Comparison of 8th grade american and Turkish students’ perceptions about citizenship

Araştırmada IEA Civic Education Study tarafından hazırlanan bir vatandaşlık tutum ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Araştırma grubu ise 423’ü Amerikan ve 414’ü Türk olmak üzere toplam 837 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Araştırma sonucuna göre Amerikan ve Türk öğrencilerinin vatandaşlık tutum puanlarında anlamlı bir farklılık vardır. Amerikan ve Türk öğrencilerinin en fazla fikir ayrılığına düştükleri konu “ülkeyi savunmak için silahlı kuvvetlerde hizmet etmeye istekli olma”dır. Buna karşın “çok çalışmak” konusunda her iki ulusun ögrencileri de birbirlerine yakın görüştedirler. Çalışma sonunda araştırma grubunun vatandaşlık algıları üzerinde etkili olabilecek faktörler tartışılmıştır.

8. Sınıf Amerikan ve Türk öğrencilerinin vatandaşlık ile ilgili algılarının karşılaştırılması

The main focus of this study is to compare the perceptions of 8th grade American and Turkish students about citizenship. The IEA Civic Education Study provides a resource for such an investigation. The research sample was composed of 423 American and 414 Turkish students. According to the research results, American and Turkish students have the highest difference of opinion in the category of “Would be willing to serve in the military to defend the country.” In contrast, they have the lowest difference of opinion in the area of “working hard”. At the end of the study, the researcher discussed the factors which might have had the effect on students’ perceptions about citizenship.

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