Effect of biography-based values education on the attitudes of 4th grade primary school students towards the value of patriotism

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of biography-based values education on the attitudes of 4th grade students towards the value of patriotism. A semi-experimental design with pretest-posttest control group was used to find out differences concerning attitudes towards patriotism value between students in the experimental group in which biography-based values education was implemented and those in the control group where biography-based values education was not used. Patriotism attitude scale was used for quantitative data and interview forms were used for qualitative data in this study in which quantitative and qualitative research techniques were employed together. In this study, biographies of Halide Edip, Munevver Saime, Kara Fatma, Nene Hatun, Serife Baci, Tayyar Rahmiye, Gordesli Makbule, Kilavuz Hatice, Binbasi Aye, Nezahat Onbasi, Elif Baci and Halime cavu, some women heroes of the Turkish independence, were used. After the implementation of biography-based values education, a significant difference was found between students' attitude scores concerning patriotism value in favor of the experimental group. In addition, there was a significant difference between students' attitude scores and their gender in favor of the experimental group while no significant difference was detected between students' attitudes regarding variables of parental education level and family income level.