Research Article

Good Human Good Citizen from the Perspective of Secondary School Students

Volume: 49 Number: 2 October 28, 2020
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Good Human Good Citizen from the Perspective of Secondary School Students

Abstract

In this study it was aimed to determine the perceptions of secondary school students regarding good human and good citizen. The study was conducted with the participation of 114 students attending eighth grade. The research data were collected through a questionnaire consisting of two open-ended items. The obtained data were analyzed by descriptive analysis technique. The students’ views about both good human and good citizen were categorized under two dimensions: value and behavior. In the research, it was determined that the participants identified the good human mostly with the benevolence, honesty, considering others’ good/right/ not being selfish, tolerance, being moral, generosity, mercy, and not breaking one’s heart. Treating others respectfully and showing love, being respectful to such species of living creatures as animals and plants; protecting the environment, spreading positive energy, being polite and speaking nicely were among the values emphasized for good human. The values attributed to the good citizen by the participants were benevolence, tolerance, being dependable, and being fair. Protecting the country, being sensitive to-protecting the nature, obeying the social rules, respecting the society, treating people well/not disturbing them/not applying violence to them, taking others’ interests into consideration, setting a model as a person were expressed as behaviors expected from a good citizens by the participants. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Publication Date

October 28, 2020

Submission Date

January 10, 2020

Acceptance Date

October 8, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 49 Number: 2

APA
Gezer, M. (2020). Good Human Good Citizen from the Perspective of Secondary School Students. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 49(2), 995-1024. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.673422
AMA
1.Gezer M. Good Human Good Citizen from the Perspective of Secondary School Students. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020;49(2):995-1024. doi:10.14812/cuefd.673422
Chicago
Gezer, Melehat. 2020. “Good Human Good Citizen from the Perspective of Secondary School Students”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 49 (2): 995-1024. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.673422.
EndNote
Gezer M (October 1, 2020) Good Human Good Citizen from the Perspective of Secondary School Students. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 49 2 995–1024.
IEEE
[1]M. Gezer, “Good Human Good Citizen from the Perspective of Secondary School Students”, Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 995–1024, Oct. 2020, doi: 10.14812/cuefd.673422.
ISNAD
Gezer, Melehat. “Good Human Good Citizen from the Perspective of Secondary School Students”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 49/2 (October 1, 2020): 995-1024. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.673422.
JAMA
1.Gezer M. Good Human Good Citizen from the Perspective of Secondary School Students. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020;49:995–1024.
MLA
Gezer, Melehat. “Good Human Good Citizen from the Perspective of Secondary School Students”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 49, no. 2, Oct. 2020, pp. 995-1024, doi:10.14812/cuefd.673422.
Vancouver
1.Melehat Gezer. Good Human Good Citizen from the Perspective of Secondary School Students. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020 Oct. 1;49(2):995-1024. doi:10.14812/cuefd.673422

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