Abstract:

In this study, it is aimed to determine the views of university students regarding social justice. The study is a descriptive type of study. The study group consisted of 248 1-4th year students studying at Kırıkkale University Faculty of Education, Fac- ulty of Letters and Science, Faculty of Economics & Administrative Sciences, and Erzincan University Faculty of Education in fall 2011-2012 academic year. In the choice of study group is used convenience sampling. In this study, Students’ Views Regarding Social Justice Form were developed by the researchers in order to deter- mine the views of university students. These forms consisted of four open ended questions related to the students’ views about social justice. The answers given to the four open ended questions in the form were combined and gathered under com- mon headers. Frequency and percentages were calculated about student opinions regarding social justice. University students opinions’ regarding social justice re- vealed that the raising awareness about opinions about social justice, educating and learning justice with regards to legal, treating, fair, equal, valuable, respectful and unprejudiced to everybody, giving the individuals getting society equal right and freedom, not being any social differences between individuals. The findings of this study were discussions and suggestions were made in parallel with the findings.

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