How do high school students elect their president of the school?

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How do high school students elect their president of the school?

Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 14, Issue 2

Abstract

This study has been carried out in order to determine the school assembly election attitudes of high school students. This descriptive study has been performed with 1380 students from 9th, 10th and 11th grades who attended center high schools of Aydin in 2014 – 2015 Academic Year. Demographic information form which was generated by researchers and five point likert scale was used in collection of data. PASW 18.0 packet software was used in the analysis of the data obtained from the study. It has been determined that 59 % of students were girls, 41% were boys, 63% were around 15-16 years old, 35% were 17 and over it, 37% from Vocational and Technical Anatolian high school, 24% from Anatolian high school, 13% from high school, 10% from religious(Imam Hatip) high school, 6% from science high school, 5% from fine arts high school 4% from social sciences high school when the demographic features of students were assessed. When we look at their attitudes of school student president (or ASB president) elections; answers of students given for school student president (or ASB president) election loaded in to 4 factorial sub dimensions. And those are listed as follows: being a social person, having representative ability, importance of physical features and wanting to be school student president (or ASB president) qualities. 75 % of students describes voting in school assembly elections as a responsibility, 53 % of the students considers that elections are carried out in a fair and democratic manner, most of the youth have democratic values and minded participation rights. During the above mentioned candidateship period, it is criticized that candidates are committing financial supports, and there is no limit for those financial commitments.

Authors and Affiliations

Selvinaz Sacan

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