Life Skills from the Perspectives of Classroom and Science Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Kurtdede-Fidan, Nuray; Aydogdu, Bülent
Titel	Life Skills from the Perspectives of Classroom and Science Teachers
Quelle	In: International Journal of Progressive Education, 14 (2018) 1, S.32-55 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-5210
Schlagwörter	Daily Living Skills; Teacher Attitudes; Science Teachers; Phenomenology; Foreign Countries; Focus Groups; Interviews; Science Instruction; Extracurricular Activities; Science Curriculum; Critical Thinking; Secondary School Teachers; Secondary School Science; Semi Structured Interviews; Qualitative Research; Elementary School Science; Elementary School Teachers; Content Analysis; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alltagsfertigkeit; Lehrerverhalten; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Kritisches Denken; Qualitative Forschung; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Inhaltsanalyse; Türkei
Abstract	The aim of this study is to determine classroom and science teachers' views about life skills. The study employed phenomenological method. The participants of the study were 24 teachers; twelve of them were classroom teachers and the remaining were science teachers. They were working at public schools in Turkey. The participants were selected using the maximum variation sampling technique. The data of the study was collected through focus group interviews. Six focus group interviews consisting of four participants per focus group were conducted. The findings of the research showed, teachers play a significant role in the process of acquiring life skills. Furthermore, teachers expressed that science courses were significant setting to teach life skills. In the current research it was found that the participants used some in class and extracurricular activities to teach life skills. In addition, teachers expressed that they experienced difficulty in teaching life skills due to problems related to teachers, parents, school, educational program, educational system, school management and society. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://www.inased.org/ijpe.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01