Eliciting Secondary Education Pupils’ Views on Euthanasia Through  Argumentative Paragraphs

dc.creator	Melike OZER KESKIN
dc.creator	Ismet KURT
dc.creator	Nilay KESKIN SAMANCI
dc.date	2012-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:18:25Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:18:25Z
dc.identifier	2146-7951
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/9c363e40429d48b5b0682677d014a041
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/26910
dc.description	This study aims to elicit secondary education pupils’ views on euthanasia based on a survey model and with a study group of 253 pupils in year 9 studying in the city of Ankara in the school year 2010-2011. The study makes use of a combination of qualitative and quantitative research techniques as well as a Questionnaire for Personal Particulars in order to clarify the pupils’ demographics in data collection, and scenarios based on ethical dilemmas about active and passive euthanasia in order to elicit their views on the issue.The pupils’ views were elicited through the argumentative paragraphs that they were asked to write on the situations given in the scenarios. Of the qualitative data analysis techniques, the content analysis method was selected for the analysis of the argumentative paragraphs on the scenarios. In light of the data yielded by the content analysis, the pupils’ basic ethical guidelines in their decision-making processes were studied taking into account such variables as gender, school type, and family’s income.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Mevlana University Educational Faculty
dc.relation	http://mije.mevlana.edu.tr/archieve/issue_2_3/9.MIJE_12_SI_08_volume_2_issue_3_page_95_108.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2146-7951
dc.source	Mevlana International Journal of Education, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 95-108 (2012)
dc.subject	ethics
dc.subject	morals
dc.subject	bioethics
dc.subject	ethical dilemma
dc.subject	euthanasia
dc.subject	argumentative paragraph
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	Eliciting Secondary Education Pupils’ Views on Euthanasia Through Argumentative Paragraphs
dc.type	article