Primary School Teachers' Perceptions about Character Education

Autor/inn/en	Demirel, Melek; Özmat, Demet; Elgün, Imgehan Özkan
Titel	Primary School Teachers' Perceptions about Character Education
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 11 (2016) 17, S.1622-1633 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attitudes; Values Education; Elementary School Teachers; Questionnaires; Surveys; Moral Values; Personality Development; Teacher Education; Citizenship Education; Student Behavior; Parent Student Relationship; Teacher Student Relationship; Parent School Relationship; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Role Models; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; Werterziehung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Fragebogen; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Personalilty development; Persönlichkeitsbildung; Persönlichkeitsentwicklung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Identifikationsfigur; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of primary school teachers about character education. In this descriptive study, data were collected by using a survey questionnaire which required descriptive analysis. Based on the findings, it was revealed that primary school teachers (n = 60) defined the character education as moral values necessary to be taught to individuals and behaviors for their personality development. According to the teachers, the most important responsibility of them is to be a model for their students and in order to be a good model they should have the desired characteristics. Some of the teachers think that students who do not get enough support from their parents can have positive characteristics thanks to intense communication and collaboration among school-parents and teachers. On the other hand, some teachers do not think that such kind of students can change. However, the majority of teachers think that students having negative characteristics such as telling lie, cheating and showing disrespectful behaviors can be changed through support. Almost all teachers think that nowadays students lack of respect and responsibility, and they believe that character education conducted at schools is not enough for students. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01