مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Perceptıon And Conscıousness Of Cıtızenshıp In Academıa: Sample Of Cumhuriyet Unıversıty

Abstract :

The main aim of this study is to present the coefficient factors to Turkish citizenship and sense of identity that are accepted by official status. The study consists of two chapters in basis: theoretical and practical. In the first chapter, legal documents about citizenship, discussions of government and prominent intellectuals’ works were studied. In the second chapter, field work with the example of lecturers in Cumhuriyet University was done to present sense of citizenship of the individuals.In the theoretical chapter, first, the fact of citizenship was theoretically discussed, its historical process, citizenship institutions, political and legal aspects of citizenship was mentioned and a general overview of citizenship was carried out. Then, the improvement of citizenship in Turkey was explained. A chronological order was followed by considering the effects on citizenship of the determining factors of Turkish political and social life from Ottoman to present.In the second chapter of the study, a field research in the example of the lecturers in Cumhuriyet University was carried out to measure the consciousness of citizenship of individuals. In the research, Likert type question forms were used. Acquired data was evaluated and interpreted by way of statistical analyses. In today’s Turkey, in which citizenship is viewed through the ethnical and religious identity, a citizenship mentality that is passive before the law and in which responsibilities come into prominence rather than individual rights is felt through the society. According to the research results, most of the lecturers adopt the active citizenship mentality. However, there are passive lecturers before the law who are expected the most conscious citizens in the society.