Cultural Values: Based on Elementary Students’ Views

Cultural Values: Based on Elementary Students’ Views

Identifying how students perceive cultural values is important to educate them as goodcitizens and their socialization. The aim of this study is to identify elementary school students’perception of cultural values. The study was conducted 6 male and 7 female, totally 13 4thgraders studying at Ertugrulgazi Elementary School in the Alpu district of Eskisehir during thespring term of 2014-2015 academic year. Documentary analysis method was used to gatherdata which were later analyzed through inductive analysis. The results revealed that thestudents’ perceptions about cultural values with 12 themes included: geographicalcharacteristics of Turkey; historical characteristics of Turkey; Turkish cuisine; importantvalues; Turkish family structure; religious festivals; national festivals; traditional ceremonies;folk music, cradlesongs and legends; handycrafts; folk dance and ancestor sports. Based on theresults it can be said that they had a positive attitude towards the culture of Turkey and it canalso be said that the students were aware cultural values in Turkey.

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  • Yayın Aralığı: 2
  • Başlangıç: 2011
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