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Exploring EFL Students’ Dispositions toward Global Citizenship: A Quantitative Study at a Preparatory School in Türkiye
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Global Citizenship (GC) has become a vital focus in teaching English to foster globally minded language learners to build a more inclusive and sustainable world. For this reason, the present study aims to explore GC dispositions of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) preparatory school students at a Turkish higher education institution (HEI). The study adopted a quantitative research design. Data was collected from 181 preparatory school students (129 female and 52 male) enrolled. The Turkish version of the Global Citizenship Scale (Erbaş et al., 2023), adapted from Reysen and Katzarska-Miller (2013), was used as the data collection tool. Statistical analysis, including descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlation analysis, independent samples t-test, and one-way ANOVA, were conducted using SPSS version 29. Findings showed that students scored highest in global awareness, normative environment, and environmental sustainability; though, they scored lowest in global citizenship identification. Furthermore, the strongest correlations were identified for responsibility to act, intergroup helping, and intergroup empathy. The findings revealed no statistically significant difference in terms of gender, though females had higher levels of mean GC score. Likewise, though there were also no statistically significant differences across their academic majors and language proficiency levels, vocational school students and lower proficiency level students showed higher levels of GC scores. These findings suggest that while students show awareness of key global issues such as environment, justice, and understanding among groups, they show a relatively low level of identity and, in turn, global citizenship. Therefore, practitioners and curriculum designers might integrate identity and engagement-related components into the English language teaching curricula rather than solely awareness-related components to foster more globally competent and engaged learners.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Destekleyen Kurum
Yazarlar finansal destek beyan etmemişlerdir.
Etik Beyan
Çalışma için Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Üniversite Etik Kurulu Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Etik Kurulu Karari onay alınmıştır (Approval Number: 11, Date: 05.03.2025)
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Dil Çalışmaları (Diğer)
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
26 Aralık 2025
Gönderilme Tarihi
4 Haziran 2025
Kabul Tarihi
2 Aralık 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2025 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2
APA
Coşkun, D., Howe, S. R., & Erdemir, N. (2025). Exploring EFL Students’ Dispositions toward Global Citizenship: A Quantitative Study at a Preparatory School in Türkiye. Yıldız Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 10(2), 68-77. https://doi.org/10.14744/yjer.2025.006
AMA
1.Coşkun D, Howe SR, Erdemir N. Exploring EFL Students’ Dispositions toward Global Citizenship: A Quantitative Study at a Preparatory School in Türkiye. YEAD. 2025;10(2):68-77. doi:10.14744/yjer.2025.006
Chicago
Coşkun, Derya, Sarah Rochelle Howe, ve Nihan Erdemir. 2025. “Exploring EFL Students’ Dispositions toward Global Citizenship: A Quantitative Study at a Preparatory School in Türkiye”. Yıldız Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 (2): 68-77. https://doi.org/10.14744/yjer.2025.006.
EndNote
Coşkun D, Howe SR, Erdemir N (01 Aralık 2025) Exploring EFL Students’ Dispositions toward Global Citizenship: A Quantitative Study at a Preparatory School in Türkiye. Yıldız Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 2 68–77.
IEEE
[1]D. Coşkun, S. R. Howe, ve N. Erdemir, “Exploring EFL Students’ Dispositions toward Global Citizenship: A Quantitative Study at a Preparatory School in Türkiye”, YEAD, c. 10, sy 2, ss. 68–77, Ara. 2025, doi: 10.14744/yjer.2025.006.
ISNAD
Coşkun, Derya - Howe, Sarah Rochelle - Erdemir, Nihan. “Exploring EFL Students’ Dispositions toward Global Citizenship: A Quantitative Study at a Preparatory School in Türkiye”. Yıldız Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 10/2 (01 Aralık 2025): 68-77. https://doi.org/10.14744/yjer.2025.006.
JAMA
1.Coşkun D, Howe SR, Erdemir N. Exploring EFL Students’ Dispositions toward Global Citizenship: A Quantitative Study at a Preparatory School in Türkiye. YEAD. 2025;10:68–77.
MLA
Coşkun, Derya, vd. “Exploring EFL Students’ Dispositions toward Global Citizenship: A Quantitative Study at a Preparatory School in Türkiye”. Yıldız Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, c. 10, sy 2, Aralık 2025, ss. 68-77, doi:10.14744/yjer.2025.006.
Vancouver
1.Derya Coşkun, Sarah Rochelle Howe, Nihan Erdemir. Exploring EFL Students’ Dispositions toward Global Citizenship: A Quantitative Study at a Preparatory School in Türkiye. YEAD. 01 Aralık 2025;10(2):68-77. doi:10.14744/yjer.2025.006