The effect of parental education levels on children's rights knowledge levels and attitude
The effect of parental education levels on children's rights knowledge levels and attitude

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship between the attitudes of parents toward children's rights and educational levels of their parents. The researcher's universe consists of parents who live in Istanbul and has children between the ages of 6 and 14, and sampling consists of a total of 3100 parents (1550 mothers and 1550 fathers). The data of the study were collected with a Likert type Parent-Child Rights Attitude Scale consisting of 63 items. The scale evaluates the attitudes of the parents toward their children's rights as two main attitudes, 'Care and Protection' and 'Self-Determination'. In 'Care and Protection' attitude, there are two sub-dimensional structures as 'Government Assurance and Support' and 'Care and Protection'. The 'Self-Determination' attitude has a single sub-dimensional structure. In the analysis of data, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences program was used beside necessary statistical techniques. The data obtained regarding the effect of parents' education levels on their attitudes toward children's rights are presented in a tabular form with respective frequencies.

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