An Investigation of Educational Philosophies Adopted and Critical Thinking Disposition in terms of Varios Variables

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The main objective of this research is to investigate educational philosophies adopted and critical thinking disposition in terms of varios variables. Descriptive survey model out of scanning models was used in the research. Subject of the study consists of 429 teacher candidates that was selected by simple random sampling method. As a data collection tool, it was used in the research the Personal Information Form, Scale of Critical Thinking Tendency and Philosophy Preference Assessment Scale. Descriptive statistics and multivariate variance analysis (MANOVA) was used in the analysis of data. It was seen at the end of the research that teacher candidates pointed out their opinions as “I agree” for the critical thinking tendency and philosophical preference assessment scales. While the Tendencies of teacher candidates has showed a significant difference in terms of sex and department variables, they has showed no significant difference in terms of classroom variable. While their educational philosophies show a significant difference in terms of department and class variables, they has showed no significant difference in terms of sex variable.

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Critical thinking , critical thinking tendency , educational philosophy , contemporary educational philosophy , traditional educational philosophy

Gaziantep University Journal Of Social Sciences

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Gaziantep University Journal Of Social Sciences