%0 Journal Article
%T An Examination of The Problem Solving Skills of The Students In Orphanages in Terms of Different Variables (The case of Kirsehir province)
%A Ebru Olcay KARABULUT
%A Hakk£¿ ULUCAN
%J Journal of Kirsehir Education Faculty
%D 2011
%I Ahi Evran University
%X The present study aims to identify the problem solving skills of the students in orphanages and to examine whether they differ according to the independent variables obtained from personal variables. A total of 71 students ¨C 32 female and 34 male ¨C voluntarily participated in the study and they were randomly selected from among the students living in orphanages. In the study, ¡°Personal Information Form¡± and ¡°Problem Solving Inventory (PSI)¡± were employed as the data collection instruments (Heppner and Peterson, 1982:66; Sahin et al. 1993: 379). In this study, the reliability coefficient, percentage and frequency values for statistical data were calculated and a t-test and U-testi was performed to determine the difference between the values. The findings revealed a significant difference between the variables of having an alive or dead father and doing sports for the students living in orphanages (p<0.05).As a result; it is determined that problem solving ability of students who stay in orphanages is negatively affected by their fathers being dead. It is detected that playing active sports has a positive impact on problem solving ability.it is also detected that gender,their mothers being alive or dead,and their relation with their other family members do not effect their problem solving skills.
%K Problem solving skills
%K Children in need of care
%K Sports
%U http://kefad.ahievran.edu.tr/archieve/pdfler/Cilt12Sayi1/JKEF_12_1_2011_227-238.pdf