Investigation into The Effectiveness of The “I Love My School” Intervention Program Regarding the Improvement of Attitudes Toward School

Abstract

The current study aims to examine the effectiveness of the "I Love My School" intervention program designed to improve primary school students' levels of attitude towards school. The study was conducted at a primary school in the Selçuklu district of Konya province in the 2021-2022 academic year. A quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group was employed in the study, and the participants consisted of primary school 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students. There are 30 students in the control group and 32 students in the study group. The pre-test and post-test results of the groups were compared via nonparametric analysis techniques. The research results reveal that the "I Love My School" intervention program has positively improved primary school students' levels of attitude towards school positively. Hence, it is recommended to implement such programs as "I Love School" and similar in-school intervention programs to support the commitment of primary school students who cannot receive family support regarding love, value, adaptation, and trust regarding school.

Keywords

• attitudes toward school
• primary school students
• intervention programs
• quasi-experimental design