Üstün Yetenekli Öğrencilerin Barış Algıları (Kırıkkale Örneği)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the perception of peace in gifted students. In order to determine the study group, purposive sampling method was used. In this context, 12 gifted students who attend to a training center for gifted children in Kırıkkale and providing various criteria were included in the study.The study has been prepared in a phenomenological pattern with a qualitative approach. In data collection, drawing-writing and interviewing techniques were employed. The data acquired were content-analyzed. It has been seen that the students emphasized values such as unity and solidarity, pacifism and reconciliation along with the concept of peace. It has been observed that the students also emphasized the concept of violence. In the drawings of the students, the various elements of nature as well as the predominantly child and cloud drawings were mentioned as the symbol of peace.