A STUDY OF TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP
Abstract
- The aim of this study was to study the teachers’ knowledge and practices of good citizenship in Insein Township, Yangon Region. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used in this study. Nine Basic Education Schools were selected by using systematic sampling method including four Basic Education High Schools and five Basic Education Middle Schools in Insein Township, Yangon Region. Two hundred and twenty five junior teachers were selected as sample by using simple random sampling method. The set of questionnaire included 8 items for demographic data, 30 true-false items for knowledge, 30 four-point Likert scale items for practice, and 6 open-ended questions. The reliability coefficient of Cronbach’s alpha (α) of junior teachers’ practices concerning good citizenship was 0.86.The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 24 was used in this study. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t test, oneway ANOVA, and Pearson correlation were used to analyse the data obtained in this study. The research showed that the knowledge level of most of junior teachers concerning good citizenship was above satisfactory level. The practice level of junior teachers regarding good citizenship was moderately high (Mean= 3.18, SD=0.38). There was no significant difference in junior teachers’ practice levels grouped by their knowledge levels. Moreover, there were no significant differences in their knowledge and practice levels grouped by their total years of service and teaching subjects. According to quantitative results, junior teachers’ knowledge concerning good citizenship was positively low correlated with their practices.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Khine Hsu Wai
Subject
- Educational Theory
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)