VIEW OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS ON THE EFFECTS OF VALUES EDUCATION ON INFORMATICS ETHICS

Abstract

In this study, effects of values ​​education on students' attitudes and behaviors on informatics ethics taught in information technologies and software course have been examined, according to the opinions of Information Technologies teachers working in schools where values ​​education is taught through Seljuk Values ​​Education Project (SEDEP). This is a qualitative study and in this study, criterion sampling, one of the purposeful sampling methods, have been adopted to determine the participants. 35 information technologies teachers (13 male, 22 female) working in Selçuklu district of Konya province have participated in the study. The data have been collected through a structured interview form and analyzed using the content analysis technique. The findings show that the values ​​given by values ​​education are correlated to informatics ethics in various aspects (individual, family, society, morality, teacher and curriculum). The participants stated that the students have been able to transfer the values education to the informatics ethics even if it is not at a sufficient level cognitively and affectively, but this transfer is partially reflected in student behaviors. Participants mainly use respect, responsibility, justice, self-control and empathy, which are values education elements, in the teaching of informatics ethics issues (Privacy-Security, Intellectual Property, Cybercrime, Cyberbullying). The values education elements the participants use to correct the negative behaviors they encounter in relation to informatics ethics are respect, empathy, justice and self-control. Lastly, information technologies teachers have offered some suggestions that can be follwed in the classroom and in the digital environment on the use of values education while teaching informatics ethics.