Name- Surname : Recep KAYMAKCAN
Academic Title : Professor of Religious Education
Address : Sakarya Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi, Ozanlar Kampüsü, Sakarya, 54040 TURKEY.
Fax: +90.264.2779832
Tel: +90.264.2774002/ext. 127
Mobile +90.532.5015443
E-mail: kaymakcan@yahoo.com and recepk@sakarya.edu.tr
Web page: www.recepk.sakarya.edu.tr

Education
Bachelor of Arts in Theology, 1990, University of Marmara, Faculty of Theology, Istanbul, Turkey
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Religious Education, 1998, University of Leeds, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Leeds, UK
Title of Ph. D Thesis: A Comparison of Religious Education in Secondary in Turkey and England: with Special Reference to the Teaching of Islam.
Assistant Professor of Religious Education, Sakarya University; 1998-2002
Associate Professor of Religious Education, Turkish Higher Education Council, Sakarya University, 2002-2007.
Professor of Religious Education, Sakarya University, 2007-..

Honours and Awards
Graduated with Honour List Standing, B.A., University of Marmara, İstanbul, 1990
Awarded with the scholarship of Higher Education Council of Turkey for engaging in postgraduate study in the UK, 1993
Awarded with the post-doctorate scholarship of Turkish Academy of Social Sciences in UK, 2000.
Awarded with Honour by the Rectorate of Sakarya University, Turkey, 2002 and 2006.

Academic Courses Taught
Undergraduate
Religious Education,
Special Education Methods in the Lesson of Religious Culture and Ethical Knowledge
Teaching of Religious Culture and Ethical Knowledge,
History of Islamic Religious Education

Postgraduate (MA and Ph.D in Religious Education)
New Approaches in Religious Education (MA)
Curriculum Development in Religious Education (MA)
Adult Religious Education (MA)
Contemporary Theories of Religious Education (Ph.D)
Religion, Youth and Values (Ph.D
Comparative Religious Education (Ph.D)

Work Experience
Teacher for Religious Education in Secondary School, Elmadag Secondary School, Ankara, 1990-1993
Research Assistant, University of Sakarya, 1994-1998
Assistant Professor, University of Sakarya, Adapazarı, 1998-2002
Visiting Research Fellow, University of Leeds, England, October 2000-February 2001.
Associate Professor, Sakarya University  2002-2007.
Professor of Religious Education, Sakarya University, 2007-…
Deputy Head of Department of Philosophy and Religious Sciences, Sakarya University, 1998-2002
Head of Department of Philosophy and Religious Sciences, Sakarya University 2003-2004
Member of Executive and Academic Board of Faculty of Theology, Sakarya University, 2003-2007.
Deputy Head of Postgraduate Studies in Social Sciences, Sakarya University, 2005-2006
Member of Executive and Academic Board of Faculty of Theology, Sakarya University, 2008-…
Editor, Değerler Eğitimi Dergisi (Journal of Values Education), 2002-…
Member of Advisory Board of British Journal of Religious Education, 2008-…

Contribution to Academic Organizations
1. Member of Organising Committe, Avrupa Birliğine Giriş Sürecinde Türkiyede Din Eğitimi ve Sorunları (Religious Education and Its Problems in Turkey in the process of membership of European Union), organised by Sakarya University 26-27 May 2001.

2. Convenor, International Symposium of Values and Education, organised by Center for Values Education, 26-28 November 2004, Istanbul.

3. Convenor with Oddbjorn Leirvik, Learning about the other and Teaching for Tolerance in Muslim Majority Societies, organised by Oslo Coalation Freedom of Religion or Belief and Center for Vales Education, 10-12 November 2005, Istanbul.

4. Convenor,  International Symposium on Religious Education in Muslim World and Teaching Islam in Schools in Europe, organised by Center for Values Education, 16-18 November 2007, İstanbul.

5. Member of Organising Committe, International Conference on Prohet Muhammad in Turkish-Islamic Cultural Geograph, organised by Sakarya University Faculty of Theology, 7-8 March 2009, Sakarya.

6. .Participant of International Seminar,  “ Summer Academy on Research Strategies in Faith Development and the Biographical Study of Contemporary Religion” (24-Temmuz- 7 Agustos 2005)  organised by Bielefeld Üniversity with financial support of DAAD.

7. Member of Curriculum Development Commission for Qur’anic Courses in Turkey, Presidency of Religious Affairs, 2004.

8. Member of Evaluation Committee, European Science Foundation, Standing Committee for Social Science,  Brussels, 15 October 2008.

9.  Teaching Staff, In Service Teacher Training Courses for Teacher for Religious Education Culture and Ethical Knowledge in different times, (2004, 2005, 2008)

10. Contribution to  OSCE Report as an Invited Academic Expert,  Toledo Guiding Principles on Teaching About Religions and Beliefs in Public Schools, prepared by the ODIHR Advisory Council of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief, OSCE, Warsaw, 2007.

List of Publication (English and Turkish)
Book
1. Günümüz İngilteresinde Din Eğitimi (Religious Education in Contemporary England), DEM Yayınları, Istanbul, 2004.

2. Gençlerin Dine Bakışı: Karşılaştırmalı Türkiye ve Avrupa Araştırması (Religious Perception Among Adolescent: A Comparative Study of Turkey and Europe), DEM Yayınları, İstanbul, 2007.

3. Yeni Ortaöğretim Din Kültürü ve Ahlak Bilgisi Öğretim Programı İnceleme ve Değerlendirme Raporu, (Evaluation Report for New Curriculum of Religious Culture and Ethical Knowledge Lesson) Sabancı Üniversitesi Eğitim Reformu Girişimi, Myra, İstanbul, 2007

4.  Çokkültürlülük, Eğitim, Kültür ve Din Eğitimi, (Multiculturalism: Education, Culture and Religious Education) DEM Yayınları, 2006. (Editor)

5.  Teorik ve Pratik Yönleriyle Ahlak, Din, Felsefe, Hukuk, Eğitim ve İş Ahlakı, DEM Yayınları, (Ethics in Theory and Practice: Religion, Law, Education and Work Ethics)  İstanbul, 2007. (Co-editor with Mevlüt Uyanık)

6. Değerler ve Eğitimi (Values and Education), DEM Yayınları, 2007, İstanbul (Co-editor with S. Kenan, H. Hökelekli, S. Arslan ve M. Zenginle)

7. Teaching for Tolerance in Muslim Majority Societies, DEM Publisher,  İstanbul, 2007. (Co-editör with O. Leirvik )

Chapter in Book
1. "The Perception of Christianity in Turkish Religious Education", ed. Tamcle, M., Koexistenz und Konfrontation, Lit Verlag, Hamburg, pp. 75-90, 2004.

2. “Religious Education Culture in Modern Turkey”, ed. Marian de Souza et al., International Handbook of Religious, Spiritual and Moral Dimensions of Education, Springer, Dortrect (Hollanda), 2006,  ss. 449-460.

3. “Turkish Adolescents: High Islamic Faith in Secular State”, eds. H. G. Ziebertz & W. Kay, Religion and Youth in Europe, Lit Verlag, Berlin, 2006,  ss. 230-245.

4. “Ahlaki Bir Değer Olarak Hoşgörü ve Eğitimi”, eds Kaymakcan, R. & Uyanık, M. Teorik ve Pratik Yönleriyle Ahlak, DEM Yayınları, İstanbul, 2007.

Refereed Articles
1. "Religious Education in the Multi-Party Period in Turkey" in East/West Education, vol. 17, no. 1&2, pp. 91-107. (1996).

2. "Learning Our Religion is Our Duty: The Debate About Compulsory Religious Education in Turkey" in Muslim Education Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 60-70. (1997).

3. "Christianity in Turkish Religious Education" in Islam and Muslim Christian Relationship, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 279-293, (1999).

4. "İkinci Dünya Savaşı Sonrasında İngiltere Okullarında Din Eğitimi" (Religious Education in Schools in England Post Second World War), Din Eğitimi Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 3., pp. 225-240., (1996).

5. "İngiliz Din Dersi Kitaplarında İslam İmajı" (Image of Islam in the Selected Religious Education Textbooks in England), Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 1:1, pp.161-180, (2001).

6. "İlahiyat Öğrencilerinin Kopya Çekmeye Karşı Yaklaşımları" (Attitudes to Academic Dishonesty Among the Students of Faculty of Theology in Turkey), Sakarya Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, sayı 5, pp. 121-138, (2002).

7. "Collective Worship in English Schools", Sakarya Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 3:2, pp. 41-52, (2001).

8. "John M. Hull: Bir Din Eğitimcisi", (John M. Hull: A Religious Educationist) Değerler Eğitimi Dergisi, 1:2, 125-148. (2003).

9. “A Quantitative Evaluation of the Articles on Religious Education Published in the Journals of Faculty of Teology”, Değerler Eğitimi Dergisi, 2:3, 51-76, (2004).

10. “Türkiye’de Misyonerlik ve Din Eğitimi”, Sakarya Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 12, 25-39. (2005).

11. “Türkiye’de Din Eğitimi Politikaları Üzerine Düşünceler” (Some Remarks on Policy of Turkish Religious Education), EKEV Akademik Dergisi, sayı 27, ss. 21-36, (2006)

12. “Türk Gençliğinin Din Eğitimi Algılaması” (Perception of Religious Education Among  Turkish Youth), Marife, 6:2, 117-132, (2006)

13. “Türkiye’de Din Eğitiminde Çoğulculuk ve Yapılandırmacılık: Yeni Ortaöğretim Din Kültürü ve Ahlak Bilgisi Programları Bağlamında Bir Değerlendirme” (Pluralism and Constructivism in Turkish Religious Education): , Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Bilimleri, 7:1, 177-210. (2007)

Conference Papers
1. "Türkiye'de Öğretmen Yetiştirmenin Yeniden Yapılanması Sürecinde Din Kültürü ve Ahlak Bilgisi Alanındaki Gelişmeler" (Recent Developments in RE Teacher Training in the Context of Reconstruction of Teacher Training in Turkey), II. Ulusal Öğretmen Yetiştirme Sempozyumu, 10-12 May 2000, Çanakkale, Turkey, 2000. (Published)

2. "Religious Education and Teaching of Non-Islamic Religions in Modern Turkey" Religious Education and the View of the Others in Southeast Europe, Worshop VII, organised by Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe, 11-12 March 2001, Thessaloniki, Greece.

3. Member for Panel of Discussions, New Methodological Approaches in Religious Education, International Symposium, 28-30 March 2001, organised by Turkish Ministry of National Education,  Istanbul. (Proceeding of the Symposium was published in early 2003).

4. "İngiltere'deki Orta Dereceli Okullarda Din Öğretimi Uygulamaları" (Some Observations About the Teaching of Religions in Secondary Schools in England), Avrupa Birliğine Giriş Sürecinde Türkiye'de Din Eğitimi ve Sorunları Sempozyumu, Sakarya Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi- Türk Ocakları Sakarya Şubesi, 26-27 May 2001, Turkey. (Published)

5. "Teaching Christianity in Schools in Modern Turkey", Seminar on Changing the Teaching Culture About Balkans, organized by the Liaison Office of the Orthodox Church to the European Union, Sofia, Bulgaria, 8-11 September 2001.

6. "The Perception of Christianity in Textbooks in Modern Turkey", WOCMES, First World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Mainz, September 8-13, 2002, Germany.

7.  "Religious Education in Modern Turkey in the Context of Freedom of Religion or Belief", The Strategy Development Seminar on School Education in Relation with Freedom of Religion and Belief, Tolerance and Non-Discrimination, organised by The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief, 7-9 December 2002, Oslo, Norway (Published in Spring 2003, pp.50-55)

8. "Tebliğin Önünde Bir Engel Olarak Müslüman İmajı" (Muslim Image as an Obstacle for Islamic Da'wa (Conveying Islam),Hz. Peygamberin Tebliğ Metodu Işığında İslam'ın Güncel Sunumu, organised by Turkiye Diyanet Vakfı (Foundation of Presidency of Religious Affairs), 16-18 May 2003, Ankara (It was published in Proceeding in 2006).

9.  Participant for Seminar on School Education in Relation to Freedom of Religion or Belief, Tolerance and Discrimination, hosted by The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Rabat, Morocco, 3-6 May 2003.

10. "Yaygın Din Eğitiminde Yöntem" (Some Problems in Adult Religious Education), İslami İlimlerde Metodoloji Problemleri Çalıştayı, 10-11 May 2003, İstanbul. (The paper will be published)

11. Member of Panel of Discussions, Gençlik Dönemi ve Eğitimi Başlıklı Ulusal Sempozyumda", Gençlik Dönemi ve Eğitimi-II, (Education and Youth) organised by ISAV, 18-20 April 2002, Bursa.

12. "İmam-Hatip Liselerinde Dinler Tarihi Öğretimi" (Teaching history of Religions in İmam-Hatip High Schools in Turkey), İmam-Hatip Liselerinde Eğitim ve Öğretim Sempozyumu, organised by Değerler Eğitimi Merkezi, 6-7 December 2003, İstanbul.

13. “Diyanet Hizmetleri Bağlamında Avrupa’daki Türk Gençlerinin Eğitimi” (The Issue of Turkish Youth Education in Europe in the Context of Presidency of Religious Affairs’s Service) organised by the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs III. Din Şurası, Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı Yurtdışı Din Hizmetleri ve Din Eğitimi, 20-24 September 2004, Ankara.

14. “Bir Değer Olarak Hoşgörü ve Eğitimi” (Tolerance as a Value and Its Education), Değerler ve Eğitimi Uluslararası Sempozyumu, organised by the Centre for Values Eduction, 26-28 November 2004, İstanbul.

15. “Türkiye’de Din Eğitiminde Çoğulculuk Üzerine” (Pluralism in Turkish Religious Education), Türk Milli Eğitim Sisteminde Din Eğitimi ve Öğretimi Sempozyumu, organised by the Thought Platform for Future (Civic Society Organization), 2-3 March 2005, Ankara, Kültür Yayınları, 185-192

16. “Confessional or Pluralistic Religious Learning in Turkey? An Emprical Research on Turkish Adolescent’s Attitudes to Religious Education and Pluralism”, 14. International Seminar on Religious Education and Values, Dribergen, Hollanda, 30 July-4 Agustos 2006.

17. “Teaching Religions in Schools” presented the second High Level Meeting for “Alliance of Civilizations”, organised by United Nations, Doha, Qatar,  26-28 February 2006.

18. Muslims of Europe, Challenges and Oppurtunities, organised by SETA ve Foreign and Commonwealth Office of UK, 1-2 July 2006, İstanbul. (Invited participant and discussant)

19. “Islamic Religious Education in Turkey and the Challenge of Pluralism”, Im Kontext der Pluralitat Islamische der Turkei und in Deutschland, 30.11. 2006, University of Wuezburg, Germany. (Invited speaker and participant of the forum)

20. “Teaching for Tolerance in Turkey: Recent Changes in the Religious Education and History Curricula”, International Seminar and Workshop, Teaching for Tolerance in the Indonesian Context (The Contribution of School Education) organised by Alauddin State Universitesi ve Oslo Coalation of Freedom of Religion or Belief, 19-21 Ocak 2007, Makassar, Indonesia.

21. Guidelines on Teaching About Religion at State Schools in the OSCE Region, organised by OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, 25-27 March 2007, Toledo, Spain (Invited acdemic expert on religious education).

22. “Çağdaş Dünyada Din Eğitimi ve Gençlerin Din Eğitimi Modellerine Bakışı”(Religious Education in Contemporary World and Overview of Models of Religious Education), Uluslararası Globalleşme Sürecinde Kırgızistan’da Din Bilimleri ve Ahlak Bilgisi Öğretiminin Meseleleri Sempozyumu, Kırgızistan Eğitim Bakanlığı & Oş Devlet Üniversitesi, 21-22 Mayıs 2007, Bişkek, Kyrgztan.

23. “A Shift From Confessional To Pluralistic Religious Education in Modern Turkey: The Contributıon of Religious Education for Living Together”, XIII World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, Sarajove, 3-7 September 2007.

24. “A Response of Modern Turkey to Council of Europe’s Policy Document on Religius Dimension of Intercultural Education: A Case of Teaching Religions in Schools”, 1st Regional Debate on “The religious dimension of intercultural education” Council of Europe, Athens, Greece, 8-9 October 2007.

25. “A Shift From Confessional to Pluralistic Religious Education in Turkey”, International Symposium on Religious Education in Muslim World and Teaching About Islam in Schools in Europe, organised by Center for Values Education, 16-18 November 2007, İstanbul.

26. “ Türkiye’de Din Özgürlüğünün Bir Parçası Olarak Din Dersi” (Religious Education As a Part of Religious Freedom in Turkey), Göç ve Entegrasyon – Almanya ve Türkiye’de Azınlık-Çoğunluk İlişkileri Çalıştayı, organised by Kondrad Adeneur Foundation & International Strategic Research Institution, 29-30 November 2007, Ankara.

27. ,“A Shift From Confessional To Pluralistic Religious Education in Modern Turkey: The Contributıon of Religious Education for Living Together”, XIII World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, Sarajove, 3-7 September 2007.

28. Invited acdemic expert, “Teaching About Religious and  Convictional Facts”Policy Development Meeting, organised by Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 8 April 2008.

29. “Is Modern Islam Compatible with Modern Religious Education? CriticalEvaluation of Teaching Islam in Turkish Religious Education” 15. International Seminar on Religious Education and Values, Ankara, Turkey, 27 July- 1August 2008.

30.  Moderator and discussant,  The Copenhagen Conference: Education for Intercultural Dialogue and Education”, organised by UNESCO & Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Copenhagen, 21-22 October 2008.

31. “AİHM’nin, Türkiye’de Zorunlu Din Dersleri ile İlgili Kararının Din Eğitimine Muhtemel Etkileri”,(Possibble influences of European Court of Human Rights about Compulsory RE in Turkey on policy of religious education)   Türkiye ve Almanya Örneğinde Seküler Toplmlarda ve Laik Devletlerde Din Eğitimi, İstanbul Goethe Institute, İstanbul, 7-8  November 2008.

32. “AIHM kararları ışığında din öğretimi (okullarda) nasıl yapılmalı?” (What kind of Religious Education in terms of European Court of Human Rights) International Symposium on Human Rights Education and Studies About School Textbooks-II, organised by History Foundation and European Commission, İstanbul, 29-30 November 2008.

Project

1. Title of Research Project: “Religion and Life Perspectives: an International Emprical Study” coordinated by Wuezburg University, Germany (Participant of this project with other 8 EU countries and Israel) (2004-2007)

2. Title of Research:  “Din Görevlilerinin Yeterlilikleri ve Halkın Beklentileri” (Sufficiency of Religious Functionaries and Expectations of Congragations in Turkey) funded by Sakarya University Research Foundation (2005-2007).

 Research Interests

• Curriculum Development and Evaluation in Religious Education
• Religious Education in Turkey and England (Comparative RE)
• Teaching of Non-Islamic Religions in Turkish Education (Mainly Christianity)
• Turkish Youth, Religiosity and Values
• Pluralism and religious education
• Religious Education and Human Right Education  
• Values Education, Policies of Religious Education