Abstract
The aim of this study is to determine the view of primary school teachers and pre-service primary teachers on European Union citizenship. This study is a descriptive and quantitative research in survey methodology. The data of the research was collected from 207 primary school teachers teaching in 22 primary school in the city center of KA±rAŸehir and 282 pre-service primary teachers studying in Department of Primary Education, Faculty of Education, Ahi Evran University, As the data collection tool, two different Personal Information Forms for teachers and pre-service teachers and View on European Union (EU) Citizenship Questionnaire were used. Arithmetic Mean (iŸ‚), standard deviation (sd), independent samples t-test, factor analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Scheffe test were applied to the data collected from teachers and pre-service teachers. At the end of the research, it was found that in comparison to pre-service primary teachers, primary school teachers evaluated EU citizenships as more active citizens. Also, it was determined that both primary school teachers and pre-service primary teachers were indecisive about whether or not EU citizens included socio-cultural negativity. Besides, it was seen that both primary school teachers and pre-service primary teachers thought that EU citizens were individually developed in terms of economy and they had awareness in point of rights and responsibilities. Key words: Primary school teacher, preservice primary teacher, European Union, EU citizenship.
Highlights
In modern times, schools are regarded as one of the most important tools educating a generation and creating a society
The data of the research was collected from 207 primary school teachers teaching in 22 primary school in the city center of Kırşehir and 282 pre-service primary teachers studying in Department of Primary Education, Faculty of Education, Ahi Evran University, As the data collection tool, two different Personal Information Forms for teachers and pre-service teachers and View on European Union (EU) Citizenship Questionnaire were used
The results found at the end of the research are shown and explained below in Tables 2, 3 and 4
Summary
Schools are regarded as one of the most important tools educating a generation and creating a society. States use schools for educating their citizenships by having them gain a citizenship consciousness (Kahveci, 2013; Yeşil, 2002). Schools are very significant institutions raising citizens being loyal to their countries. In this context, one of the most important aims of schools is to have people gain citizenship consciousness and responsibility (Bîrzea, 2000; Ross, 2004). Citizenship education is stated in curriculum in two different ways: the subject approach and the crosscurricular approach (Eurydice, 2012).
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