Investigation of the relationship between classroom teachers' life skills and educational values ​​(Afyonkarahisar province sample)

In this study it is aimed to reveal primary school teachers' life skills and educational values levels and the relationship between them. In the study as quantitative research models, survey research was used. The sample of the study consist of 292 primary school teachers studying in Afyonkarahisar city center in 2018-2019 academic year. As data collection tools, life skills scale developed by Bolat and Balaban (2017) and educational values scale developed by Tomul and Çelik (2014) were used. In this study to analyze the data; frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Tukey and Kruskal Wallis H test, simple and partial correlation analysis were used. According to results of the study, life skills characteristics of primary school teachers were determined to be "I quite agree" level and educational values characterictics were determined to be "I mostly agree" level. While the highest level in subdimensions of life skills was found on making decisioons and problem solving, the lowest level was found on coping with feelings and anxiety.About subdimensions of educational values, highest level was determined on individual value and lowest level was determined on social value. In primary school teachers' life skills and educational values; while there was a significant difference in terms of gender, age and seniority; there wasn't a significant difference in terms of department of graduation and the organisation where (s)he works. It was found that there was a positive correlation between primary school teachers' life skills and educational values characteristics. It was found that educational values have an effect on life skills in a positive way.