The aim of the research is to determine the secondary school students' perceptions of identity and
citizenship concepts. The research is designed in a qualitative model. The study group consists of 30
5th, 6th and 7th grade students at a public secondary school in the province of Kastamonu. In the
research, 5th, 6th and 7th graders were asked to paint on identity and citizenship concepts and to
indicate what they want to tell with the pictures they drew. In the research, the pictures and views of
the students were taken through content analysis. Secondary school students drew the picture of
identity card for identity concept and pictures of “identity card” and “social values” related to
citizenship concept. With the pictures they drew, the students stated that identity is “a document
containing personal information” and citizenship means “adopting social values” and “awareness of
the individual rights, duty and responsibilities”.
Primary Language | English |
---|---|
Subjects | Other Fields of Education |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
Authors | |
Publication Date | September 28, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Volume: 7 Issue: 4 |