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Assistant Professor

Dr. Serafettin Gedik

Dr. Serafettin Gedik earned his Ph.D. in K–12 Educational Administration from Michigan State University. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) in Dubai, where he teaches graduate-level courses on emerging technologies, applied research methods, and innovative curriculum leadership, and supervises master’s and doctoral research.

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Academic Biography

  • Emerging Technologies and Smart Leadership in Education
  • Educational Innovation and Change
  • Inclusive and Future-Ready Schooling
  • Family–School Partnerships in the Digital Era
  1.  PhD in Educational Administration – Michigan State University – United States – 2018
  2. M.S. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis – University of Wisconsin–Madison – United States – 2013
  3. B.A. in Guidance and Psychological Counselling (PDR) – Istanbul University – Türkiye – 2009 

Dr. Seref Gedik is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU). He has 8 years of experience in teaching, research, and academic administration in higher education. Before joining HBMSU, Dr. Gedik served as an Assistant Professor at Amasya University in Türkiye, where he contributed to the development of graduate programs in Educational Leadership and Policy. He also worked at the Amasya School District for 11 months, supporting school leadership development initiatives. During his doctoral studies, he taught an undergraduate course at Michigan State University, strengthening his expertise in leadership preparation and teacher education. In addition to his academic work, Dr. Gedik has served in Assistant and Associate Editor roles for three peer-reviewed journals, contributing to scholarly publishing in educational leadership and policy.

Recent Publications

An overview of academic publications documenting research focus, methodological depth, and scholarly engagement.

  1. Gedik, S., Bellibas, M., & Polatcan, M. (Under Review). Instructional leadership and student achievement through the mediation role of school policies and parental involvement: Cross-national evidence from PISA 2022. Journal of professional capital and community.
  2. Gedik, S. (2025). Conceptual evolution of parental involvement in a developing context: insights from Türkiye. Journal of Family Studies, 31(2), 338-359.
  3. Yiğit, M., & Gedik, S. (2025). Exploring Parental Involvement in Education: The Experiences of Single Mothers in a Developing Country. Participatory Educational Research, 12(5), 275-291.
  4. Aydın, M., & Gedik, S. (2024). The Perspective of Policy Practitioners in Education: Temporality of Change. Manisa Celal Bayar University Journal of The Faculty of Education, 12(2), 219-237.
  5. Keskin, C., & Gedik, S. (2024). Perceptions of School Principals and Teachers Regarding the Creation of Teaching Career Ladders. The Journal of Buca Faculty of Education, (59), 689-708.
  6. Gedik, S., & Urkmez, B. (2024). Challenges to authentic home–school partnership for parents of children with ASD: a qualitative case study. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 28(13), 3101-3123.
  7. Gil, E., Gedik, Ş., & Ginanto, D. E. (2023). International parents navigating parental involvement in a US school: A call for intentionally responsive schools. Journal of Multilingual Education Research, 12(1), 3.
  8. Urkmez, B., Gedik, S., & Guzen, M. (2023). Experiences of parents of children with ASD: Implications for inclusive parental engagement. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32(3), 951-964.