Öğretmen adaylarının çocuk haklarına yönelik tutumları

Abstract

The aim of the study is to idetify attitudes of prospective teachers towards children rights and investigate the factors which have impact on these attitudes. Participants were chosen with survey method among a sample of 256 teacher candidates from education faculties of one state and one foundation university composed of preschool teaching (119) and classroom teaching (137) programs. Data is collected with Karaman Kepenekci (2006) “Scale of Attitude Toward Child Rights”. Reliability and validity measures were conducted by Karaman Kepenekci (2006) previously, and additional relability and validity ensured with confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach Alpha test. Results revealed high levels of positive attitude of prospective teachers toward child rights. Although attitude was not predicted by the program of prospective teachers, female candidates were appeared to have more positive attitudes compared to male candidates. Prospective teachers raised with 3 or more siblings appeared to have more positive attitudes towards child rights compared to prospective teachers raised alone or with less than 3 siblings. One factor appeared to have a significant effect on attitudes of prospective teachers was having read the “child rights article”. Prospective teachers who have read the Children Rights Article exhibited more positive attitude toward children rights, compared to prospective teachers who have not.