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Geography Courses in the Identity Construction and Spatial Belonging Development of Turkish-origin Students Living in Germany

İrem PAMUK [1] , Cemil ÖZTÜRK [2] , Hamza AKENGİN / RESEARCH ARTİCLE [3]

Abstract

The aim of this study is to find out the contributions of geography courses to the spatial belonging development and identity construction of Turkish-origin students from different types of schools located in North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) state in Germany. In this study, one of the qualitative research designs, namely phenomenology, will be employed. Phenomenology is the most suitable methodological tool for this study, as it enables us to focus on experiences, livings, thoughts, sense, and feelings of individuals. The study group was determined in accordance with purposive sampling. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed with the “MAXQDA 11" qualitative data analysis software and categories were formed. According to the research results, Turkish-origin students are aware of the important role that geography courses take firstly in familiarizing with Germany, the country they live in. It was revealed that geography courses provide students with the sense of spatial belonging and help them to embrace the place they live in by creating a certain perception of place. In other words, Turkish-origin students feel that they are part of Germany because they feel that they belong to the place. The fact that they see Germany as their home country is one of the indicators of interiorizing the geography. For them, Germany is their home country whereas Turkey is their motherland. As their families’ motherland concept is related to Turkey, they transmit the concept of motherland from their families to their social realities.

Keywords

Spatial Belonging, Perception of Place, Geography Course, Germany, Turkish-Origin Students, Phenomenology

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Orcid: 0000-0002-9214-6044
Author: İrem PAMUK (Primary Author)

Author: Cemil ÖZTÜRK

Orcid: 0000-0002-0626-3819
Author: Hamza AKENGİN / RESEARCH ARTİCLE
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Application Date : June 6, 2018
Acceptance Date : January 19, 2021
Publication Date : April 20, 2019

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Bibtex @research article { rigeo573472, journal = {Review of International Geographical Education Online}, issn = {2146-0353}, eissn = {2146-0353}, address = {}, publisher = {Eyüp ARTVİNLİ}, year = {2019}, volume = {9}, pages = {63 - 81}, doi = {10.33403/rigeo.573472}, title = {Geography Courses in the Identity Construction and Spatial Belonging Development of Turkish-origin Students Living in Germany}, key = {cite}, author = {Pamuk, İrem and Öztürk, Cemil and Akengi̇n / Research Arti̇cle, Hamza} }
APA Pamuk, İ , Öztürk, C , Akengi̇n / Research Arti̇cle, H . (2019). Geography Courses in the Identity Construction and Spatial Belonging Development of Turkish-origin Students Living in Germany . Review of International Geographical Education Online , 9 (1) , 63-81 . DOI: 10.33403/rigeo.573472
MLA Pamuk, İ , Öztürk, C , Akengi̇n / Research Arti̇cle, H . "Geography Courses in the Identity Construction and Spatial Belonging Development of Turkish-origin Students Living in Germany" . Review of International Geographical Education Online 9 (2019 ): 63-81 <https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/rigeo/issue/45607/573472>
Chicago Pamuk, İ , Öztürk, C , Akengi̇n / Research Arti̇cle, H . "Geography Courses in the Identity Construction and Spatial Belonging Development of Turkish-origin Students Living in Germany". Review of International Geographical Education Online 9 (2019 ): 63-81
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ISNAD Pamuk, İrem , Öztürk, Cemil , Akengi̇n / Research Arti̇cle, Hamza . "Geography Courses in the Identity Construction and Spatial Belonging Development of Turkish-origin Students Living in Germany". Review of International Geographical Education Online 9 / 1 (April 2019): 63-81 . https://doi.org/10.33403/rigeo.573472
AMA Pamuk İ , Öztürk C , Akengi̇n / Research Arti̇cle H . Geography Courses in the Identity Construction and Spatial Belonging Development of Turkish-origin Students Living in Germany. Review of International Geographical Education Online. 2019; 9(1): 63-81.
Vancouver Pamuk İ , Öztürk C , Akengi̇n / Research Arti̇cle H . Geography Courses in the Identity Construction and Spatial Belonging Development of Turkish-origin Students Living in Germany. Review of International Geographical Education Online. 2019; 9(1): 63-81.
IEEE İ. Pamuk , C. Öztürk and H. Akengi̇n / Research Arti̇cle , "Geography Courses in the Identity Construction and Spatial Belonging Development of Turkish-origin Students Living in Germany", Review of International Geographical Education Online, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 63-81, Apr. 2019, doi:10.33403/rigeo.573472
Authors of the Article
İrem PAMUK [1]
Cemil ÖZTÜRK [2]
Hamza AKENGİN / RESEARCH ARTİCLE [3]
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