International Journal of New Trends in Arts, Sports & Science Education

Yazarlar: Mehmet Özbaş

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Equality of opportunity and chance in education,Girl,Secondary education,Schooling rate,Schooling obstacle

Özet: This research is a descriptive and predictive study carried out comparatively in which perceptions of girls related to the reasons that affect schooling rates in elementary school have been tried to be determined according to the socio-economic variables. The research has been carried out with the participation of totally 179 girls from Erzincan province center and Siirt province Kurtalan district area. The research data has been acquired using “Girls Secondary Education Schooling Variables Scale” developed by the researcher himself. During the process of developing the scale, a comprehensive literature analysis related to the variables that affect schooling rates of the girls was performed. Evaluation of academicians has been applied for the purpose of analysis in terms of content validity of scale items created as result of the literature review; moreover, pre-application has been implemented. Principal components analysis was performed with Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) and Barlett Tests upon the data acquired at the end of the pre-application; and also Varimax Rotation Method. As result of the performed analysis, it has been noticed that the scale was a 2-factor valid and reliable assessment instrument. According to the research results, it has been understood that the reasons that affect schooling rates of girls in secondary education negatively were about the process of elementary education. Girls’ not passing to the examination of the required secondary education school has been considered as a variable that affect their continuing to education after elementary education.

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