An Example of Democracy Education in Primary Schools: School Student Councils (Case of Elazığ City)

dc.creator	Mehmet Nuri GÖMLEKSİZ
dc.creator	Ayşe Ülkü KAN
dc.creator	Elif CÜRO
dc.date	2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:19:21Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:19:21Z
dc.identifier	1300-302X
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/be84c82715a1495eb5707fd559576d14
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/19699
dc.description	The aim of this descriptive study is to determine the opinions of primary schoolteachers and members of student councils about the efficiency level of the student councils inprimary schools. For the purpose of the study, a 20-item Likert-type scale was developed bythe researchers. Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of the scale was calculated to be .94.245 students and 199 primary school teachers were included in the study. Independent groupsT-test, One way Anova and LSD tests were utilized to analyze the data. Both the teachers’and the students’ views were evaluated in terms of socio-economic levels of the schools. Theresults of the study indicated that both the teachers and the students found student council activities effective and useful. Findings also revealed that teachers and students had positiveopinions toward student councils. It is suggested that student council activities be maintained.Additionally, some useful implications are discussed based on the research findings in orderto conduct student councils effectively.
dc.language	Turkish
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Ondokuz Mayıs University
dc.relation	http://dergi.omu.edu.tr/index.php/EDUCATION/article/view/1368/1340
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1300-302X
dc.source	Ondokuz Mayıs University Journal of Education , Vol 29, Iss 2, Pp 123-146 (2010)
dc.subject	Primary school
dc.subject	democracy
dc.subject	democracy education
dc.subject	student council.
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	An Example of Democracy Education in Primary Schools: School Student Councils (Case of Elazığ City)
dc.type	article