A survey of knowledge and attitudes regarding Canada of grade seven and grade twelve students in south-western Newfoundland

• Main Author: Tucker, Robert Wayne.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 1987
• Subjects: Canada; Kirkwood; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/7957/; https://research.library.mun.ca/7957/1/Tucker_RobertWayne.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/7957/3/Tucker_RobertWayne.pdf

The purposes of this study were: to measure and compare the knowledge level and attitudes regarding Canada of grade seven and grade twelve students within the Port-aux-Basques Integrated School Board district living in communities from Cape Ray to Grand Bruit; to compare the knowledge level and attitudes regarding Canada of the grade seven and grade twelve students within the Port-aux-Basques Integrated School Board district with those of other grade seven and grade twelve Canadian students; to compare the knowledge level and attitudes regarding Canada of grade twelve students within the Port-aux-Basques Integrated School Board district who had completed only the four required core social studies courses at the high school level and that of those grade twelve students within the same school district who had completed more than the core social studies courses; and the compare the knowledge level on Economic Issues related to Canada of grade twelve students within the Port-aux-Basques Integrated School Board district who had completed Canadian Economy 2103 and that of those grade twelve students within the same school district who did not complete this course. -- The population for this study consisted of 358 students within the Port-aux-Basques Integrated School Board district, of whom 226 students were grade seven students and 132 students were grade twelve students. The other Canadian students referred to in this study consisted of grade seven students who were surveyed by Kirkwood and Nediger (1982), and grade twelve students who were surveyed by Kirkwood, Anderson and Khan (1984). -- The instrument used in this study was developed by Kirkwood and Nediger (1982). The instrument consisted of two sections. The first section contained statements which attempted to elicit students’ opinions and attitudes about issues related to Canada. This part contained 40 Likert-type items. The second section consisted of 60 items which purported to evaluate the level of knowledge about Canada. The 60 items were divided into ...