Abstract:

The aim of this research is to examine the tolerance tendencies of secondary school students in terms of various variables. For this purpose, the research has been carried out in accordance with the descriptive survey model of quantitative research types. The study population consists of 252 secondary school students attending Uşak province in 2015-2016 academic year, and the sample of 252 secondary school students in the city center of Banaz district of Uşak province. The "Tolerance Tendency Scale" consisting of 18 items and 3 sub-dimensions (Empathy, Value and Acceptance) developed by Çalışkan and Sağlam (2012) was used as data collection tool. The internal reliability coefficient was calculated as 765. In order to determine the tests to be used in the analysis of the data obtained in the study, Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk tests were performed and the skewness value -, 804; the kurtosis value is calculated as 824. It was decided to use parametric statistics to analyze the research data in line with the obtained values. Hence, the data were subjected to percent and frequency from descriptive statistics, t test for independent groups and ANOVA for one-way analysis. As a result of the research, there was no statistically significant difference in the variables of gender, family structure, parents' occupation, mother and father education, family income status, daily internet usage, television viewing and book reading frequency; according to the class level variable, it was found that there is a difference in favour of the 6th grade students. It was also found that there was a low level of significant, and negative relationship between the class levels of the students and the tolerance tendencies.

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