Determination of Academics’ Mental Models About Science, Scientists, and Perceptions of Scientific Development

Hakan Şevki Ayvacı; Serkan Sevım; Gürhan Bebek

Makale detayları

Determination of Academics’ Mental Models About Science, Scientists, and Perceptions of Scientific Development

Yazarlar:

Hakan Şevki Ayvacı | Serkan Sevım | Gürhan Bebek

Yayıncı:

Bartin University

Ana Başlıklar:

Other Fields of Education

Dergi:

Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education Vol.13 Issue 4, pp.1002-1019

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001329953

pISSN:

1308-7177

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Özet:

 Purpose: This research aimed to determine the academics mental models about science, scientists, and perception of scientific development. Method: The case study method was used in the research. The participants of the study are a total of 112 academics with different academic titles working in universities in seven different regions of Turkey, which include the faculties of health sciences, social sciences, natural sciences, and educational sciences. The study used an interview form consisting of 6 questions developed by the researchers as a data collection tool. The data obtained from the corresponding form were transcribed and analyzed in NVivo 9.0. Results and Conclusion: When the data obtained from the participants are evaluated; i academics frequently use the definitions in scientific books when defining the concept of science, ii there is an effect of the department variable and popular events studied in their thoughts on the concept of scientist, iii there are differences in their perceptions of the development of science between the areas where development is expected worldwide and the areas where change is expected in Turkey. Depending on the results obtained, implications were presented to academics and researchers who want to conduct research in the subject area.

 Purpose: This research aimed to determine the academics mental models about science, scientists, and perception of scientific development. Method: The case study method was used in the research. The participants of the study are a total of 112 academics with different academic titles working in universities in seven different regions of Turkey, which include the faculties of health sciences, social sciences, natural sciences, and educational sciences. The study used an interview form consisting of 6 questions developed by the researchers as a data collection tool. The data obtained from the corresponding form were transcribed and analyzed in NVivo 9.0. Results and Conclusion: When the data obtained from the participants are evaluated; i academics frequently use the definitions in scientific books when defining the concept of science, ii there is an effect of the department variable and popular events studied in their thoughts on the concept of scientist, iii there are differences in their perceptions of the development of science between the areas where development is expected worldwide and the areas where change is expected in Turkey. Depending on the results obtained, implications were presented to academics and researchers who want to conduct research in the subject area.

 Purpose: This research aimed to determine the academics mental models about science, scientists, and perception of scientific development. Method: The case study method was used in the research. The participants of the study are a total of 112 academics with different academic titles working in universities in seven different regions of Turkey, which include the faculties of health sciences, social sciences, natural sciences, and educational sciences. The study used an interview form consisting of 6 questions developed by the researchers as a data collection tool. The data obtained from the corresponding form were transcribed and analyzed in NVivo 9.0. Results and Conclusion: When the data obtained from the participants are evaluated; i academics frequently use the definitions in scientific books when defining the concept of science, ii there is an effect of the department variable and popular events studied in their thoughts on the concept of scientist, iii there are differences in their perceptions of the development of science between the areas where development is expected worldwide and the areas where change is expected in Turkey. Depending on the results obtained, implications were presented to academics and researchers who want to conduct research in the subject area.

 Amaç: Bu araştırmada akademisyenlerin bilime, bilim insanlarına ve bilimsel gelişme algısına ilişkin zihinsel modellerini belirlemeyi amaçlamıştır. Yöntem: Araştırmada özel durum çalışması yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın katılımcılarını Türkiyenin yedi farklı bölgesindeki sağlık bilimleri, sosyal bilimler, fen bilimleri ve eğitim bilimleri fakültelerinde görev yapan farklı akademik unvanlara sahip toplam 112 akademisyen oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen 6 sorudan oluşan görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. İlgili formdan elde edilen veriler, NVivo 9.0 programına aktarılmış ve analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular ve Sonuç: Katılımcılardan elde edilen veriler değerlendirildiğinde; i akademisyenlerin bilim kavramını tanımlarken bilimsel kitaplardaki tanımları sıklıkla kullandıkları, ii bilim insanı kavramına yönelik düşüncelerinde görev yaptıkları bölüm değişkeni ile popüler olayların etkisinin olduğu ve iii Bilimin gelişimine yönelik Dünya çapında gelişme beklenen alanlar ile Türkiyede gelişme beklenen alanlar arasında farklılıkların olduğu ortaya konulmuştur. Elde edilen sonuçlara bağlı olarak konu alanında araştırma yapmak isteyen akademisyen ve araştırmacılara öneriler sunulmuştur.

Makale detayları

Determination of Academics’ Mental Models About Science, Scientists, and Perceptions of Scientific Development

Yazarlar:

Hakan Şevki Ayvacı | Serkan Sevım | Gürhan Bebek

Yayıncı:

Bartin University

Ana Başlıklar:

Other Fields of Education

Dergi:

Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education Vol.13 Issue 4, pp.1002-1019

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001329953

pISSN:

1308-7177

Academics

Mental model

Science

Scientist

Scientific DevelopmentAkademiyen

Zihinsel Model

Bilim

Bilim İnsanı

Bilimsel Gelişim

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Hakan Şevki Ayvacı | Serkan Sevım | Gürhan Bebek

Yayıncı: Bartin University

Ana Başlıklar: Other Fields of Education

Dergi: Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education Vol.13 Issue 4, pp.1002-1019

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001329953

pISSN: 1308-7177

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Hakan Şevki Ayvacı | Serkan Sevım | Gürhan Bebek

Yayıncı:

Bartin University

Ana Başlıklar:

Other Fields of Education

Dergi:

Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education Vol.13 Issue 4, pp.1002-1019

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001329953

pISSN:

1308-7177