A Qualitative Analysis of Teachers’ Perceptions of Democracy Citizenship and Patriotism
Abstract
administered and the interview form was finally shaped with those collected professional opinions. All of the teachers in our workgroup were employed in the district of Tuzla, Istanbul. The workgroup consisted of 22 females and 23 males, 45 teachers in total. When the data obtained from the interviews was examined, results which are similar to Westheimer and Kahne’s (2004) findings for citizenship types, required to manage democracy effectively, were found. The interviewed teachers defended the necessity of active participation. Opinions of teachers demonstrated that patriotism education should be delivered to students, and the main focus of this education should be the level of its quality rather than the method of its delivery as a single course or spread to the curriculum. It is concluded that in the development of the understanding of patriotism, school, family, the environment and the media should act in concert.
Key words: Educational policy, democracy, citizenship, patriotism, citizenship education
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References
- Waltzer, K. ve E. Heilman. (2005). When Going Right Is Going Wrong: Education for Critical Democratic Patriotism. The Social Studies. July/August: 156-162. ERIC Veri Tabanı (28 Şubat 2007).
- Westheimer, J. ve J. Kahne. (2004). “What Kind of Citizen? The Politics of Educating For Democracy.” American Educational Research Journal. 41.2: 1-30.
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Primary Language
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Journal Section
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Authors
Ayşen Bakioğlu
This is me
Publication Date
October 11, 2013
Submission Date
October 11, 2013
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2009 Volume: 29 Number: 29