Sensitivity of the secondary school students toward global problems<p>Ortaokul öğrencilerinin küresel sorunlara karşı gösterdikleri duyarlılıklar
Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 14, Issue 1
Abstract
Recent global developments all around the world have affected all the individuals, institutions and societies. In this respect, it is of great importance to be sensitive to the problems concerning the future of all mankind. In this study, it was aimed to reveal the sensitivity of 6th grade students in middle school toward global developments. The population group of the study was 44 sixth grade students in a secondary school in the province of Samsun in the academic year of 2014-2015. An instructional design in Social Studies curriculum was prepared, developed with the activities supported by communication technologies in accordance with the aims related with the global education in the chapter of “Our Country and World”. After the title 'Fruit of the Brotherhood' was taught, they did an activity entitled as "Aid Campaign Activity" in order to determine the students' sensitivity to global developments. In addition, a semi-structured form was conducted to 10 students in target groups during and after the activities. At the end of the research, it was determined that most of the students started to follow global developments, problems and global current events; It was seen that the global perspectives of all interviewed students were improved. ÖzetDünyada yaşanan küresel gelişmeler bütün bireyleri, kurumları ve toplumları etkilemektedir. Bu bakımdan tüm insanlığın geleceğini ilgilendiren sorunlara karşı duyarlılık göstermek büyük önem taşımaktadır. Bu araştırmada da ortaokul 6. sınıf öğrencilerinin küresel gelişmelere karşı gösterdikleri duyarlılıkları ortaya çıkarmak amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2014-2015 eğitim-öğretim yılında Samsun ilinde bulunan bir ortaokuldaki 44 6. sınıf öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Araştırma kapsamında belirlenen çalışma grubuna, Sosyal Bilgiler programında yer alan Ülkemiz ve Dünya ünitesindeki küresel eğitimle ilgili kazanımlar çerçevesinde, iletişim teknolojileriyle destekli olarak hazırlanan ve etkinliklerle zenginleştirilen öğretim programı hazırlanmış ve uygulanmıştır. Ünitedeki ‘Kardeşliğin Meyvesi’ isimli konunun ardından öğrencilerin küresel gelişmelere karşı gösterdikleri duyarlılıkları tespit etmek amacıyla onlara “Yardım Seferberliği Etkinliği” yaptırılmıştır. Ayrıca etkinlik sırasında ve sonrasında hedef gruplar içerisinde yer alan 10 öğrenciye araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan yarı yapılandırılmış formlar uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonunda öğrencilerin büyük bir kısmının küresel gelişmeleri, sorunları ve güncel olayları takip etmeye başladıkları tespit edilmiş; görüşme yapılan tüm öğrencilerin küresel bakış açılarının geliştiği görülmüştür.
Authors and Affiliations
Şule Egüz, Cemil Öztürk, Alper Kesten
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