Evaluation of Pre-Service Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions of Community Service-Learning Course

Behiye Akcay; Ferhat Ensar

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Evaluation of Pre-Service Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions of Community Service-Learning Course

Behiye Akcay, Ferhat Ensar

Published in International Journal of Elementary Education (Volume 3, Issue 2)

Received: 10 April 2014 Accepted: 24 April 2014 Published: 30 April 2014

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Abstract

The aim of the study is to determine pre-service elementary teachers’ perceptions of a Community Service Learning (CSL) course. The sample consisted of 102 pre-service elementary teachers taking the CSL course in the 2012-2013 spring semesters. The Perceptions of Community Service Practice Survey, personal journals, and open-ended questions were used as data sources. The survey had five subscales including student socialization, personal development, perception of the course, perception of the institutions, and perception of the advisor. The findings showed that pre-service teachers had a positive attitude toward the course especially in the socialization subscale with a statistically significant result compared to the other subscales.

Published in	International Journal of Elementary Education (Volume 3, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijeedu.20140302.15
Page(s)	48-53
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Community Service Learning, Education, Pre-service Teachers, Gender

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Behiye Akcay

Department of Elementary Education, Istanbul University Beyaz?t, Istanbul, Turkey
Ferhat Ensar

Department of Turkish Education, Yildiz Technical University, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey

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Behiye Akcay; Ferhat Ensar. Evaluation of Pre-Service Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions of Community Service-Learning Course. Int. J. Elem. Educ. 2014, 3(2), 48-53. doi: 10.11648/j.ijeedu.20140302.15

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Behiye Akcay, Ferhat Ensar. Evaluation of Pre-Service Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions of Community Service-Learning Course. Int J Elem Educ. 2014;3(2):48-53. doi: 10.11648/j.ijeedu.20140302.15

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