A Study On the Attitudes of Business Owners Towards Learning and Their Economic Literacy: Case of Mersin

Ufuk KOMŞU; Meryem Samırkaş KOMŞU; Hayat BOZ

doi:https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.404472

Article Details

A Study On the Attitudes of Business Owners Towards Learning and Their Economic Literacy: Case of Mersin

Authors:

Ufuk KOMŞU | Meryem Samırkaş KOMŞU | Hayat BOZ

Publisher:

Bartin University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 2018 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.562-587

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000929216

Frequency:

Tri-annual

eISSN:

1308-7177

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.404472

Abstract:

 

In the days of many kinds of literacies required,
it might be observed that economic literacy of individuals play a critical role
mostly for people who run a business under the economical conditions of
contemporary world. Hence, the learning and attitude towards learning
activities have become key instruments for such circumstances. The business
owners in Mersin was the population of this study with the aim of determining
effections between attitudes towards learning and economic literacy and changes
related to some demographical variables . With the sample of 330 participants,
the data of this research was obtained via a questionnaire consisting of
demographic questions and scales of attitude towards learning and economic
literacy. The findings have shown that economic literacy of the business owners
is influenced by the attiudes towards learning. It was also determined that the
age, the level of education and the duration of experience at work may have an
effect on economic literacy and attitudes towards learning. As a result of
findings, it can be inferred that positive learning attitude may increase level
of economic literacy and both scores of attitude towards learning and level of
economic literacy may increase as the age, the education level and the duration
of work experience increase.

Article Details

A Study On the Attitudes of Business Owners Towards Learning and Their Economic Literacy: Case of Mersin

Authors: Ufuk KOMŞU | Meryem Samırkaş KOMŞU | Hayat BOZ

Publisher: Bartin University

Main Topics: Sociology and anthropology

Journal: Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 2018 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.562-587

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2018

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000929216

Frequency: Tri-annual

eISSN: 1308-7177

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.404472

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Authors:

Ufuk KOMŞU | Meryem Samırkaş KOMŞU | Hayat BOZ

Publisher:

Bartin University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 2018 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.562-587

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000929216

Frequency:

Tri-annual

eISSN:

1308-7177

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.404472