Perceptions of University Students Participating in Student Club Activities: Kültürel Miras Student Club Example

Abstract

The study aims determine and examine the perceptions of students who participate in student club activities as organizers and participants regarding skills, values, and abilities/skills within the scope of these activities. The study group consisted of 14 university students who participated in the activities of a student club operating within the faculty of education of a state university in the 2022-2023 academic year. The study was carried out within the framework of phenomenology research design. “Activity Diary Interview Form’’ was used to collect the study data, and the data were analyzed with the descriptive analysis method. As a result of the study, it was determined that university students who participated in student club activities as organizers and participants made statements about skills 64 times and values 33 times according to the 2023 Social Studies Curriculum. In addition, it was determined that in these student club activities, university students put forward expressions regarding skills and abilities such as “world knowledge, love of learning, collaborative work, self-management, examples of altruism, language ability, initiative and volunteering activities’’ according to developed Paul's Transcript.