Biography
Ömer Dilek graduated from Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Preschool Teaching Department in 2015. In 2019, he completed his master's degree with a thesis titled 'Evaluation of the contribution of forest school practices to children's development' in Kastamonu University Preschool Teaching Master's Program with thesis. He worked as a preschool teacher in the Ministry of National Education between 2017-2019. He is currently working as a lecturer in the Child Development Department at Bursa Uludağ University Büyükorhan Vocational School. He currently continues his duty as the Head of the Child Development Program in the same department. His areas of study include alternative approaches in preschool, environmental education in early childhood, forest schools and nature and forest pedagogy. His desire and determination to work in the field of forest schools, having served as a camp leader for many years (11 years), and the changes and developments he observed in children in nature during this time, have been effective in his studies and research in the field of nature and forest pedagogy. At the same time, he has tried to improve himself in the field of Nature and Forest Pedagogy by participating in various trainings in this field. She received the ‘Introduction to Forest Kindergartens’ and ‘Out-of-Class Education and Forest Kindergartens’ trainings organized by the Doğada Öğreniyorum Institution, and the ‘Forest School Leader Training’ training by inviting the Forest Schools institution in England to Turkey. In addition, she has also conducted academic studies and written chapters in the books ‘Forest Pedagogy Handbook in Early Childhood Education’ and ‘Preventive Approaches in Human Health’, and contributed to the literature with the article titled ‘Forest School Applications in Pre-school Period: A Case Study’. As a result of these studies, she has conducted trainings and seminars at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, National Education directorates and various universities. Since 2021, she has been the training coordinator and trainer of the Nature and Forest Pedagogy Trainer Training program organized by Bursa Uludağ University Continuing Education Application and Research Center. In 2024, she took part in and contributed to the Forest Schools Workshop organized by the General Directorate of Forestry.
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Education
2016 - 2019
2016 - 2019Postgraduate
Kastamonu University, Instıtute Of Socıal Scıences, Okul Öncesi Eğitimi (Yl) (Tezli), Turkey
2011 - 2015
2011 - 2015Undergraduate
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Temel Eğitim Bölümü, Turkey
Dissertations
2019
2019Postgraduate
Orman okulu uygulamalarının çocukların gelişimine yönelik katkısının değerlendirilmesi
Kastamonu University, Instıtute Of Socıal Scıences
Certificates, Courses and Trainings
2020
2020Forest School Leader Training
Vocational Training
Forest Schools
2017
2017Sınıf Dışı Eğitim ve Orman Anaokulları
Vocational Training
Doğada Öğreniyorum
2017
2017Orman Anaokullarına Giriş
Vocational Training
Doğada Öğreniyorum
Research Areas
Educational Sciences
Preschool Education
Special Education
Vocational Education
Teacher Training
Academic Positions
2019 - Continues
2019 - ContinuesLecturer
Bursa Uludağ University, BÜYÜKORHAN MYO, ÇOCUK BAKIMI VE GENÇLİK HİZMETLERİ BÖLÜMÜ
Managerial Experience
2019 - Continues
2019 - ContinuesProgram Başkanı
Bursa Uludağ University, BÜYÜKORHAN MYO, ÇOCUK BAKIMI VE GENÇLİK HİZMETLERİ BÖLÜMÜ
Non Academic Experience
2025 - Continues
2025 - ContinuesYönetim Kurulu Başkanı
Non-profit Organisation, Nature and Forest Pedagogy Association, Kurucu Başkan, Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı
2013 - Continues
2013 - ContinuesGençlik Kampları Program Sorumlusu
GENÇLİK VE SPOR BAKANLIĞI, Gençlik Kampları Program Sorumlusu
2017 - 2019
2017 - 2019Öğretmen
MİLLİ EĞİTİM BAKANLIĞI, Öğretmen
Taught Courses and Trainings
2024 - 2024
2024 - 2024Doğa ve Orman Pedagojisi Eğitmen Eğitimi Nisan 2024
Continuing Education Center - Certificate Program
Dilek Ö.
2024 - 2024
2024 - 2024Doğa ve Orman Pedagojisi Eğitmen Eğitimi Ocak 2024
Continuing Education Center - Certificate Program
Dilek Ö.
2023 - 2023
2023 - 2023Doğa ve Orman Pedagojisi Eğitmen Eğitimi Kasım 2023
Continuing Education Center - Certificate Program
Dilek Ö.
2023 - 2023
2023 - 2023Doğa ve Orman Pedagojisi Eğitmen Eğitimi Temmuz 2023
Continuing Education Center - Certificate Program
Dilek Ö.
2023 - 2023
2023 - 2023Doğa ve Orman Pedagojisi Eğitmen Eğitimi Haziran 2023
Continuing Education Center - Certificate Program
Dilek Ö.
2023 - 2023
2023 - 2023Doğa ve Orman Pedagojisi Eğitmen Eğitimi Antalya 2023
Continuing Education Center - Certificate Program
Dilek Ö.
2023 - 2023
2023 - 2023Doğa ve Orman Pedagojisi Eğitmen Eğitimi Mart 2023
Continuing Education Center - Certificate Program
Dilek Ö.
2023 - 2023
2023 - 2023Doğa ve Orman Pedagojisi Eğitmen Eğitimi Ocak 2023
Continuing Education Center - Certificate Program
Dilek Ö.
2022 - 2022
2022 - 2022Doğa ve Orman Pedagojisi Eğitmen Eğitimi Kasım 2022
Continuing Education Center - Certificate Program
Dilek Ö.
2022 - 2022
2022 - 2022Doğa ve Orman Pedagojisi Eğitmen Eğitimi Haziran 2022
Continuing Education Center - Certificate Program
Dilek Ö.
2022 - 2022
2022 - 2022Doğa ve Orman Pedagojisi Eğitmen Eğitimi Erdek
Continuing Education Center - Certificate Program
Dilek Ö.
2022 - 2022
2022 - 2022Doğa ve Orman Pedagojisi Eğitmen Eğitimi
Continuing Education Center - Certificate Program
Dilek Ö.
2021 - 2021
2021 - 2021Nature and Forest Pedagogy Trainer Training
Continuing Education Center - Certificate Program
Dilek Ö.
Designed Courses and Trainings
November 2021
November 2021Nature and Forest Pedagogy Trainer Training
Continuing Education Center - Certificate Program
Dilek Ö.
Articles Published in Other Journals
2021
2021Orman okulu, sadece dışarıda olmak değildir!
Dilek Ö.
Derin Maarif
, no.15, pp.54-59, 2021 (Non Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2020
2020Forest School Applications in Pre-school Period: A Case Study
Dilek Ö., Atasoy V.
International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education
, vol.10, no.2, pp.195-215, 2020 (Scopus)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2017
2017Okul Öncesi Öğrenme Yaklaşımlarından Orman Okullarının Okul Öncesi Dönemi Çocukları Üzerindeki Etkisi
DİLEK Ö., ATASOY V.
5. Uluslararası Okul Öncesi Eğitim Kongresi, 18 - 21 October 2017, (Summary Text)
Books
2025
2025Orman Okulu Temelli Öğrenme-Öğretme Yaklaşımı
Dilek Ö., Ekici G. (Editor)
in: Etkinlik Örnekleriyle Güncel Öğrenme-Öğretme Yaklaşımları-VII, Prof. Dr. Gülay EKİCİ, Editor, Pegem A Yayıncılık, Ankara, pp.170-188, 2025
2022
2022Doğanın Koruyuculuğu
Dilek Ö.
in: İnsan Sağlığında Koruyucu Yaklaşımlar, Yücel Hülya, Editor, Akademisyen Kitabevi, Ankara, pp.549-563, 2022
2020
2020Orman Okulu Yaklaşımına İlham Kaynağı Olan Kişiler
Dilek Ö.
in: Erken Çocukluk Eğitiminde Orman Pedagojisi El Kitabı, Yılmaz-Uysal,Simge.,Coşkun-Tuncay,Tuna., Editor, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara, pp.61-89, 2020
Funded Projects
2022 - 2023
2022 - 2023
Doğaya Açılan Pencereden Sosyal Beceri Eğitimi
TUBITAK Project
(Project Abstract)
Dilek Ö., Menevşe E. B.(Executive)
2022 - 2022
2022 - 2022Okul Öncesi Öğretmen Adayları İçin Bilim Merkezinde Öğrenme
TUBITAK Project
(Project Abstract)
Dilek Ö., Özdem Yılmaz Y.(Executive)
2021 - 2021
2021 - 2021Geçmişten Geleceğe Bilim Köprüsü
TUBITAK Project
(Project Abstract)
Dilek Ö., Demirkaynak K.(Executive)
Congress and Symposium Activities
18 November 2024 - 20 November 2024
18 November 2024 - 20 November 2024
OGM Orman Okulu Çalıştayı
Working Group
Antalya-Turkey
Invited Talks
April 2023
April 2023Türkiye'de Doğa Temelli Eğitimin Gelişimi ve Doğa Temelli Eğitimin Çocuklar Üzerinde Etkisi
Seminar
Neşe Erbek Eğitim Kurumları-Turkey
May 2022
May 2022ERKEN ÇOCUKLUK EĞİTİMİ PROJESİ ÖĞRETMEN OKULU ATÖLYESİ
Seminar
Bursa İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü-Turkey
March 2021
March 2021Orman Okulu Öğretmen Eğitimi
Workshop
Kahramanmaraş İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü-Turkey
October 2020
October 2020Orman Okulları Bilgilendirme Semineri
Seminar
Kahramanmaraş İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü-Turkey
July 2020
July 2020