The Relationship Between Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Multicultural Education and Their Empathic Tendencies

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes of the teachers towards multicultural education and their empathic tendencies in terms of various variables; and to determine the relationship between their attitudes towards multicultural education and their empathic tendencies. Correlational research design, one of the quantitative research methods, was conducted in the research. The sample of the study consists of 476 teachers working in the central districts of Van, Turkey. In order to collect data in the research “Teachers' Multicultural Education Attitudes Scale” and "Empathic Tendency Scale" was conducted. According to the results of the research; It has been determined that teachers' attitudes towards multicultural education are at high level, male teachers' attitudes towards multicultural education are higher than female teachers and there is no significant difference according to variables such as marital status, job satisfaction, age, professional seniority and teaching level. In addition, it has been concluded that there is a generally positive, low-level relationship between teachers' attitudes towards multicultural education and their empathic tendencies.