Research Article

The Effect of Migration-Themed Children's Books on Primary School Students' Attitudes and Views Toward Refugee Students

Volume: 12 Number: 4 December 31, 2022
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The Effect of Migration-Themed Children's Books on Primary School Students' Attitudes and Views Toward Refugee Students

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the impact of migration-themed children's books on the attitudes of fourth-grade primary school students toward migrant students. Employing a mixed design, the study adopts a quasi-experimental approach with a pre-test-post-test control group and an explanatory case study. Recruiting 56 students living in a neighborhood with a dense migrant population in Istanbul, the researchers administered the Attitude Scale Towards Refugee Students Scale (ATRSC) and conducted semi-structured interviews during the 2021-2022 academic year. As an experimental practice, the researchers held reading sessions for 8 weeks with activities based on migration-themed children's books. Control group students continued their regular classes. The experimental and control groups were interviewed and asked to fill in the ATRSC both before and after the reading sessions. The quantitative data was analyzed with SPSS 22.0 and qualitative data using descriptive analysis. The analysis revealed that migration-themed children's books do not effect attitudes towards migrants. Other social/educational variables such as sex, socioeconomic status, and parental education level also has no effect on attitudes towards migrant. The qualitative data revealed that migration-themed children's books promote sensitivity to migrants' problems, empathic thinking, a positive attitude about diversity. As a result, this study significantly contributes to further studies for researchers, teachers, and policy-makers.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2022

Submission Date

October 9, 2022

Acceptance Date

December 28, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 12 Number: 4

APA
Maraş, G., & Tiryakiol, S. (2022). The Effect of Migration-Themed Children’s Books on Primary School Students’ Attitudes and Views Toward Refugee Students. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 12(4), 905-931. https://izlik.org/JA99YN45ZT
AMA
1.Maraş G, Tiryakiol S. The Effect of Migration-Themed Children’s Books on Primary School Students’ Attitudes and Views Toward Refugee Students. SUJE. 2022;12(4):905-931. https://izlik.org/JA99YN45ZT
Chicago
Maraş, Gülşah, and Selim Tiryakiol. 2022. “The Effect of Migration-Themed Children’s Books on Primary School Students’ Attitudes and Views Toward Refugee Students”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 12 (4): 905-31. https://izlik.org/JA99YN45ZT.
EndNote
Maraş G, Tiryakiol S (December 1, 2022) The Effect of Migration-Themed Children’s Books on Primary School Students’ Attitudes and Views Toward Refugee Students. Sakarya University Journal of Education 12 4 905–931.
IEEE
[1]G. Maraş and S. Tiryakiol, “The Effect of Migration-Themed Children’s Books on Primary School Students’ Attitudes and Views Toward Refugee Students”, SUJE, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 905–931, Dec. 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA99YN45ZT
ISNAD
Maraş, Gülşah - Tiryakiol, Selim. “The Effect of Migration-Themed Children’s Books on Primary School Students’ Attitudes and Views Toward Refugee Students”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 12/4 (December 1, 2022): 905-931. https://izlik.org/JA99YN45ZT.
JAMA
1.Maraş G, Tiryakiol S. The Effect of Migration-Themed Children’s Books on Primary School Students’ Attitudes and Views Toward Refugee Students. SUJE. 2022;12:905–931.
MLA
Maraş, Gülşah, and Selim Tiryakiol. “The Effect of Migration-Themed Children’s Books on Primary School Students’ Attitudes and Views Toward Refugee Students”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 12, no. 4, Dec. 2022, pp. 905-31, https://izlik.org/JA99YN45ZT.
Vancouver
1.Gülşah Maraş, Selim Tiryakiol. The Effect of Migration-Themed Children’s Books on Primary School Students’ Attitudes and Views Toward Refugee Students. SUJE [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 1;12(4):905-31. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA99YN45ZT