The Relationship between Classroom Community Feeling and "Hemshehrilik" Attitude Levels of Teacher Candidates

Abstract

The aim of the study is to investigate relationship between classroom community feeling and "hemsehrilik" attitude levels of teacher candidates. In accordance with this purpose "Classroom Community Index" developed by Ozturk (2009) and "Attitude Scale of University Students Towards Hemsehrilik" by Oksuz (2012) were used to collect data. The sample is composed of 207 teacher candidates (101 Male, 106 Female) who study in faculty of education at Ondokuz Mayis University, were selected via random sampling method. The data was collected in the begining of the fall semester of 2012-2013 academic year. Independent variables of the research was determined as grade level. The data was analyzed by using the tests are Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA). The research findings show that there was positive and significant relationship between classroom community feeling and "hemsehrilik" attitude levels of teacher candidates. In addition, found that there was significant differences between classroom community feeling and "hemsehrilik" attitude levels of teacher candidates with respect to grade level. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Academic World Education and Research Center.