Original article | International Journal of Contemporary Approaches in Education 2024, Vol. 3(1) 26-55

Beyond textbooks: A manga-based approach to values education

Atilla Özdemir, Sevda Ceylan-Dadakoğlu & Baran Dadakoğlu

pp. 26 - 55   |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/ijcae.2024.1050.2   |  Manu. Number: MANU-2404-11-0002.R1

Published online: June 30, 2024  |   Number of Views: 30  |  Number of Download: 100


Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of using manga in values education on the level of knowledge, perception, and synthesis skills of high school students regarding root values. In the study, a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group was used as one of the quantitative research designs.  In order to achieve the specified purpose, a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group was used among the quantitative research designs. Data were collected using researcher-developed rubrics and opinion forms. The study group consisted of a total of 60 students in the ninth and eleventh grades of a high school in a central city in Central Anatolia. Half of the students were assigned to the experimental group and half to the control group. Participants were selected through "convenience sampling". The data collected from the interview form were tabulated and presented, while the data obtained from the rubrics were statistically analyzed. According to the findings obtained; it was concluded that the root values in manga were perceived differently by the participants, all the root values were included in the original manga, and more than half of the participants found the manga sufficient in terms of all the root values, and the participants mostly stated that the manga was successful in conveying the root values. Therefore, it can be said that manga can be successful in teaching moral values. By evaluating the results, it is concluded that manga can be used as an alternative tool in values education and it is recommended to use it as a course tool in values education. 

Keywords: Values Education, Root Values, Manga


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APA 6th edition
Ozdemir, A., Ceylan-Dadakoglu, S. & Dadakoglu, B. (2024). Beyond textbooks: A manga-based approach to values education . International Journal of Contemporary Approaches in Education, 3(1), 26-55. doi: 10.29329/ijcae.2024.1050.2

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Ozdemir, A., Ceylan-Dadakoglu, S. and Dadakoglu, B. (2024). Beyond textbooks: A manga-based approach to values education . International Journal of Contemporary Approaches in Education, 3(1), pp. 26-55.

Chicago 16th edition
Ozdemir, Atilla, Sevda Ceylan-Dadakoglu and Baran Dadakoglu (2024). "Beyond textbooks: A manga-based approach to values education ". International Journal of Contemporary Approaches in Education 3 (1):26-55. doi:10.29329/ijcae.2024.1050.2.

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