The Effect of Drama-Based Social Studies Education on Psychological Resilience and Well-Being Levels of Secondary School Students Affected by the Earthquake
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https://doi.org/10.55016/ojs/ajer.v70i1.77424Abstract
The aim of this research is to examine the effect of drama-based social studies education on the psychological resilience and well-being levels of secondary1 school students affected by the earthquake that took place in Turkey in 2023. The embedded design from mixed methodology was used in the research. The participant group of the research was formed by multi-stage mixed sampling method. A total of 57 middle school fifth grade students, 28 in the experimental group and 29 in the control group, took part in the experimental research. The data of the research were collected with Stirling Children's Well-being Scale, Child and Youth Resilience Measure-12, semi-structured interview forms, and unstructured observations. Independent samples t-test, analysis of covariance, and content analysis were used to analyse the data of the research in which quantitative and qualitative data were collected together. Research findings concluded that drama-based social studies education increased students' psychological resilience and well-being levels. It was also determined that the students perceived that drama-based social studies education contributed to their resilience, self-belief, calmness, happiness, playfulness, and helped them to deal with challenges, reduce stress, and eliminate anxiety. The results suggest that researchers and educational planners would be well served to increase the use of drama in social studies courses to improve students' psychological resilience and well-being levels.
Keywords: Social studies education, drama, psychological resilience, psychological well-being, secondary school students
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L'objectif de cette recherche est d'examiner l'effet de l'éducation des études sociales basé sur le drame sur la résilience psychologique et les niveaux de bien-être des élèves de l’intermédiaire affecté par le tremblement de terre qui a eu lieu en Turquie en 2023. La conception intégrée de la méthodologie mixte a été utilisée dans la recherche. Le groupe de participants à la recherche a été constitué par une méthode d'échantillonnage mixte à plusieurs niveaux. Au total, 57 élèves de cinquième année de, 28 dans le groupe expérimental et 29 dans le groupe de contrôle, ont participé à la recherche expérimentale. Les données de la recherche ont été collectées à l'aide de l'échelle de bien-être des enfants de Stirling, de la mesure de la résilience des enfants et des jeunes de formulaires d'entretiens semi-structurés et d'observations non structurées. Le test t des échantillons indépendants, l'analyse de la covariance et l'analyse du contenu ont été utilisés pour analyser les données de la recherche dans laquelle les données quantitatives et qualitatives ont été collectées ensemble. Les résultats de la recherche ont conclu que l'enseignement des études sociales basé sur le drame augmentait les niveaux de résilience psychologique et de bien-être des élèves. Il a également été établi que les élèves considéraient que l'éducation des études sociales basé sur le drame contribuait à leur résilience, leur confiance en soi, leur calme, leur bonheur, leur caractère ludique, leur capacité à relever les défis, réduire le stress et éliminer l'anxiété. Les résultats suggèrent que les chercheurs et les planificateurs de l'éducation seraient bien inspirés d'accroître l'utilisation du drame dans les cours d'études sociales afin d'améliorer les niveaux de résilience psychologique et de bien-être des étudiants.
Mots-clés : Éducation des études sociales, drame, résilience psychologique, bien-être psychologique, élèves de l'éducation intermédiaires.
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