Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
The International Journal of Education Technology and Scientific Researches, , cilt.6, sa.15, ss.1408-1469, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
This paper intends to draw a picture of prospective classroom teachers’ minds regarding practical
values education. It was carried out on 68 undergraduate students enrolled in the 3rd grade at the
Department of Classroom Teaching in Education Faculty of a state university. Mixed method was
used blending qualitative and quantitative research methods. Quantitative data were collected
with Schwartz Values Scale and Personal Data Form while qualitative aspect was measured by
using an open-ended form titled Values Education Opinion Form. The quantitative data set was
processed with descriptive statistics and paired samples t tests wheras the qualitative data were
subjected to both descriptive analysis and content analysis. As a result, the prospective teachers
got the highest point from “benevolence” and the lowest point from “power” value in the posttest. Also, the post-test scores were higher than the pre-test for “self-direction”, “conformity”,
“power”, “tradition” and “benevolence” at a significant level. The prospective teachers were seen
to have tendency to follow moral reasoning among the basic approaches of values education,
character education among value teaching initiatives, and action learning among other
approaches of values education. Apart from these, a large number of the respondents stated that
values education should be practiced in all courses. In addition, the participants offered a total of
seventeen new values for putting into the existing curriculum. The leadings ones were
“tolerance”, “mercy”, “respect”, “adherency” and “solidarity”. By the same token, according to
some respondents, none of the values in the current version of the curriculum should be omitted
as they are satisfactory in this way. Also, they seem to need guidance for practical education of
values as well as theoretical sense of “value”. So, our recommendation is to insert more of
practical training of values which are acknowledged on universal and national level, into
undergraduate courses.