Securing Global Health: Global Citizenship and Covid-19 Awareness

Authors

Birol Bulut, Firat University, TürkiyeFollow
Muhammed Kursat Oksuzoglu, Firat University, TürkiyeFollow

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between prospective social studies teachers' global citizenship levels and their COVID-19 awareness levels. To do that, Relational survey model, one of the quantitative research methods, was used. The sample consisted of 409 prospective social studies teachers selected by simple random sampling method from six universities in Turkey. Global Citizenship Scale (GCS), The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Awareness Scale (CAS), and the Personal Information Form developed by the researchers were used in data collection. The t-test, Pearson Correlation Analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis were per-formed to analyze data. A positive and significant relationship between the participants' global citizenship levels and their COVID-19 awareness levels was found. In addition, Multiple Regression Analysis revealed that the social responsibility, global competence and global civic engagement sub-scales of global citizenship explained for 22.2% of the total variance of participants' contagion precaution awareness, 12.2% of the total variance of awareness of following current developments, and 14.3% of “the total variance of hygiene precaution awareness

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Bulut, Birol and Oksuzoglu, Muhammed Kursat (2023) "Securing Global Health: Global Citizenship and Covid-19 Awareness," Georgia Educational Researcher: Vol. 20: Iss. 2, Article 1.
DOI: 10.20429/ger.2023.200201
Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gerjournal/vol20/iss2/1