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This research was carried out with a mixed method in order to determine Imam Hatip High Schools (IHHS) students’ reasons behind their preference of these schools, and their goals, expectations, and satisfaction regarding their schools, while also surveying the opinions of both; graduated and still studying students of imam high schools about various issues. Three data collection tools have been administered to three study groups. The data analyzed through quantitative descriptive analyses and content analysis. According to the results of the study that have been carried out in the 2017-2018 academic year, the students' choice of imam hatip high schools rest upon the directions of their parents. A new reason has been added to the reasons for selecting these schools which can be articulated as: "not being accepted to the desired school". The sum of students' expectations could be encapsulated as; getting religious knowledge. The number of students intending to become a theologist/religious commissary is relatively low. The students state they’t prefer to choose that school if it were possible. They have stated that especially administrative practices should be changed. Students have expressed their perception about imam hatip high school and being a member within the framework of values such as religion, nation and morality. The students think the imam hatip high schools mean getting religious education. The students also stated that they have no reservation in expressing in public thata they are students in an imam hatip high schools and the society has positive expectations from them. They take the figures that represent religious/national/moral values as role models/guides. They argue that among the primary problems in the world to be solved are those of religious, moral and humanitarian. Graduates define the period of their time positively whereas they have a negative perception for today's imam hatips. Overall, they seem to be more hopeful for the future.

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