Science and Technology Teachers' Attitudes towards Educational Research in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Sekerci, Ali Riza; Ilhan, Nail; Mustafa, Sozbilir; Yildirim, Ali
Titel	Science and Technology Teachers' Attitudes towards Educational Research in Turkey
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 18 (2017) 1, Artikel 4 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1609-4913
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Science Education; Technology Education; Teacher Attitudes; Educational Research; Likert Scales; Teacher Surveys; Science Teachers; Middle School Teachers; Gender Differences; Statistical Analysis; Teacher Education Programs; Teaching Experience; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Likert-Skala; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Geschlechterkonflikt; Statistische Analyse; Türkei
Abstract	This study reports on the attitudes of science and technology teachers' towards educational research that were investigated and analyzed with respect to certain demographic variables. The survey method was utilized as the research design. The study group consisted of 918 science and technology teachers working in middle schools in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The data were collected using the Likert scale; "Teachers Attitude Scale towards Educational Research (TASTER)". The sub-scales of TASTER included the necessity of educational research, the value of educational research and applicability of educational research. The results of the study showed that female teachers have more positive attitudes towards the applicability of educational research to classroom practice. Valuing educational research and necessity of educational research increases with the number of years of teaching experience. Teachers who graduate from faculties other than education believe in the necessity of educational research more than teachers from education faculties. Furthermore, when compared with the views of teachers working in rural areas those teachers employed in urban areas consider educational research to be more necessary, and teachers with Master's degrees believe in the applicability of educational research more than teachers with graduate degrees. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Hong Kong Institute of Education. 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Tel: +011-852-2948-7650; Fax: +011-852-2948-7726; e-mail: apfslt@sci.ied.edu.hk; Web site: http://www.ied.edu.hk/apfslt
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01