Message from editor

Message from Editor Dear Readers, It is a great honor for us to publish fourth volume, first issue International Journal of Innovative Research in Education (IJIRE). International Journal of Innovative Research in Education welcomes original empirical investigations and comprehensive literature review articles. The journal aims to promote new innovative ideas in all fields of education. The journal provides an international platform for researchers, managers, scientists, professionals and professors of educational sciences to publish high quality refereed papers comprising comprehensive leading trends of education. Topics on product design education, cultural heritage acquirements in social studies curriculum, teachers’ perspectives on using smart boards and tablet pc in teaching, attitudes of the teachers towards Fatih Project and the relationship between maternal acceptance-rejection levels and preschool children’s social competence and emotional regulation skills are included into this issue. The topics of the next issue will be different. We will be trying to serve you with our journal with a rich knowledge in which different kinds of topics are discussed in the next volume. A total number of fifteen (15) manuscripts were submitted for this issue and each paper has been subjected to double-blind peer review process by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total number of five (5) high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication for this issue.   We present many thanks to all the contributors who helped us to publish this issue. Best regards, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zehra Ozcinar Editor – in Chief