Karsli Calamak, PhD, Elif
Associate Professor
Elif Karsli-Calamak is an assistant professor in early mathematics education at the Department of Instruction and Teacher Education. She began her teaching career in a public kindergarten in Turkey. Later as a Fulbright scholar, she received her doctorate in Early Childhood Education from the University of Georgia. Her doctoral studies focused on children’s embodied mathematical practices in and out of school contexts and family perspectives on early mathematics education.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Education
- Department
- Teacher Education
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Interest Keywords
- Socio-cultural contexts of young children’s mathematics, Family-school-community relationships in culturally and linguistically diverse settings
- Personal Focus Areas
- supporting teachers of Syrian refugee children in public schools in Turkey, collaborating with refugee families with a focus on mathematics education
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