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Increasing energy consumption and growing environmental concerns have heightened the demand for sustainable energy solutions. In response to this demand, the concept of “zero energy” emerges, offering a comprehensive approach encompassing energy conservation, ecological sustainability, the battle against climate change, energy independence, and economic efficiency. This study presents the concept of a ‘Zero-Energy Vehicle’ for the first time in the literature. It explains the essential criteria for a vehicle to qualify as a Zero-Energy Vehicle. This study also aims to evaluate the suitability of CERYAN, an L6e class electric vehicle with the zero energy concept. CERYAN adopts Zero-Energy Vehicle principles by integrating solar panels, energy-efficient design, and fiberglass technology. This study highlights the potential of the zero energy concept to provide environmentally friendly and energy-efficient solutions in the field of transportation.

Purpose of this study is to analyze career guidance needs of middle school students. This study has been carried out in 2017-2018 academic year. Participants of this study are year-seven students of middle schools (n=241). In order to determine the sample, purposeful sampling technique were used. In the study, it was used Guidance Needs Determining Form, which is three-likert-type scale and were developed for primary education students. This scale has three sub-scales as personal/social guidance needs, career guidance needs and educational guidance needs. Sub-scale of career guidance needs were used to collect necessary data. Subsequently, frequencies and percentages concerning data of sub-scale items of career guidance needs were calculated. Moreover, findings related with career guidance needs of middle school students were given as in the table. Results have shown that career guidance needs of middle school students is meaningfully high in terms of some items.

Identifying the perceptions of teacher candidates regarding effective teacher charactheristics and teaching is necessary for knowing their program experiences to consider the appropriateness of those perceptions in terms of professional purposes and practices. Moreover, professional ethics determined for teaching profession enable teachers to make decisions easily at any difficult situations in education. Purpose of this study is to describe perceptions of teacher candidates working for secondary schools concerning ethically suitable behaviors for teaching profession. Participants of this study includes graduates of Mathematics, Nursing, Sociology, Turkish Language Literature Departments. Of those participants (n=163), 42 are graduates of Mathematics, 35 are Nursing, 45 are Sociology, 41 are Turkish Language Literature Departments and completed preservice teacher education curriculum (pedagogical education program) at Education Faculty of Kırıkkale University in 2014–2015 academic calender. According to the results of this study most of the participants are aware of ethically suitable behaviors for teaching profession.