Dr. Ömer Çalışkan

Dr. Ömer Çalışkan ist Wissenschaftler am Internationalen Zentrum für Hochschulforschung (INCHER). Seine Forschungsinteressen konzentrieren sich auf:

•     Internationalisierung der Hochschulbildung (regionale Internationalisierung, Hochschulpolitik)
•     Graduiertenausbildung (Doktoranden und Förderprogramme)
•     Organisatorischer Wandel (Innovation, Bereitschaft zum organisatorischen Wandel)
•     Bildungsverwaltung (Führung, organisatorische Effektivität)
•     Quantitative und qualitative Sozialforschung (Skalenentwicklung, Strukturgleichungsmodellierung)

Dr. Çalışkan erwarb seinen Master- und Doktortitel in Bildungsverwaltung und -planung an der Middle East Technical University (METU)/Türkei und arbeitete als Forschungsassistent an der METU. Im Laufe seiner Karriere hat Ömer im Rahmen von internationalen Forschungsstipendien und Zuschüssen akademische Studien an der Universität Utrecht/Niederlande (2010) und der University of Alabama/Vereinigte Staaten (2014-2015) durchgeführt.

ARTICLES

1. Caliskan, O., & Oldac, Y. I. (2025). Internationalization of Higher Education: Science Mapping the Knowledge Base (1929–2022). Journal of Studies in International Education, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10283153241307969
2. Karakus, M., Toprak, M., Caliskan, O. and Crawford, M. (2024), "Teachers’ affective and physical well-being: emotional intelligence, emotional labour and implications for leadership", International Journal of Educational Management, ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-07-2023-0335
3. Buyukgoze, H., Caliskan, O., & Gümüş, S. (2022). Linking distributed leadership with collective teacher innovativeness: The mediating roles of job satisfaction and professional collaboration. Educational Management Administration and Leadership.
4. Caliskan, O. (2021). Learning from failures or failing to learn: Perspectives of school principals. Journal of Educational Administration, 59(4), 422-436.
5. İbiş, Y., & Caliskan, O. (2021). An examination of teachers' perception and expectation about teacher leadership roles. Journal of National Education, 50(230), 423-444.
6. Caliskan, O. (2020). Social justice leadership and refugee students: How schools are responsive to refugee students. Multicultural Education Review, 12(4), 267-283.
7. Caliskan, O., Akin, S., & Engin-Demir, C. (2020). Democratic environment in higher education: The case of a Turkish public university. International Journal of Educational Development, 72(1), 102-129.
8. Caliskan, O., & Gökalp, G. (2020). A Micro-level perspective in organizational change: Cognitive dissonance, sense-making and attitude change. Educational Administration: Theory and Practice, 26(4) 719-742.
9. Kondakci, Y., Zayim-Kurtay, M., & Caliskan, O. (2019). Antecedents of continuous change in educational organizations. International Journal of Educational Management, 33(6), 1366-1380.
10. Caliskan, O. (2019). Readiness for organizational change scale: Validity and reliability study. Educational Administration: Theory and Practice, 25(4), 663-692.
11. Bellibaş, M. Ş., Caliskan, O., & Gümüş, S. (2019). Validity and reliability of teacher agency scale. Trakya Journal of Education, 9(1), 1-11.
12. Caliskan, O., & Holley, K. (2017). Doctoral student support programs in diverse national contexts. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 9(4), 565-576.
13. Tingir, S., Cavlazoglu, B., Caliskan, O., Koklu, O., & Intepe Tingir, S. (2017). Effects of mobile devices on K-12 students' achievement: A meta-analysis. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 33(4), 355-369.
14. Kondakçı, Y., Caliskan, O., Bulut-Şahin, B., Yılık, M.A., & Engin-Demir, C. (2016). Rationales for regional internationalization between Turkey and the Balkans. Bilig: Journal of Social Sciences of the Turkic World, Summer, 78, 287-308.
15. Akin, S., Caliskan, O., & Engin-Demir, C. (2016). Civic Engagement among University Students: Case of a Turkish Public University. Çukurova University Faculty of Education Journal, 45(2), 301-330.
16. Kondakcı, Y., Zayim, M., & Caliskan, O. (2013). Reliability and validity study about readiness for organizational change scale. Elementary Education Online, 12(1), 23-353.
17. Kondakcı, Y., Zayim, M., & Caliskan, O. (2010). Investigating school administrators’ readiness to change in relation to teaching level of the school, experiences of the administrators, and the size of the school. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, 11(2), 155-175.

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Caliskan, O., & Holley, K. (2022; in press). Doctoral Education, Study Abroad, and Employability: A Comparative Perspective from the US and Turkey. In K. Bista, (Ed.)., International doctoral experiences (pp. ??-??). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
2. Caliskan, O., & Buyukgoze, H. (2022). Representation of International Students: Student Mobility from the Middle East to Turkey. In A. Hayes, (Ed.)., Constructions of international students in the Middle East: Comparative critical perspectives (pp. 74-94). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
3. Caliskan, O. (2020). Civic engagement and democratic climate in times of trouble: Perspectives of university students in Turkey. In P. Blessinger & E. Kapur (Eds.), Faculty and student research in practicing academic freedom (Vol: 3),(pp. 13-32). Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Limited.
4. Caliskan, O.,&Buyukgoze, H.(2020). Yönetsel beceriler [Administrative skills]. In M. Özdemir (Ed.), Yönetme sanatı [The art of administration] (pp.125-137). Ankara: Nobel Akademi Yayıncılık. (in Turkish).
5. Caliskan, O. (2020). Örgütsel değişim, değişimin boyutları ve değişme karşı birey tutumları [Organizational change, dimensions of change and individual attittudes toward change]. In D. P. Ünal and F. Demir (Eds.), Eğitime adanmış yarım asır. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık (in Turkish).
6. Maxwell, J. A. (2018). Conceptual framework (O. Caliskan, Translator). In M. Çevikbaş (Ed.), Qualitative research design - An interactive approach (pp. 39-72). Ankara: Nobel Akademi Yayıncılık. (in Turkish).

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. Caliskan, O., & Holley, K. (2022). The international mobility of doctoral degree recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for doctoral supervision. Paper presented (online) at Postgraduate Supervision Conference, South Africa.
2. Caliskan, O., & Gökalp, G.(2018). Exploring attitude change through manipulation: are teacher candidates ready for the upcoming educational change attempt? Paper presented at American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, New York, USA.
3. Caliskan, O. (2018). Universities as anchor Institutions: Economic and social potential for city development. Paper presented at International Higher Education Studies Conference (IHEC), Kayseri, Turkey.
4. Caliskan, O.  (2018). Doctoral students as source of intellectual capital: a cross-country exploration of OECD statistics. Paper presented at International Higher Education Studies Conference (IHEC), Kayseri, Turkey.
5. Caliskan, O.  (2018). A comparative study of state universities established in 2006 in terms of certain variables. Paper presented at International Congress on Educational Administration, Sivas, Turkey.
6. Caliskan, O.  (2017). Mentoring and advising graduate students: An in-depth analysis of individual interviews and official documents. Paper presented at International Congress on Educational Administration, Ankara, Turkey.
7. Caliskan, O., & Atakan, A. (2016). School leaders’ role in school community relations and the influence of education policies: Cases of the United States and Turkey. Paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Dublin, Ireland.
8. Caliskan, O., Akin, S., & Engin-Demir, C. (2016). Democratic climate in higher education: The case of a Turkish public university. Paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Dublin, Ireland.
9. Holley, K.,& Caliskan, O.   (2016). Doctoral student perspectives on their role in an emergent economy: A case study of Turkey. Paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Dublin, Ireland.
10. Holley, K., Caliskan, O., &Joseph, J.  (2016). Social ecology and post-secondary education aspirations of minority rural high school students. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Ohio, USA.
11. Caliskan, O., & Holley, K. (2015). How effective doctoral education programs work: An examination of a faculty development program from the perspectives of PhD students. Paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Budapest, Hungary.
12. Holley, K., & Caliskan, O.  (2015). A comparison of doctoral student support programs: Similarities and differences across national contexts. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
13. Gokalp, G., Caliskan, O., Zayim, M., Yucel., H. E., Kaya, S., & Cinar., R. (2015). Experience of being a Future Faculty Development Program research assistant at a large university in Turkey. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
14. Engin-Demir, C., Akin, S., & Caliskan, O.  (2014). The factors influencing university students’ support for democracy in Turkish context. Paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Porto, Portugal
15. Gökalp, G., & Caliskan, O.  (2014). Effects of stress on Turkish teacher’s in class decision-making. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, Philadelphia, USA.
16. Caliskan, O., Yılık, M.A., Bulut-Şahin, B., Kondakçı, Y., & Engin-Demir, C. (2013). Rationales for regional internationalization between Turkey and the Balkans. Paper presented at ECER (European Conference on Educational Research), Bahçesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.
17. Gökalp, G., & Caliskan, O.  (2013). Effects of stress on Turkish teacher’s in class decisions. Paper presented at ECER (European Conference on Educational Research), Bahçesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.
18. Kondakcı, Y., & Caliskan, O.  (2011).Predictors of continuous change behavior: Investigating the relationship between process factors and continuous change behavior. Paper presented at ECER 2011 (European Conference on Educational Research), Frei University, Berlin, Germany.
19. Kondakcı, Y., & Caliskan, O.  (2010). Investigation of the relationship between teachers’ readiness for organizational change and resilience. Paper presented at ECER 2010 (European Conference on Educational Research), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

Grants & Scholarships (Graduate Education)

1. (2014-2015) - Fellowship grant (20.600 US Dollar) for visiting University of Alabama as doctoral researcher (by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
2. (2014-2015) - Research grant (5.000 US Dollar) for the study: Strengthening STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Activities and Careers in a Rural and Underserved County of Alabama State (by University of Alabama, United States)
3. (2012-2013) – Research grant (1.300 Euro) for the study: The attitudes of university students on democracy and their expectations (by Middle East Technical University, Turkey).
4. (2010 January- June) – Visiting graduate student (Erasmus Program), (3.000 Euro), Utrecht University, the Netherlands (by European Union-Erasmus Exchange Program).

Awards

1. (2018). Best research paper award (by Nafi Atuf Kansu Eğitbilim Research Award)
2. (2017). Best research paper award (by International Congress on Educational Administration)
3. (2009). Best performing graduate student in the Department of Educational Administration and Planning (by Middle East Technical University/Turkey).