Some Internal and External Factors Related to Students as the Predictors of Eudaimonia in the Students of the Countries in Turkish Geography

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 3, 927 - 948, 26.09.2021

Umut Birkan Özkan

https://doi.org/10.30703/cije.741620

Öz

This study aimed to investigate the 15-year-old students' eudaimonia levels in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tatarstan, and Turkey and the role of some internal and external factors related to students in predicting eudaimonia levels of these students. The research sample consists of 15-year-old 39040 students in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tatarstan, and Turkey. In the analysis of secondary data obtained from PISA-2018 evaluation, t-test and multiple linear regression analyzes were used. The results indicated that there are significant differences in students' eudaimonia levels between Azerbaijan-Turkey, Azerbaijan-Tatarstan, Kazakhstan-Turkey, and Kazakhstan-Tatarstan and there is no significant difference in terms of students' eudaimonia levels between Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan and Turkey-Tatarstan. Besides, it was concluded that the variables of self-efficacy, motivation to overcome tasks, learning goals, emotional support of parents, competitiveness, fear of failure, perceived teacher enthusiasm, economic, social, and cultural situation are the predictors of eudaimonia in the students within the scope of the study. It was found that the variables of bullying and information communication technology (ICT) resources are not significant predictors of eudaimonia. When an evaluation is made in the context of countries for the findings of this study, it can be said that students' eudaimonias are a variable that can differ both in historical, cultural and racial commitment and in countries that have economic, social and cultural cooperation. However, as an interesting result, the strong predictors of the level of eudaimonia in students of this age group of four countries in the Turkish World are internal factors. Based on the results of the study, suggestions were made.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Eudaimonia, self-efficacy, competitiveness, fear of failure, parents

Türk Coğrafyasındaki Ülkelerin Öğrencilerinde Eudaimonianın Yordayıcıları Olarak Öğrencilere İlişkin İçsel ve Dışsal Bazı Faktörler

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Azerbaycan, Kazakistan, Tataristan ve Türkiye’deki 15 yaş grubu öğrencilerin eudaimonia düzeylerinin ve bu öğrencilerin eudaimonia düzeylerinin yordanmasında öğrencilere ilişkin bazı içsel ve dışsal faktörlerin rolünün incelenmesidir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu, Azerbaycan, Kazakistan, Tataristan ve Türkiye’den 15 yaşındaki 39040 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. PISA-2018 değerlendirmesinden elde edilen ikincil verilerin analizlerinde t-testi ve çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar; Azerbaycan-Türkiye, Azerbaycan-Tataristan, Kazakistan-Türkiye ve Kazakistan-Tataristan arasında öğrencilerin eudaimonia düzeyleri açısından anlamlı farklılıklar olduğunu, Azerbaycan-Kazakistan ve Türkiye-Tataristan arasında ise anlamlı bir fark bulunmadığını göstermektedir. Bunun yanı sıra, öz-yeterlik, görevlerin üstesinden gelme motivasyonu, öğrenme hedefleri, ebeveynlerin duygusal desteği, rekabet edebilirlik, başarısızlık korkusu, algılanan öğretmen hevesi, ekonomik, sosyal ve kültürel durum değişkenlerinin çalışma kapsamındaki öğrencilerde eudaimonianın yordayıcıları oldukları sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Zorbalığa maruz kalma ve BİT olanakları değişkenlerinin ise eudaimonianın anlamlı yordayıcıları olmadığı bulunmuştur. Çalışma sonuçlarına dayanarak önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Eudaimonia, öz-yeterlik, rekabet edebilirlik, başarısızlık korkusu, ebeveynlerin duygusal desteği

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