Prof. Ali Fuat Arıcı completed his undergraduate education in the Department of Classroom Teaching at Süleyman Demirel University (1998), and his master's degree (2002) and doctorate (2005) in Turkish Teaching at Atatürk University. After working as a teacher at the Ministry of National Education for 10 years, he was appointed to Dumlupınar University, Faculty of Education, Department of Turkish Education as an Assistant Professor in 2006. Arıcı, who became an Associate Professor in 2011, became a Professor in the field of Turkish Education in 2017. Prof. Arıcı currently works for Yıldız Technical University, Faculty of Education, Department of Social Sciences and Turkish Education. Prof. Dr. Ali Fuat Arıcı has many articles published in journals indexed in national and international directories. Prof. Arıcı's research areas include Turkish language and literature education, and Turkish education.
I am a professor of chemistry education. I have been teaching courses mainly on research methods in education and teaching and learning of science and chemistry at the secondary level. My research interests include teacher training, curriculum evaluation, how students learn in science/chemistry, undergraduates’ understandings of chemical ideas in thermodynamics, context-based teaching, problem-based learning, trends in science/chemistry education, and teaching science/chemistry to visually impaired students.
I have served in IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry - www.iupac.org) Committee on Chemistry Education as a titular member (2008-2015) and chair (2016-2017). Currently, I am representing Turkey as a national representative in the same committee since 2018.
I am also a member of some national and international organizations serving in science or chemistry education as well as taking active roles such as board memberships and administrative duties.