Examinatiob of the sense of fatherhood through i̇ndividual i̇nterviews

The purpose of this study is to determine how fathers perceive the notion of being a father and to what extend they take parental responsibilities of their children's health, personality, development and school success. This study has been conducted using qualitative research methods as well as a data that has been collected by interviewing fathers from different backgrounds; the study focused on parental responsibilities and how fathers share tasks with their spouses, whether they are affected by their experiences with their own fathers or they differentiate their daugters and sons. Research results showed that as the education level of the father increases, the attention that pay to their children's education and development increases accordingly, and they have the tendency to share tasks with their spouses on education related issues. Furthermore, the research results indicated that they want to be more democratic than their fathers, and thus, as the education level increase their democratic behaviors increases proportionally. Keywords: Fatherhood, Paternity, Perception of fatherhood