHyDr
Rudasill, K. M. & Acar, I. (2019). The synergy of teacher-child dependency and temperament for children’s early language skills. Early Education and Development. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/10409289.2019.1572383
Güler Yıldız, T., Gönen, M., Ülker Erdem, A., Garcia, A., Raikes, H., Acar, I., Burçak, F., Turan, F., Can Gül, S., & Davis, D. (2019). Examining the associations between children’s receptive language skills and developmental domains in the United States and Turkey. Journal of Child Language, 1-21. doi: 10.1017/S0305000918000570
Ren, L., Garcia, A., Esteraich, J., Encinger, A., Raikes, H., & Acar, I. H. (2019). Parent-child relationships and preschoolers’ social-emotional functioning among lowincome families: The moderating role of parental nativity. Infant and Young Children, 32(2), 123-138. doi: 10.1097/IYC.0000000000000138
Acar, I. H, Frohn, S., Prokasky, A., Molfese, V., & Bates, J. (2018). Examining the associations between performance-based and ratings of focused-atention in toddlers: Are we measuring the same constructs? Infant and Child Development. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/icd.2116
Acar, I. H., Torquati, J., Garcia. A., & Ren, L. (2018). Examining the roles of parent-child and teacher-child relationships on behavior regulation of children at risk. Merrill Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 64(2), 248. doi: 10.13110/merrpalmquar1982.64.2.0248
Veziroglu-Celik, M. & Acar, I. H. (2018). The association between learning behaviours and social competence of Turkish preschool children. Early Child Development and Care, Advance Online Publication. doi: 10.1080/03004430.2018.1542386
Acar, I. H., Kutaka, T., Rudasill, K. M., Torquati, J., & Coplan, R. J., & Yildiz, S. (2018). Examining the roles of child temperament and teacher-child relationships as predictors of Turkish children’s social competence and anti-social behavior. Current Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s12144-018-9901-z
Veziroglu-Celik, M., Garcia, A., Acar, I. H., Gonen, M., Raikes, H., Korkmaz, A., Ucus, S., Esteraich, J & Colgrove, A. (2018). Family context of low-income young children and their self-regulation in the United States and Turkey. Early Child Development and Care, doi: 10.1080/03004430.2018.1548442
Acar, I. H. & Moritz Rudasill, K. (2018). Publishing in Developmental Psychology Journals. In R. G. Floyd (Ed.), Publishing in school psychology and related fields: An insider’s guide. New York, NY: Routledge.
Zulfiqar, N., LoCasale-Crouch, J., Sweeney, B., DeCoster, J., Rudasill, K. M., McGinnis, C. M., Acar, I., & Miller, K. (2018). Transition practices to kindergarten and children’s gains over the school year: The role of the teacher-child relationship. In A. Mashburn, J. LoCasale-Crouch, & K. Pears (Eds.) Kindergarten Transition and Readiness: Promoting Cognitive, SocialEmotional, and Self-Regulatory Development. Springer.
Acar, I. H., Evans, M. Y. Q., Rudasill, K. M., & Yildiz, S (2018). The contributions of relationships with parents and teachers to Turkish children’s antisocial behaviour. Educational Psychology, 38(7), 877-897. doi: 10.1080/01443410.2018.1441377
Acar, I. H., Veziroglu-Celik, M., Garcia, A., Colgrove, A., Raikes, H., Gonen, M., & Encinger, A. (2018) The qualities of teacher–child relationships and self-regulation of children at risk in the United States and Turkey: The moderating role of gender. Early Childhood Education Journal, Advance Online Publication. doi: 10.1007/s10643-018-0893-y
Acar, I. H., Perez-Gonzalez, S., Kutaka, T. S., & Yıldız, S. (2018). Difficult temperament and children’s peer relations: The moderating role of quality of parent-child relationships. Early Child Development and Care, Advance Online Publication, doi: 10.1080/03004430.2018.1439941
Ucus, Ş. & Acar, I. H. (2018). The Association between teachers’ innovativeness and teaching approach: The mediating role of creative classroom behaviors. Social Behavior and Personality, 46(10). doi: 10.2224/sbp.7100
Gonen, M. Guler-Yildiz, T., Ulker-Erdem, A., Garcia, A., Raikes, H., Acar, I., Ozkan-Yildiz, F. Karlidag, I, & Davis, D. (2018). Examining the associations between executive function and developmental domains of low-income children in the United States and Turkey. Psychological Reports. Advance Online Publication. doi: 10.1177/0033294118756334
Veziroğlu Çelik, M. & Acar, İ. H. (2018). Teaching approaches and practices of student teachers in early childhood education: A convergent mixed methods study. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 6(11), doi: 10.11114/jets.v6i11.3634
Veziroğlu Çelik, M. & Acar, İ. H. (2018). Children’s learning behaviors: Psychometric properties of the Preschool Learning Behavior Scale in Turkey. Turkish Studies Educational Sciences,13(19), 1897-1910. doi: 10.7827/TurkishStudies.14013
Ahmetoglu, E., Acar, I. H., & Asık-Ozturk, M. (2018). Turkish Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions of Child Development and Education in the Preschool Years. USChina Education Review B, 8(1), 34-45. doi: 10.17265/2161-6248/2018.01.003
Acar, I., Prokasky, A., Martins Linhares, M. B., Lecannelier, F., & Putnam, S. (2018). Parental Responses, Toddler Temperament and Behavior Problems, in M. Gartstein & S. Putnam (Eds.) Toddler Temperament, Parents and Culture: Findings from the Joint Effort Toddler Temperament Consortium. London: Routledge Publishing.
Putnam, S. P., Gartstein, M. A., Casalin, S., González-Salinas, C., Huitron, B., Han, S-Y, Majdandzic, M., Montirosso, R, Benga, O., Acar, I., Linhares, B., Räikkönen, K., Wang, Z., Lecannelier, F., Beijers, R., & Kozlova, E. (2018) Methods, in M. Gartstein and S. P. Putnam (Eds.) Toddlers, Parents, and Culture: Findings from the Joint Effort Toddler Temperament Consortium. London: Routledge Publishing.
Acar, I. H. (2018). Sınıf yönetimi bağlamında bir birey olarak çocuğu tanıma ve yönlendirme. in G. Uyanık Bulut and H. Bilgin (Eds.) Erken Çocukluk Eğitiminde Sınıf Yönetimi. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık
Veziroglu-Celik, M., Acar, I. H., Bilikci, C., Sahap, G., & Yalvac, B. M. (2018). Çocuk, teknoloji ve medya: Okul öncesi ve sınıf öğretmenlerinin görüşleri üzerine bir çalışma. Turkish Studies: Information Technologies & Applied Sciences, 13(6), 147-164.
Ahmetoglu E, Acar I. H., Sezer, T., & Aksin Yavuz, E. (2018). Aile Katılımı Ölçeğinin Türk Kültürüne Uyarlanması. Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 18(1), 1-20 doi: 10.17240/aibuefd.2018.-368784
Acar, I. H., & Ahmetoglu, E. (2017). Understanding the reactions of mothers and fathers to Turkish toddlers’ temperamental characteristics. Current Psychology. Advance Online Publication. doi: 10.1007/s12144-017-9745y
Acar, I. H., Torquati, J.C., Encinger, A., & Colgrove, A. (2017). The role of child temperament on low income preschool children’s relationships with their parents and teachers. Infant and Child Development, 2, e2045. doi: 10.1002/icd.2045
Acar, I. H., Hong, S.-Y, & Wu, C. (2017). Examining the role of teacher presence and scaffolding in preschoolers’ peer interactions. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 25(6), 866-884. doi: 10.1080/1350293X.2017.1380884
Acar, I. H. (2017). Examining the regulatory and reactive temperamental characteristics as predictors of low income preschool children’s executive function. Current Psychology. Advance Online Publication. doi: 10.1007/s12144-017-9562-3
Ahmetgolu, E., Ilhan Ildiz, G., Acar, I. H., & Encinger, A. (2017). Children’s emotion regulation and attachment to parents: Parental emotion socialization as moderator. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal, 46(6), 969–984. doi: 10.2224/sbp.6795
Acar, I. H., Ucus, S., & Yildiz, S. (2017). Parenting and Turkish children’s behavior problems: The moderating role of qualities of parent-child relationship. Early Child Development and Care, Advance Online Publication, doi: 10.1080/03004430.2017.1365362
Ucus, S. & Acar, I. H. (2017). Exploring the perceptions and reflections of student teachers about “Creative School” in an early childhood education program. Early Child Development and Care, Advance Online Publication. doi: 10.1080/03004430.2017.1307838
Acar, I. & Torquati, J. (2015). The power of nature: Developing prosocial behavior toward nature and peers through nature-based activities. Young Children, 70(5), 62-72. [Won Silver Award by National Association for the Education of Young Children]
Acar, I., Rudasill, K. M., Molfese, V., Torquati. J., & Prokasky, A. (2015). Preschool children’s Temperament and peer interactions. Early Education and Development, 26, 479-495. doi: 10.1080/10409289.2015.1000718
Zurek, A., Torquati, J., & Acar, I. (2014). Scaffolding as a tool for environmental education in early childhood. International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2(1), 27-57.
Ahmetoglu, E., Shpendi, T., & Acar, I. H. (2017). Çocuklarin özel gereksinimli akranlarina karşi tutumlari: Okul öncesi kabul ölçeği-yenilenmiş formu’nun (oökö) uyarlama çalişmasi. Turkish Studies, 12(18), 1-20. doi: 10.7827/TurkishStudies.12110
Ahmetoğlu, E., & Acar, İ. H. (2017). Parents’ satisfaction with their children’s educational experiences in early childhood period. Turkish Studies, 12(6), 1-14. doi: 10.7827/TurkishStudies.11550
Ucus, S., Acar, I. H. & Raikes, H. (2017). A new model in early childhood education in the United States: EDUCARE. The International Journal of Research in Teacher Education, 8(1), 1-8.
Acar, I.H. (2016). Examining the temperamental effortful control, extraversion, and negative affectivity as predictors of children’s social competence. Journal of Kırşehir Education Faculty, 17(3), 681-698.
Acar, I. H. & Yildiz, S. (2016). Professional development of elementary school teachers through online peer collaboration: A case study. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 7(4), 422-439. doi: 10.17569/tojqi.79480
Ahmetoglu, E. & Acar, I. H. (2016). The correlates of Turkish preschool preservice teachers’ social competence, empathy and communication skills. European Journal of Contemporary Education, 16(2), 188-197. doi: 10.13187/ejced.2016.16.188
Sozbilir, M. (Eds), Goktas, Y., Celik, S., Acar, I. H. (2016). A Concise Introduction to Mixed Methods Research (Translation to Turkish). Pegem A Yayincilik
Molfese, V., Prokasky, A., Rudasill, K., Acar, I., Tu, X., Sirota, K., & Keiser, B. (2013). Prenatal development. In Dana S. Dunn (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/OBO/9780199828340-0135

PRESENTATIONS

Akkan, A., Aktay, T., Kızıldaş, E., Gürdal, M. S., & Acar, İ. H. (2020, June). Exploring Turkish and American children’s reactions to a disappointing situation. Poster session presented at the 3^rd Annual Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı Research Festival, Istanbul, Turkey. [Won the First Place Prize]
Yağlı, Ş.N. & Acar, I.H. (2020, June). College students’ resilience and perceived stress: The mediating role of coping skills. Poster session presented at 3rd Annual Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı Research Festival, İstanbul, Turkey.
Karakoç, D., Gürdal, M. S., Sezen, N., & Acar, İ. H. (2019, May). Preschool children’s coping strategies during self-regulation tasks. Orally presented at the 2^nd Annual Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı Research Festival, Istanbul, Turkey.
Gürdal, M. S., Karakoç, D., Sezen, N., & Acar, İ. H. (2019, April). Çocuklarin ve öğretmenlerin çocuklarin öz düzenlemesi için kullandiklari stratejiler. Orally presented at the 14^th National Preschool Teaching Student Congress, Istanbul, Turkey.
Acar, I. H. (2018, August). The Contributions of Child Temperament to Children’s Relationships with Parents: The Moderating Role of Child Gender. Paper presented at the 28th European Early Childhood Education Research Association Conference, Budapest, Hungary.
Acar, I. H. & Ucus, S. (2018, August). Turkish Children’s Temperament and the Qualities of Teacher-Child Relationships. Paper presented at the 28th European Early Childhood Education Research Association Conference, Budapest, Hungary.
Desmarais, E. E., French, B. F., Youatt, E., Allard, T., Acar, I., Ahmetoglu, E., Casalin, S., Linhares, B., Lecannelier, F., Wang, Z., Tuovinen, S., Heinonen, K., Montirosso, R., Han, S., Huitron, B., Garcia, V., Beijers, R., Majdandžić, M., Benga, O., Slobodskaya, H., Kozlova, E., Gonzalez-Salinas, C., Putnam, S., Gartstein, M. A. (2018, July). Temperament and the “developmental niche”: Contributions of bedtime routine across 14 cultures. Poster presented at the 2018 International Congress on Infant Studies in Philadelphia, PA.
Acar, I. H. (2018, April). Early Elementary School Children’s Peer Relations: Temperament and Parent-Child Relationships. Paper presented at the 1st International Congresses on New Horizons in Education and Social Science, Istanbul, Turkey
Acar, I.H. & Ucus, S. (2018, May). Teachers’ Temperament and Creativity as Predictors of Their Mastery Goals. Vth International Eurasian Educational Research Congress, Antalya, Turkey
Ucus, S. & Acar, I. H. (2018, May). Predictors of Teachers’ Social Expression: Innovation and Temperament. Vth International Eurasian Educational Research Congress, Antalya, Turkey
Sonmez, I. Ahmetoglu, E., Acar, I. H. (2018, May). Okul Öncesi Dönem Çocuklarının Erken Öğrenme Becerilerinin İncelenmesi. Paper presented at the 8th International Conference of Strategic Research on Scientific Studies and Education. Vienna, Austria.
Ahmetoglu, E. Sonmez, K., Acar, I.H. (2018, May). Çocukların Mizaçları ile Oyun Davranışları Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi, Paper presented at the 8th International Conference of Strategic Research on Scientific Studies and Education. Vienna, Austria.
Ahmetoglu, E., Burak, Y., & Acar, I. H. (2018, March). Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu Olan Kaynaştırma/Bütünleştirme Öğrencisine Yönelik His, Tutum ve Görüşler Ölçeği’nin Geçerlik ve Güvenilirlik Çalışmasi. Paper presented at the International Congress on Science and Education, Afyon, Turkey
Ahmetoglu, E., Burak, Y., & Acar, I. H. (2018, March). Öğretmenlerin Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu Olan Öğrencilerin Katıldıkları Kaynaşırma/Bütünleştirme Yoluyla Eğitim Uygulamalarına İlişkin Algıları, Paper presented at the International Congress on Science and Education, Afyon, Turkey
Aşık-Öztürk, M., Ahmetoglu, E., Acar, I. H. (2018, April). The Contributions of Children’s Social Competence, Aggression, and Anxiety to Their Play Behaviors with Peers. Paper presented at the International Balkan and Near Eastern Social Sciences Congress Series. Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Ahmetoğlu, E., Acar, I. H., Aşık-Öztürk, M. (2018, April). Family Involvement and Young Children’s Peer Interactions. Paper presented at the International Balkan and Near Eastern Social Sciences Congress Series. Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Aşık-Öztürk, M., Ahmetoglu, E., Acar, I. H. (2018, April). Normal Gelişim Gösteren ve Özel Eğitim Gereksinimi Olan Çocukların Grup Ortamlarındaki Oyun Davranışlarının İncelenmesi. Paper presented at the International Balkan and Near Eastern Social Sciences Congress Series. Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Rudasill, K. M., Acar, I., Molfese, V. J., & Prokasky, A. (April, 2017). Teacher-child dependency and temperament: Predicting preschool language skills. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Austin, TX.
Ucus, S. & Acar, I. H. (December, 2017). The contributions of parent-teacher relationship and teacher-child relationship to preschool children’s academic behavior. Paper presented at the Oxford Education Research Symposium, Oxford, UK.
Ahmetoglu, Acar, I. H., & Aksin Yavuz, E. (2017, September). Okul Öncesi Öğretmen Adaylarının İletişim Becerilerinin İncelenmesi: Trakya Üniversitesi Örneği. Paper presented at the International Balkan and Near Eastern Social Sciences Congress Series, Kirklareli, Turkey.
Desmarais, E. E., Youatt, E., Allard, T., Casalin, S., Linhares, B., Lecannelier, F., Wang, Z., Tuovinen, S., Heinonen, K., Montirosso, R., Han, S., Huitron, B., Garcia, V., Beijers, R., Majdandžić, M., Benga, O., Slobodskaya, H., Kozlova, E., Gonzalez-Salinas, C., Acar, I., Ahmetoglu, E., Putnam, S., French, B. F., Gartstein, M. A. (2018, April). Does T.V. dysregulate toddlers and are their cross-cultural differences? Paper presentation accepted to the 2018 Western Psychological Association Conference in Portland, OR.
Nord, J. Acar, I., Perez-Gonzalez, S., Molfese, V. J., & Rudasill, K. M. (August, 2016). A mixed methods study of behavioral differences of toddlers during an inhibitory control task. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Denver, CO
Frohn, S., Acar, I., Rudasill, K. M., Buhs, E. S., & Perez-Gonzalez, S. (August, 2016). Temperament and teacher sensitivity predict social adjustment in first grade. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Denver, CO.
Tu, X., Prokasky, A., Rudasill, K. M., Molfese, V., & Acar, I. (April, 2013). Parent and teacher ratings of temperament predict preschoolers’ vocabulary skills. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of The Society for Research in Child Development. Seattle, WA.
Acar, I. H., Veziroglu-Celik, M., Garcia, A., Raikes, H. H., Gonen, M., Kutaka, T., Encinger, A., & Colgrove, A. (2017, April). The Qualities of Teacher-Child Relationship and Low Income Children’s Self-Regulation in the U.S. and Turkey. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Austin, TX.
Guler-Yildiz, T., Gonen, M., Ulker-Erdem, A., Ucus, S., Garcia, A., Raikes, H. H., Acar, I. H., Davis, D., Ozbay, I., Ozkan, F., & Dereli, F. (2017, April). Relations between of Development and Executive Functions in Low Income Children: Turkey and U.S. Preschoolers. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Austin, TX.
Escalante, E., Encinger, A., Garcia, A., Raikes, H. H., Acar, I. H., Bilgic, P., VezirogluCelik, M., Gonen, M., Yazici, D., & Yilmaz, D. (2017, April). Relations among Self-Regulation, Nutrition Factors, Parent-Child Conflict and BMI in a Cross-Cultural Context. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Austin, TX.
Veziroglu-Celik, M., Garcia, A., Acar, I. H., Gonen, M., Raikes, H. H., Korkmaz, A., Esteraich, J., Ucus, S., & Colgrove, A. (2017, April). Family Context of LowIncome Young Children and Their Self-Regulation Skills in the U.S. and Turkey. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child DevelopmentBiennial Conference, Austin, TX.
USA: Raikes, H., Davis, D., Acar, I., Encinger, A., Esteraich, J., Escalante, E., Ren, L., Garcia, A., Ucus, S., & Kutaka, T., TURKEY: Gonen, M., Veziroglu Celik, M., Korkmaz, A., Ozbay, I., & Burcak, F. (2016, April). Studies of Self-Regulation and Social Emotional Development in US and Turkey, Paper presented at the 4th Biennial Early Childhood Summit, Lincoln, NE
Esteraich, J., Raikes, H., Gonen, M., Veziroglu- Celik, M., Ren, L., Acar, I., Ucus, S. (2016 April). Effects of mobile technology use on preschoolers’ self-regulation: A comparative study from the U.S. and Turkey with qualitative follow-up, Paper presented at the 4th Biennial Early Childhood Summit, Lincoln, NE
Acar, I. H. (2016, April). The Interactive Effects of Parent-Child and Teacher-Child Relationships on Low Income Children’s Self-Regulation Skills. Paper presented at the 4th Biennial Early Childhood Summit, Lincoln, NE
Molfese, V., Rudasill, K. M., & Prokasky, A., & Acar, I. H. (2016, April). Cool as A Cucumber, Hot as A Pepper ‐ Classroom Self‐ Regulation. Paper presented at the 4th Biennial Early Childhood Summit, Lincoln, NE
Acar, I. H. & Ucus, S. (2017, October). Children’s Temperament and Their Hyperactivity: The Moderating Role of Child Gender. Paper presented at the 5th International Preschool Education Conference, Ankara, Turkey.
Ahmetoglu, E., Asik Ozturk, M. & Acar, I. (2017, October). Validity and Reliability Study of The Play Assessment for Group Settings (PAGS). Paper presented at the 5th International Preschool Education Conference, Ankara, Turkey.
Ucus, S., & Acar, I. H. (2017, October). Validation and Reliability Study the Parent-Teacher Relationship Scale in Early Childhood. Paper presented at the 5th International Preschool Education Conference, Ankara, Turkey.
Ahmetoglu, E., Acar, I. H., & Sonmez, I. (2017, October). Erken Öğrenme Gözlem ve Derecelendirme Ölçeği (EÖGDÖ)’nin Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması. Paper presented at the 5th International Preschool Education Conference, Ankara, Turkey.
Ahmetoglu, E., & Acar, I., Asik Ozturk, M. (2017, October). Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions of Child Development and Education in Early Years. Paper presented at the 5th International Preschool Education Conference, Ankara, Turkey.
Ahmetoglu, E., Aksin Yavuz, E., & Acar, I. H. (2017, October). Okul Öncesi Dönemde Çocukların Bilim ve Mühendislik Bilgilerini Ölçme Aracı’nın Türkçe’ye Uyarlanması. Paper presented at the 5th International Preschool Education Conference, Ankara, Turkey.
Ilhan Ildiz, G., Ahmetoglu, E., & Acar, I. H. (2017, October). Ebeveyn Duygu Sosyalleştirme ve Çocuk Mizacının Çocuklarda Duygu Düzenleme Stratejileri Üzerindeki Yordayıcı Etkisi. Paper presented at the 5th International Preschool Education Conference, Ankara, Turkey.
González-Salinas, C.; Sánchez-Pérez, N.; Fuentes, L.J.; Majdandzic, M.; Montirosso, R.; Lecannelier, F.; Huitron, B.; Tuovinen, S.; Putnam, S. P.; Slobodskaya, H.; Wang, Z.; Casalin, S.; Acar, I.; Benga, O.; Beijers, R.; Gartstein, M. A.; Han, S-Y., & Linhares, B. (2017, September). Temperamento y problemas de comportamiento en la niñez temprana: un estudio transcultural. Poster presented to the Asociación Iberoamericana para el Estudio de las Diferencias Individuales (AIIDI). Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Ahmetoglu, E., Aksin, E. & Acar, I. (2017, October). The Investigation of Communication Skills of Pre-School Teacher Candidates. Paper presented at the International Balkan and Near Eastern Social Sciences Congress Series – Kırklareli, Turkey.
Ildiz, G., Ahmetoglu, E., Acar, I. H., & Encinger, E. (2017, April). Emotion Regulation and Attachment in Children: Parental Role in Emotion Socialization. Paper presented at the 2nd International Scientific Researches Congress on Humanities and Social Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
Uçuş, Ş. & Acar, I.H. (2016). Exploring Perceptions and Reflections of Student Teachers about “Creative School” in Early Childhood Education. Symposium of Creativity in Education Council of Creative Education, 7th-11th, November, Finland.
Frohn, S., Acar, I. H., Moritz Rudasill, K., Buhs, E., & Perez, S. (2016, August). Temperament and Teacher Sensitivity Predict Social Adjustment in First Grade. Poster presented at American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
Nord, J., Acar, I. H., Adams, N., Gallagher, J., Molfese, V., Moritz Rudasill, K., & Malcolm, H. (2016, August). A Mixed Methods Study of Behavioral Differences of Toddlers during an Inhibitory Control Task. Poster presented at American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
Acar, I., Prokasky, A., Casalin, S., ……Slobodskaya, H. (2016, May). Toddlers in their Developmental Niche: The Association between Toddler’s Temperament and Behavior Problems across Cultures. Poster presented at Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, New Orleans, LA.
Majdandzic, M., Benga, O., Putnam, S., Tuovinen, S., Kozlova, E., Wang, Z., Acar, I. …. Linhares, B. (2016, May). The Relation between Parents’ Socialization Goals and their Reactions to their Children’s Temperament Displays in 13 Countries. Poster presented at Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, New Orleans, LA.
Putnam, S. Garstein, M., Acar, I. …. Wang, Z. (2016, May). Toddler Temperament around the Globe: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Children from 13 Cultures. Poster presented at Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, New Orleans, LA.
Molfese, V., Frohn, S., Acar, I., Prokasky, A., & Moritz Rudasill, K., (2016, April).Don’t Make Me Wait When I’m Tired. Poster presented at the 64th Annual Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, Lincoln, NE.
Nord, J., Acar, I., Adams, N., Molfese, V.J., Rudasill, K.M., Molfese, D., Malcolm, H. (2016, April). Examining behavioral differences in toddler inhibitory control. Poster Presented at 4th Biennial Early Childhood Summit, Lincoln, NE
Acar, I.H., Iverson, T., Prokasky, A., Rudasill, K. M., & Molfese, V. (2015, October). Electronic Media Use before Bedtime and Sleep Quality in Toddlers. Poster Presented at Educational Neuroscience Conference, University of NebraskaLincoln, Lincoln, NE
Acar, I. H., Hong, S-Y., & Wu, C. (2015, October). Teacher Presence, Teacher Scaffolding, and Preschool Children’s Peer Interactions, Poster presented at Division for Early Childhood Conference, Atlanta, Georgia Torquati, J. & Acar, I. H. (2015, October). Nature and Friends: Children’s Sociomoral and Environmental Moral Reasoning, Poster presented at North American Association of Environmental Education, San Diego, California.
Acar, I. H., & Raikes, H. (2015, September). Low income preschool children’s temperament and self-regulation: the moderating role of teacher-child relationship quality. Paper presented at the 4th International Preschool Education Conference, Ankara, Turkey.
Ahmetoglu, E., Acar, I. H., Aral, N. (2015, September). Penn Etkileşimli Akran Oyun Ölçeği Ebeveyn Formunun (PIPPS-P) Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması, Paper presented at the 4th International Preschool Education Conference, Ankara, Turkey.
Gonen, M. Veziroğlu, M. Raikes, H. & Acar, I. H. (2015, May). Home and classroom characteristics affecting low-income young children’s self-regulation and language in Turkey and United States of America. Paper Presented at the International Congress on Education for the Future: Issues and Challenges, Ankara, Turkey.
Acar, I. Rudasill, K., & Torquati, J., & Kutaka, T. (2015, March). Turkish early elementary children’s social competence and anti-social behavior: Teacher-child relationship and temperament. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Colgrove, A., Kutaka, T., Encinger, A., Chernyavskiy, P., Acar, I., Raikes, H. (2015, March). The relationship between teacher turnover and young children’s receptive language. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Acar, I. H., Torquati, J., & Escalante, E. (2014, November). Development of environmental and socio-moral reasoning in early childhood: A research in progress. Paper presented at the Midwest Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Evanston, IL
Escalante, E. & Acar, I. (2013, November). Beyond the Reductionist Concept of Children’s Play: An Analysis of the Early Childhood Education Guidelines in Colombia and Turkey. Paper Presented at College of Education and Human Sciences Student Research Conference, Lincoln, NE.
Ahmetoglu, E., Acar, I., Escalante, E. (2013, November). Individual and Educational Correlates of Turkish Preschool Pre-service Teachers’ Social Competence, Empathy, and Communication Skills. Paper presented at the Midwest Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Evanston, IL
Escalante, E., Navarro, J., Romero, V., & Acar, I. (2013, August). Perceptions of Experts and Teachers on Music as an Expressive Language of the Children in Colombia. Paper presented at 23rd European Early Childhood Education Research Association Conference, Tallinn, Estonia
Acar, I.H. (2013, June). Early Childhood Development and Education through Nature-Child Interactions: A Conceptual Paper. Paper presented at International Congress of Educational Research, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey
Acar, I.H., Yildiz, S., & Karan, S. (2013, June). Learner Teachers: Collaborative Learning of Elementary Teachers. Paper presented at International Congress of Educational Research, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey
Tu, X., Prokasky, A., Rudasill, K.M., Molfese, V., & Acar, I. (2013, April). Parent and teacher ratings of temperament predict preschoolers’ vocabulary skills. Poster presented at the SRCD Biennial Conference, Seattle, WA.
Acar, I. H. & Torquati, J. (2012, November). Prosocial behavior exhibited in preschool-aged children through nature-based activities. Paper presented at the Midwest Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Evanston, IL