ANALYSIS OF THE ATTITUDE OF TEACHERS TO EDUCATION RESEARCHES

Abstract

In this study, it was analyzed whether teachers’ attitudes to education researches display any differences in terms of various variables. The purpose of this study is to identify attitudes of teachers to education researches which are the most important source of development in the area of education. In the study, the literature review design was used with the purpose of identifying the attitude of teachers to education researches. The study group of the study consists of 555 teachers selected through the convenience sampling method who work in schools affiliated with the Bitlis Provincial Directorate for National Education in 2021-2022 academic year. The Teacher Attitude Scale on Education Researches (TASER) developed by Yıldırım, İlhan, Şekerci and Sözbilir (2013) to collect data. The scale consists of 20 items in three sub-dimensions. The Cronbach Alpha value of the scale was found as .83. In the study, the SPSS 22 software was used in the analysis of numerical data. In line with the variables identified according to the results of the study, it was seen that teachers in general have a positive attitude to education researches.