Research Article

Values Education Processes in Turkish Elementary Schools: A Multiple Case Study

Volume: 8 Number: 1 January 27, 2021
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Values Education Processes in Turkish Elementary Schools: A Multiple Case Study

Abstract

Due to the comprehensive nature of the values education process, multi-method investigations taking all stakeholders into account is of great importance. In this study, it is aimed to conduct an in-depth examination, on the effective values education programs being implemented in a private and a public secondary level educational institution in Turkey; and to compare and contrast the two cases, and to assess several indicators the processes in terms of output behaviors and attitudes. Characteristics and the efficiency of values education processes in the institutions were examined through teacher, student and parent interviews and self-report quantitative scales. The values of education processes offered by the educational institutions were examined in terms of students' value attitudes levels, and their self-report appraisals of the school climate. Also, the data on the values education competency of these institutions and the institutional culture based on teacher reports were collected through self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed with respective procedures and the results were integratively discussed within the scope of the relevant literature. It has been seen that the values education in these schools with various unresolved issues and inadequacies, have the potential to reveal tangible results. Foremost contribution of the present study is envisaged to shed light on the values education processes and potential outcomes of these processes in Turkish schools.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 27, 2021

Submission Date

June 28, 2020

Acceptance Date

December 10, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Ekşi, H., & Kaya, Ç. (2021). Values Education Processes in Turkish Elementary Schools: A Multiple Case Study. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 8(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.17220/ijpes.2021.8.1.389
AMA
1.Ekşi H, Kaya Ç. Values Education Processes in Turkish Elementary Schools: A Multiple Case Study. IJPES. 2021;8(1):1-13. doi:10.17220/ijpes.2021.8.1.389
Chicago
Ekşi, Halil, and Çınar Kaya. 2021. “Values Education Processes in Turkish Elementary Schools: A Multiple Case Study”. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies 8 (1): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.17220/ijpes.2021.8.1.389.
EndNote
Ekşi H, Kaya Ç (January 1, 2021) Values Education Processes in Turkish Elementary Schools: A Multiple Case Study. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies 8 1 1–13.
IEEE
[1]H. Ekşi and Ç. Kaya, “Values Education Processes in Turkish Elementary Schools: A Multiple Case Study”, IJPES, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 1–13, Jan. 2021, doi: 10.17220/ijpes.2021.8.1.389.
ISNAD
Ekşi, Halil - Kaya, Çınar. “Values Education Processes in Turkish Elementary Schools: A Multiple Case Study”. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies 8/1 (January 1, 2021): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.17220/ijpes.2021.8.1.389.
JAMA
1.Ekşi H, Kaya Ç. Values Education Processes in Turkish Elementary Schools: A Multiple Case Study. IJPES. 2021;8:1–13.
MLA
Ekşi, Halil, and Çınar Kaya. “Values Education Processes in Turkish Elementary Schools: A Multiple Case Study”. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. 1-13, doi:10.17220/ijpes.2021.8.1.389.
Vancouver
1.Halil Ekşi, Çınar Kaya. Values Education Processes in Turkish Elementary Schools: A Multiple Case Study. IJPES. 2021 Jan. 1;8(1):1-13. doi:10.17220/ijpes.2021.8.1.389