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Dr Serap Sevimli-Celik

Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: serap@ecu.edu.au

Serap is a Senior Lecturer of Early Childhood Studies in the School of Education.

Background

Serap is an experienced teacher educator and researcher. She has taught courses on play pedagogy, creativity in early childhood, physical education and outdoor education. Her research explores the role of play in promoting creativity, problem solving and holistic development, focusing on preschoolers' design skills, nature-based learning and attitudes towards risky play. She has contributed book chapters on playfulness, active design and transcultural perspectives.

Current Teaching

  • MSC6110.2 - Mathematics and Technologies for Young Children
  • ECE6320.3 - Physical Education, Health and Wellbeing for Young Children

Professional Associations

  • 2023 - European Cooperation in Science and Technology - COST (Member)

Awards and Recognition

International Travel Grants:

  • 2018 - The Association of Study of Play Scholar Travel Grant to TASP Conference in Florida, USA.
  • 2019 - Jacob Foundation Travel Award to EARLI Conference in Aachen, Germany.

Teaching Awards:

  • 2019 - ERASMUS Teaching Mobility Grant to University of Turku, Finland.
  • 2023 - ERASMUS Teaching Mobility Grant to Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Research Awards:

  • 2016 - Teacher preparation for movement education: Increasing pre-service teachers’ competence for working with young children (METU).
  • 2018 - Active Designs for Movement in Early Childhood Environments (METU).

Research Interests

  • Professional Development of Teachers
  • Play Pedagogy & Playfulness
  • Movement Education
  • Outdoor Education
  • Creative & Playful Learning
  • Active Designs for Play & Movement

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, United States of America, 2014.
  • Master of Science in Physical Education and Sports, Turkey, 2008.
  • Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Turkey, 2005.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Ünal, ZD., Mentese, Y., Sevimli-Celik, S. (2024). Analysing Creativity in Children’s Picture Books. Children's Literature in Education: an international quarterly, 55(4), 717–746. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10583-023-09535-x.
  • Turgur-Kurt, R., Sevimli-Celik, S. (2024). Giving children permission for risky play: teacher variables and reported practices. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2024(Article in press), 17 pages. https://doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2024.2416960.
  • Sevimli-Celik, S., Canaslan-Akyar, B. (2024). Pre-schoolers in nature: A five-week play & learning experience within a Turkish context. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 14(1), 87-101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-023-00867-0.
  • Akdemir , K., Sevimli-Celik, S. (2024). Brick classroom & Block classroom: preschoolers’ spatial and architectural design skills during constructive play. International Journal of Play, 13(1), 20-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/21594937.2024.2323409.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Kandemir, M., Sevimli-Celik, S. (2023). No muddy shoes, no dirty clothes! examining the views of teachers and parents regarding children’s outdoor play and learning. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 23(3), 301-322. https://doi.org/10.1080/14729679.2021.2011339.
  • Akdemir, K., Banko-Bal, C., Sevimli-Celik, S. (2023). Giving Children permission for risky play: parental variables and parenting styles. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 26(3), 289-306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42322-023-00122-8.
  • Cetken-Aktas, S., Sevimli-Celik, S. (2023). Play Preferences of Preschoolers According to the Design of Outdoor Play Areas. Early Childhood Education Journal, 51(5), 955-970. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-022-01358-7.
  • Ata-Akturk, A., Sevimli-Celik, S. (2023). Creativity in early childhood teacher education: beliefs and practices. International Journal of Early Years Education, 31(1), 95-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669760.2020.1754174.
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