Research Article

The Impact of Turkish Cypriot Folktales on Middle School Students' Social Skills

Volume: 11 Number: 6 November 1, 2024
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The Impact of Turkish Cypriot Folktales on Middle School Students' Social Skills

Abstract

Folktales, as products of oral culture, play a significant role in supporting children's language development during their preschool and primary school years. They facilitate children's adaptation to social and cultural environments and contribute significantly to their cultural and educational lives. Additionally, folktales enhance children's social skills, including critical thinking, communication, problem-solving, planning, analysis, and coping with stress. This study aims to investigate how Turkish Cypriot folktales influence the social skills of middle school students. This research highlights the potential of folktales in enhancing children's social skills. A mixed-methods research design was employed to measure the impact of Turkish Cypriot folktales on middle school students' social skills. The study group consists of 56 students attending a private school in the Northern Cyprus. The quantitative data collection tool used was the "Matson Evaluation of Social Skills in Children (MESSY)" scale, and two open-ended interview questions created by the researchers were administered. According to the quantitative data, the intervention of teaching social skills with Cyprus Turkish folktales did not statistically make a difference on the experimental group students. However, the qualitative data revealed that according to the expressions of the participating students, Cyprus Turkish folktales have increased their awareness of social skills such as problem-solving, planning, analysis, and coping with stress.

Keywords

fairy tale, Cypriot Turkish Fairy Tale, social skills, Messy

Supporting Institution

Girne Amerikan Un,veristesi Etik Kurulu

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışmanın, özgün bir çalışma olduğunu; çalışmanın hazırlık, veri toplama, analiz ve bilgilerin sunumu olmak üzere tüm aşamalarından bilimsel etik ilke ve kurallarına uygun davrandığımı; bu çalışma kapsamında elde edilmeyen tüm veri ve bilgiler için kaynak gösterdiğimi ve bu kaynaklara kaynakçada yer verdiğimi; kullanılan verilerde herhangi bir değişiklik yapmadığımı, çalışmanın Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)' in tüm şartlarını ve koşullarını kabul ederek etik görev ve sorumluluklara riayet ettiğimi beyan ederim. Herhangi bir zamanda, çalışmayla ilgili yaptığım bu beyana aykırı bir durumun saptanması durumunda, ortaya çıkacak tüm ahlaki ve hukuki sonuçlara razı olduğumu bildiririm.

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APA
Çakır, R., & Pilli, O. (2024). The Impact of Turkish Cypriot Folktales on Middle School Students’ Social Skills. Participatory Educational Research, 11(6), 94-111. https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.81.11.6
AMA
1.Çakır R, Pilli O. The Impact of Turkish Cypriot Folktales on Middle School Students’ Social Skills. PER. 2024;11(6):94-111. doi:10.17275/per.24.81.11.6
Chicago
Çakır, Ramazan, and Olga Pilli. 2024. “The Impact of Turkish Cypriot Folktales on Middle School Students’ Social Skills”. Participatory Educational Research 11 (6): 94-111. https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.81.11.6.
EndNote
Çakır R, Pilli O (November 1, 2024) The Impact of Turkish Cypriot Folktales on Middle School Students’ Social Skills. Participatory Educational Research 11 6 94–111.
IEEE
[1]R. Çakır and O. Pilli, “The Impact of Turkish Cypriot Folktales on Middle School Students’ Social Skills”, PER, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 94–111, Nov. 2024, doi: 10.17275/per.24.81.11.6.
ISNAD
Çakır, Ramazan - Pilli, Olga. “The Impact of Turkish Cypriot Folktales on Middle School Students’ Social Skills”. Participatory Educational Research 11/6 (November 1, 2024): 94-111. https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.81.11.6.
JAMA
1.Çakır R, Pilli O. The Impact of Turkish Cypriot Folktales on Middle School Students’ Social Skills. PER. 2024;11:94–111.
MLA
Çakır, Ramazan, and Olga Pilli. “The Impact of Turkish Cypriot Folktales on Middle School Students’ Social Skills”. Participatory Educational Research, vol. 11, no. 6, Nov. 2024, pp. 94-111, doi:10.17275/per.24.81.11.6.
Vancouver
1.Ramazan Çakır, Olga Pilli. The Impact of Turkish Cypriot Folktales on Middle School Students’ Social Skills. PER. 2024 Nov. 1;11(6):94-111. doi:10.17275/per.24.81.11.6