Publications
Books
Yildiz, M. N., Fazal, M, Ahn, M., Feirsen, R, & Ozdemir, S. (Forthcoming- June 2019). Media literacy applications and research across disciplines. Hershey, PA, IGI Global. Retrieved from https://www.igi-global.com/book/handbook-research-media-literacy-research/219783?utm_source=m&utm_medium=ac&utm_campaign=bec_to_prod&utm_content=05.10.2019
Yildiz, M. N., Funk, S. & De Abreu, B. (2018). Promoting Global Competencies through Media Literacy. Hershey, PA, IGI Global.
De Abreu, B. & Yildiz, M. N. (January 2016). Global media literacy: Teaching Beyond Borders. New York, NY, Peter Lang Publishing. Final Draft for publication. Website info.
Yildiz, M. N. & Keengwe, S. (December 2015). Handbook of research on media literacy in the digital age. Hershey, PA, IGI Global. For release in the Advances in Media, Entertainment, and the Arts (AMEA) Book Series. http://www.igi-global.com/book/handbook-research-media-literacy-digital/137134
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Yildiz, M. (2020). Developing Global Competencies Among Youth: Maps Math Media Project. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 39(1), 71-89. Waynesville, NC USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/210966/.
Yildiz, M.N. (2016). Media binds or blinds? Deconstructing myths and misconceptions in global media education. J. Singh, P. Kerr & E. Hamburger. (Ed.) MILID 2016 Yearbook: Media and Information Literacy: Reinforcing Human Rights, Countering Radicalization and Extremism. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved from http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0024/002463/246371e.pdf
Yildiz, M. & Palak, D. (January- March, 2016). Cultivating Global Competencies for the 21st Century Classrooms. International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development. Volume 8 • Issue 1. 69-77.
Yildiz, M. (Winter 2016). Immigration across cultures throughout history: Deconstructing the myths and misconceptions in teacher education Educational Leadership Review. The Fiery Melting Pot: Immigrant Women and Girls in Pursuit of Social Justice. Special Issue. pp. 7-17. Retrieved from http://www.ncpeapublications.org/attachments/article/722/Education%20Leadership%20Review%20Special%20Issue%20Volume%2016,%20Number%203.pdf#page=9
Yildiz, M. (November 20, 2014). Integrating mobile technologies into transdisciplinary media literacy projects. Journal of Media Literacy. 61 (1&2), 49-52.
Yildiz, M. (November 2010). Media narratives from Turkmenistan. Journal of Media Literacy. 57(1&2), 101-106.
Yildiz, M. N. & McNeal, K. (2009, July). Issues and Trends: Participatory Culture. Perspectives: The New York Journal of Adult Learning, 7(2), 47-49.
Lawrence, S. A., McNeal, K. & Yildiz, M. N. (2009, March). Experiences in summerprogram help adolescents merge technology, popular culture, reading, andwriting for academic purposes. International Reading Association’s Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 52(6), 28-31.
Yildiz, M. N. (2008, June). Promoting Global Awareness and Integrating New Media in Developing Lessons. Exploring Globalization. Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Global Issues Gateway. http://www.gig.org/eg/content/?aid=178
Book Chapters
Yildiz, M.N. (2016). Media binds or blinds? Deconstructing myths and misconceptions in global media education. J. Singh, P. Kerr & E. Hamburger. (Ed.) MILID 2016 Yearbook: Media and Information Literacy: Reinforcing Human Rights, Countering Radicalization and Extremism. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved from http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0024/002463/246371e.pdf
Yildiz, M.N. (2014). Different cultures similar challenges: Integrating multilingual multicultural multimedia in media literacy education. S. H. Culver (Ed.) & International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media. 2014 Yearbook: Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue. Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media. UNESCO. http://www.nordicom.gu.se/sites/default/files/publikationer-hela-pdf/global_citizenship_in_a_digital_world.pdf
Palak, D. & Yildiz, M.N. (2015). Teaching and Learning in the Global Classroom: Strategies for Designing Thinking Curriculum and Online Collaborative Learning Projects. In J. Keengwe, J. Mbae, S. Ngigi. (Eds). Promoting Global Literacy Skills through Technology-Infused Teaching and Learning, (pp. 102-117). Hershey, PA. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-6347-3.ch006 http://www.igi-global.com/book/promoting-global-literacy-skills-through/105939
Yildiz, M.N. & Scharaldi, K. (2015). Integrating Mobile Technologies in Multicultural Multilingual Multimedia Projects. In J. Keengwe, M. B. Maxfield. (Eds.). Advancing Higher Education with Mobile Learning Technologies: Cases, Trends, and Inquiry-Based Methods, (pp. 254-277) Hershey, PA, doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-6284-1.ch014. http://www.igi-global.com/book/advancing-higher-education-mobile-learning/104617
Yildiz, M.N., Petela, A., & Mahoney, B. (2014). Global Kitchen Project: Promoting healthy eating habits and developing 21st century skills among children through flipped classroom model. In J. Keengwe, G. Onchwari, & J. Oigara, (Eds.). Promoting Active Learning through the Flipped Classroom Model, (pp. 226-244). Hershey, PA, IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-4987-3.ch012 http://www.igi-global.com/book/promoting-active-learning-through-flipped/84096
Yildiz, M. & De Abreu, B. S. (2014). Fostering global literacies and 21st century skills among pre-service teachers and implementing pedagogy of plenty through innovative transdisciplinary projects. In J. Keengwe., G. Onchwari, & D. Hucks (Eds.). Literacy Enrichment & Technology Integration in Pre-Service Teacher Education, (pp. 183-201) Hershey, PA, IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-4924-8.ch011 http://www.igi-global.com/book/literacy-enrichment-technology-integration-pre/78945
Yildiz, M. N. (2002, March). Hobiden kazanca: Internette alisveris ve acik arttirma (From Hobby to Profit: Purchasing and Bidding on the Internet). Aşkın Keser (Ed.) Çalışma Yaşamında Dönüşümler, Ezgi Kitabevi Yayını, pp. 189-196.
Yildiz, M. N. (2001). Teknoloji ötesi: sorunlar, öneriler, örneklemeler. (Beyond Technology: Problems, Solutions, Examples). Türk Dünyasi Arastirmalari Vakfi, Uludag Universitesi, Bursa. 46 (2), 15-35.
Scott, A. & Yildiz M. N. (1996). Minnie Mouse meets Paulo Freire: Media literacy, praxis, and multicultural education. pp. 252- 261. C. Grant (Eds) National Association for Multicultural Education. St. Paul, MN.
Publications download link- IGI- Global
Encyclopedic Entries
Yildiz, M. (December 2015). Public education. In Frederick F. Wherry; J. Geoffrey Golson (Ed.). Encyclopedia of economics and society. Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage Publications, Inc.
Yildiz, M. (December 2015). Tuition. In Frederick F. Wherry; J. Geoffrey Golson (Ed.). Encyclopedia of economics and society. Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage Publications, Inc.
Yildiz, M. (July 2015). Turkmenistan. In Graham A. Colditz (Ed.). Encyclopedia of cancer and society (2nd edition), Thousand Oaks, CA. SAGE Publications, Inc. Scanned pages in the book.
Yildiz, M. (2015). Turkey. In S. C. Martin (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of alcohol: Social, cultural, and historical perspectives (Vol. 3, pp. 1292-1293). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781483331096.n491
Yildiz, M. (2014). Assistive technology. In L. Cousins (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human services and diversity. (Vol. 1, pp. 116-118). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346663.n52
Yildiz, M. (2013). Muslim studentsassociation. In C. Cortés (Ed.), Multicultural America: A multimedia encyclopedia. (pp. 1530-1531). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276274.n602
Yildiz, M. (2013). Naturalization acts. In C. Cortés (Ed.), Multicultural America: A multimedia encyclopedia. (pp. 1598-1600). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276274.n633
Yildiz, M. (2013). Turkish Americans. In C. Cortés (Ed.), Multicultural America: A multimedia encyclopedia. (pp. 2095-2097). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276274.n862
Yildiz, M. (2013). Elementary education. In J. Ainsworth (Ed.), Sociology of education: An a-to-z guide. (Vol. 5, pp. 234-240). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276151.n129
Yildiz, M. (2013). Tournament track mobility. In J. Ainsworth (Ed.), Sociology of education: An a-to-z guide. (Vol. 20, pp. 803-804). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276151.n420
Online Manuscripts (Peer Reviewed)
Yildiz, M. N. (2012). Global Kitchen Project: Developing 21st Century Skills and Global Competency in Teacher Education: Classroom 2.0- 5th Anniversary Book Project Eds Dawson, C, Hargadon, S.: http://www.scribd.com/doc/100899663/Melda-Yildiz-Global-Kitchen-Project
McNeal, K. & Yildiz, M. (2009, September). Participatory cultures: Integrating this “hidden curriculum” into a campus-based program for urban high school students. Ideagora. http://innovate-ideagora.ning.com/forum/topics/participatory-cultures
Book Review
Yildiz, M. (January 2014). Book Review. (Review of the book Clash: Superheroic Yet Sensible Strategies For Teaching The New Literacies Despite The Status Quo. Edited by Sandra A. Vavra and Sharon L. Spencer). Available from Teacher College Record site: http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentId=17384
Yildiz, M. (November 2012). Book Review. (Review of the book, Fostering Global Citizenship Through Faculty-Led International Programs by Jo Beth Mullens and Pru Cuper.) Available from Teacher College Record site: http://www.tcrecord.org/content.asp?contentid=16950
Edited Conference Proceeding
Chen-Hafteck, L. & Yildiz, M. N. (Eds.). (2013 May). Proceedings from Educating the Creative Minds Conference 2013, Kean University, NJ.
Translation
Yildiz, M. (2015). Yunus Emre's poem, "The Fleeting Life." For the book On human flourishing: A poetry anthology. Ed. Moores, D. J., Pawelski, J. O., Potkay, A., Mason, E., Wolfson, S. J., & Engell, J. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers.
Abstracts (in a book)
Yildiz, M. N. (2015). Innovative and transformative projects in science and technology: from augmented reality to global positioning system (GPS). Abstract. Science, Technology, and Innovative Technologies in the Prosperous Epoch. International Scientific Conference Book 2015. Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. pp 374-375. See the full abstract.
Yildiz, M. N. (2014). Magtymguly Pyragy in the global context: Cultivating global competencies among teacher candidates using Turkmen Literature. Abstract. Magtymguly Pyragy and Universal Human Cultural Values. Conference Book 2014. Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Yildiz, M.N. (2012). Innovative mobile technologies in sustainable environment: collecting, sorting, analyzing and presenting data using global positioning system (GPS). Abstract. Science, technique and innovation technologies in the Great Revival Epoch. Conference Book 2012, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Turan, O & Yildiz, M. N. (2010). Turkology Studies in the United States and Oğuzname. Abstract Published in Oguzname 2010 Conference Book, Academy of Sciences, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Manuscripts in Progress
Transforming Education through Trandisciplinary Action Research Projects