Research Article

Cultural Intelligence Levels Of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers And Their Attitudes Towards Multicultural Education

Volume: 25 Number: 5 September 15, 2017
Fatma Yaşar Ekici
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Cultural Intelligence Levels Of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers And Their Attitudes Towards Multicultural Education

Abstract

The main aim of this research is to examine the relationship between cultural intelligence levels (CIL) of pre-service pre-school teachers (PPT) and their attitudes towards multicultural education (ME). The relational screening model was used in the research. The research sample consists of 245 students studying in the pre-school teaching graduate program of the education faculties of two universities(1 public and 1 private university) in Istanbul province. The data collection tools used in the research were like that: Personal Information Form, CI Scale and Attitude Scale towards ME for Pre-Service Teachers. The results obtained from the study are as follows: Significant relationship was detected between CIL and attitudes of PPT towards ME. CIL of PPT significantly vary by the type of university they study at, their state of being raised in an environment where different cultures coexist; their attitudes towards ME significantly vary by the type of university they study at. 

Keywords

CI,Attitudes Toward ME,PPT

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APA
Yaşar Ekici, F. (2017). Cultural Intelligence Levels Of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers And Their Attitudes Towards Multicultural Education. Kastamonu Education Journal, 25(5), 1941-1956. https://izlik.org/JA65UU35SH
AMA
1.Yaşar Ekici F. Cultural Intelligence Levels Of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers And Their Attitudes Towards Multicultural Education. Kastamonu Education Journal. 2017;25(5):1941-1956. https://izlik.org/JA65UU35SH
Chicago
Yaşar Ekici, Fatma. 2017. “Cultural Intelligence Levels Of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers And Their Attitudes Towards Multicultural Education”. Kastamonu Education Journal 25 (5): 1941-56. https://izlik.org/JA65UU35SH.
EndNote
Yaşar Ekici F (September 1, 2017) Cultural Intelligence Levels Of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers And Their Attitudes Towards Multicultural Education. Kastamonu Education Journal 25 5 1941–1956.
IEEE
[1]F. Yaşar Ekici, “Cultural Intelligence Levels Of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers And Their Attitudes Towards Multicultural Education”, Kastamonu Education Journal, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 1941–1956, Sept. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA65UU35SH
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Yaşar Ekici, Fatma. “Cultural Intelligence Levels Of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers And Their Attitudes Towards Multicultural Education”. Kastamonu Education Journal 25/5 (September 1, 2017): 1941-1956. https://izlik.org/JA65UU35SH.
JAMA
1.Yaşar Ekici F. Cultural Intelligence Levels Of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers And Their Attitudes Towards Multicultural Education. Kastamonu Education Journal. 2017;25:1941–1956.
MLA
Yaşar Ekici, Fatma. “Cultural Intelligence Levels Of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers And Their Attitudes Towards Multicultural Education”. Kastamonu Education Journal, vol. 25, no. 5, Sept. 2017, pp. 1941-56, https://izlik.org/JA65UU35SH.
Vancouver
1.Fatma Yaşar Ekici. Cultural Intelligence Levels Of Pre-Service Pre-School Teachers And Their Attitudes Towards Multicultural Education. Kastamonu Education Journal [Internet]. 2017 Sep. 1;25(5):1941-56. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA65UU35SH