Publications
2025
Scholarly publications
Bourabain, D., Colak, Z., Essanhaji, Z., Sahin, O., & van Veen, D. (2025). The (im)possibility of Joy in academia for racialized scholars: Reflections from a podcast project. on_education Journal for Research and Debate, 2025(21), 1-12. https://www.oneducation.net/no-21_april-2025/the-impossibility-of-joy-in-academia-for-racialized-scholars-reflections-from-a-podcast-project/
https://research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/262859513/On_Education_JoyinAcademia.pdf
https://research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/262859513/On_Education_JoyinAcademia.pdf
2024
Scholarly publications
Kennedy, B., Çolak, F. Z., Kremer, S., & Doornhof, J. (2024). How past experiences of being a student from a racially nondominant background shape the practices of current teachers in Dutch schools. Teaching and Teacher Education, 148, Article 104684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2024.104684
https://research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/227688103/1-s2.0-S0742051X24002166-main.pdf
https://research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/227688103/1-s2.0-S0742051X24002166-main.pdf
Liu, Q., Çolak, F. Z., & Agirdag, O. (2024). Thinking beyond deficits in Southwest China: Perspectives of ethnic minority teachers on academic achievement disparities among students. British Educational Research Journal, 50(4), 1676-1700. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3993
https://research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/239097517/British_Educational_Res_J_-_2024_-_Liu_-_Thinking_beyond_deficits_in_Southwest_China_Perspectives_of_ethnic_minority.pdf
https://research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/239097517/British_Educational_Res_J_-_2024_-_Liu_-_Thinking_beyond_deficits_in_Southwest_China_Perspectives_of_ethnic_minority.pdf
Çolak, F. Z. (2024). Racialization and Belonging in Higher Education: Counternarratives of Turkish Belgian Students From a Community Cultural Wealth Perspective. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000563
2023
Scholarly publications
Demirkapu, H., Block, L. V. D., Maesschalck, S. D., Vleminck, A. D., Colak, F. Z., & Devroey, D. (2023). Advance care planning among older adults in Belgium with Turkish backgrounds and palliative care needs: A qualitative interview study. European Journal of General Practice, 29(1), Article 2271661 . https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2023.2271661
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/452715/Advance_care_planning_among_older_adults_in_Belgium_with_Turkish_backgrounds_and_palliative_care_needs_A_qualitative_interview_study.pdf?sequence=1
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/452715/Advance_care_planning_among_older_adults_in_Belgium_with_Turkish_backgrounds_and_palliative_care_needs_A_qualitative_interview_study.pdf?sequence=1
Professional publications
Colak, F. Z. (2023). Het bewustzijn rond racisme stimuleren op school: Wat? Waarom? En hoe dan?. Web publication/site, Hub Ontwikkelen in Diversiteit. https://www.ontwikkelenindiversiteit.be/post/het-bewustzijn-rond-racisme-stimuleren-op-school-wat-waarom-en-hoe-dan
2022
Scholarly publications
Colak, F. Z., Praag, L. V., & Nicaise, I. (2022). ‘You Have to Integrate to Belong Here!’: Acculturation and Exclusion among Turkish and Belgian Descent Students on a University Campus. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 43(3), 415-431. https://doi.org/10.1080/07256868.2022.2010675
Professional publications
Van Acker, K., & Colak, F. Z. (2022). Werken aan het psychosociaal welzijn van gezinnen. In K. Fournier, K. van Acker, D. Geldof, & A. Heyerick (Eds.), Kind zijn in een asielcentrum : Kansen versterken voor gezinnen na de vlucht (pp. 117-134). Uitgeverij Acco.
Colak, F. Z. (2022). "Je bent wel slim voor een Turk!”: Waarom moeten wij het over microaggressies hebben? . Welwijs, 33(2), 14-17.
2021
Scholarly publications
Colak, F. Z. (2021). A critical discourse analysis of populist far-right in the post-shame era. European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology, 9(1), 133-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/23254823.2021.1997416
Liu, Q., Colak, F. Z., & Agirdag, O. (2021). Teachers' beliefs and practices in culturally diverse schools: an empirical study in Southwest China. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 27(7), 672-695. https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2021.1987878
Demirkapu, H., Block, L. V. D., Maesschalck, S. D., Vleminck, A. D., Colak, F. Z., & Devroey, D. (2021). Advance Care Planning Among Older Adults of Turkish Origin in Belgium: Exploratory Interview Study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 62(2), 252-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.12.017
Popularising publications
Colak, F. Z. (2021). France’s attack on academics is an attempt to silence debate on race. Web publication/site, European Center for Populism Studies. https://www.populismstudies.org/frances-attack-on-academics-is-an-attempt-to-silence-debate-on-race/
2020
Scholarly publications
Colak, F. Z. (2020). On the Same Campus? Acculturation, discrimination, and intergroup relations between Turkish and Belgian descent university students.
Liu, Q., Colak, F. Z., & Agirdag, O. (2020). Characteristics, issues, and future directions in Chinese multicultural education: a review of selected research 2000–2018. Asia Pacific Education Review, 21, 279-294. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-020-09624-2
Colak, F. Z., Praag, L. V., & Nicaise, I. (2020). ‘Oh, this is really great work—especially for a Turk’: a critical race theory analysis of Turkish Belgian students’ discrimination experiences. Race Ethnicity and Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2020.1842351
Popularising publications
Colak, F. Z. (2020). Critical race theory moet gepromoot worden, niet verbannen. Web publication/site, De Wereld Morgen. https://www.dewereldmorgen.be/artikel/2020/10/30/critical-race-theory-moet-gepromoot-worden-niet-verbannen/
2019
Scholarly publications
Colak, F. Z., Praag, L. V., & Nicaise, I. (2019). A qualitative study of how exclusion processes shape friendship development among Turkish-Belgian university students. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 73, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2019.08.002
Colak, F. Z., Praag, L. V., & Nicaise, I. (2019). An Investigation of Belgian-Descent University Students’ Perceived Barriers to Establishing Contact with Muslim Students. New Diversities, 21(1).
2016
Scholarly publications
Colak, F. Z. (2016). Aspirations disclosed: The case of Turkish-Belgian parents in Brussels. In Youth in Education: The Necessity of Valuing Ethnocultural Diversity (pp. 153-169). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315658148-13