Attitudes and Perceptions of Classroom Teachers Towards Values Education
Abstract
The research aims to determine the attitudes of primary school teachers towards values education and teachers' opinions in the context of values education. It is thought that the current research is compatible with the 2023 teacher training program and will serve the 97th article of the 20th National Education Council Decisions. The research was conducted in accordance with mixed-methods research. The research study group consists of 142 primary school teachers working as permanent staff in the 2023-2024 academic year. The research was conducted in accordance with the mixed method research. The research study group consists of 142 classroom teachers working in primary schools in the 2023-2024 academic year. The group of teachers to whom the Classroom Teachers Values Education Self-Efficacy Scale will be applied was determined by a convenience sampling method. The study group, in which the qualitative data of the research were collected, was selected from the sample within the group in which the quantitative data were collected. The quantitative data of the study were analyzed using the SPSS 26.0 package program. The content analysis method was used in the study’s qualitative data analysis process. According to the normality test results, it was determined that age, gender, professional seniority, professional specialization, grade level, class size and marital status variables showed normal distribution. According to the classroom teachers, the factors that positively affect values education are family, teacher, and school in the immediate environment, while the factors that negatively affect the values education process are technology, economic inadequacies, and peers.
Keywords
Values Education, Primary School Teachers, Mixed Method Research, Primary Education
Ethical Statement
In this study, the principles of research ethics were observed and the necessary ethics committee permissions were obtained. Within the scope of ethics committee permission; Ardahan University Scientific Publication and Ethics Committee held a meeting on 24/01/2024 and Protocol No: 2024-2ÖNP-0002 ethical approval certificate was obtained for the current study.
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