ERIC Number: EJ936317
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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University Students' "Education of Youth" Associations
Simsek, Cengiz
Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, v11 n3 p1345-1356 Sum 2011
Due to the frequent change in expectations from education/learning, youth, the educational system's most dynamic participants, are experiencing low-level motivation in education and learning, because of growth and psychological characteristics or sociological, economic, and other reasons. This negative process is pushing program-developers, educational administrators and particularly teachers to investigate its reasons. To get such data, "education of youth" associations were investigated among youths (N=283) of different countries (Turkey, America, Russia, Ukraine) and 464 valid associations in 6 categories were obtained. The data analysis determined that Turkish students produced mostly individual (71.84%) and critical/negative (34.16%) associations. Most positive associations had qualities of "expectations, hope, and advantage." Taking the associations into consideration, regulating educational environments can be used as a strong data in increasing motivation and developing educational policies.
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Psychological Characteristics, Motivation, Foreign Countries, Data Analysis, Organizations (Groups), Administrators, Higher Education, College Students, Youth, Educational Policy, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods, Data Collection, Learning Processes
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Russia; Texas; Turkey; Ukraine; United States
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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