Abdullah Atmacasoy

Researcher

Educator

Abdullah Atmacasoy

I hold a PhD in Educational Sciences with a major in Curriculum and Instruction. I am mainly interested in root causes of educational inequality, contextual factors in education, and international migration. In my doctoral dissertation research, I carried out a mixed methods comparative study on the language education for newly arrived migrant students in their transition to national education systems in Turkey and Germany.

I am based in Berlin. Apart from my academic works, I am the co-founder AJustPeer - a recently established digital platform for researchers and scientists to exchange insights on peer-reviewed journals, pose inquiries, and engage in constructive discussions. It aims to support inclusion, fairness, and transparency in peer review process.

I also love diving into large-scale datasets and creating compelling visuals to make information more engaging and easier to grasp, but nothing can beat the joy of playing with our cats - Lucky & Lays.

Education

Middle East Technical University, Ankara

PhD in Educational Sciences, 2023

Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul

MA in Comparative Literature, 2013

Ege University, Izmir

BA in English Language and Literature, 2009

Experience

AJustPeer UG

Co-founder, 2024 - ...

www.ajustpeer.com

A platform for researchers and scientists on peer-reviewed journals.

University of Hamburg

PhD Visiting Researcher, 2020-2023

Diversity in Education Research (DivER)

General, Intercultural and International Comparative Education

Kocaeli University

Instructor & Coordinator, 2010-2020

English Foundation Programme

School of Foreign Languages

(Research) Interests

Contextual factors in education
Educational inequality
International migration
Mixed methods research
Data visualization
Open science
Transparent peer-review

Trainings & Awards & Selected Grants

Middle East Technical University

The Best Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2024

Awarded by the Graduate School of Social Sciences in recognition of my comparative work on language education of newly arrived migrant students in Türkiye and Germany.

Google

Data Analytics Professional Certificate, 2024

American Educational Research Association & Spencer Foundation

International Travel Award, 2024

TUBITAK

2214-A International Research Fellowship, 2021-2022

12-month grant to complement my research stay in Hamburg.

DAAD

International Research Grant for Doctoral Students, 2020-2021

12-month grant to start my dissertation research in Hamburg.

Middle East Technical University

Course Performance Award, 2018

Awarded by the Graduate School of Social Sciences in recognition of outstanding performance during my PhD coursework.

Publications

My Works

Refereed Journal Articles

Abdullah Atmacasoy (Under-review). What characterizes the language instruction in homogeneous and heterogenous preparatory classes for refugee and migrant children in monolingual school contexts? A comparative case study from Türkiye and Germany. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft.
Abdullah Atmacasoy, Hanife Akar, Ingrid Gogolin (In-preparation). Do refugee-only language classes accommodate different learner characteristics than mixed-migrant language classes?
Abdullah Atmacasoy, Simone Plöger (In-preparation). How do monolingual school contexts in urban areas shape newly arrived migrant parents' involvement?
Abdullah Atmacasoy, Meral Aksu (2018). Blended learning at pre-service teacher education in Turkey: A systematic review. Education and Information Technologies, 23(6), pp. 2399-2422.

Book chapter(s)

Abdullah Atmacasoy, Hanife Akar, Ingrid Gogolin (2023). "Building responsive education systems toward multiple disruptions in refugee education: Turkey and Germany as cases", Wiseman, A.W. and Damaschke-Deitrick, L. (Ed.) Education for Refugees and Forced (Im)Migrants Across Time and Context (International Perspectives on Education and Society, Vol. 45), Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 155-176.

Data

Abdullah Atmacasoy (2025). Mixed methods data on language education for newly arrived migrant students in Turkey and Germany [Data set]. Center for Sustainable Research Data Management, University of Hamburg. http://doi.org/10.25592/uhhfdm.13981

Commentaries

Abdullah Atmacasoy (2020, May 12). “This is not a school break or holiday”: Syrian refugee students in Turkey during Covid-19. Harvard Graduate School of Education REACH Blog.

Data Insights

Here I share my interest in data analysis and visualization. You’ll find a collection of my projects, including interactive dashboards, detailed case studies, and creative visualizations using Tableau and RStudio. Dive in and explore how I turn complex data into clear, actionable insights.

Abdullah Atmacasoy