A RESEARCH ON PSYCHO-SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND IDENTITY FORMATIONS OF TURKISH STUDENTS IN GERMANY
ALMANYA’DAKİ TÜRK ÖĞRENCİLERİN PSİKO-SOSYAL GELİŞİMLERİ VE KİMLİK OLUŞUMLARI ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Author : Yusuf GENÇ -- Dilara USTABAŞI
Number of pages : 213-238

Abstract

The aim of this research is to present the effect of family, education system and social environment in formation of identity of Turkish young people who live in Germany and who complete their education and psycho-social development processes there. Interview and questionnaire method which are included in descriptive and quantitative model were used in the research. Theoretic infrastructure was formed according to qualitative research technique. The population of the research is Germany and sample consists of Turkish students in Niedersachsen, Bremen and Hamburg states. Questionnaire and interview forms consisting of proper questions were used to achieve the aim of the research. In the process of data collection, questionnaire form including questions on adaptation studies in Germany, education process, psycho-social development environments of Turkish young people, their social environments, family structures, benefiting from Turkish associations, social activity and areas of interest, life expectations and social integration senses was applied. In method section, interview form was applied to people with broad knowledge and experience on the subject and in-depth interview was performed. The data obtained from field researches were analyzed with SPSS 16.0 statistics package program. In this study, Pearson's chi-square test was preferred to give meaning to the relationships between dependent and independent variables and frequencies were evaluated. These tests were examined for the relationships between categorical variables and P

Keywords

Identity, Psycho-Social Development, Turkish students in Germany, Social Integration

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