Thesis:

content analysis of technology and work books for middle school in terms of the level of attention paid to digital citizenship component

This study, entitled “Content Analysis of Middle School Work and Technology Textbooks in Terms of Attention to Digital Citizenship Components”, was conducted with the aim of examining and evaluating the extent to which these textbooks address various dimensions of digital citizenship. The research is applied and descriptive-analytical in nature, and it employed quantitative and categorical content analysis to examine the texts, images, and educational activities in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grade Work and Technology textbooks. The statistical population consisted of the three aforementioned textbooks, which were selected through purposive, non-random sampling, and all were included as the study sample. The data collection instrument was a researcher-made checklist comprising 30 components and 8 dimensions related to digital citizenship, extracted based on theoretical and research criteria and structured in the form of a questionnaire. The instrument’s validity was confirmed by experts, and its reliability was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (0.91) and inter-coder agreement coefficient (0.90). The collected data were normalized and analyzed using the Shannon entropy model in order to determine the significance and weight of each digital citizenship component in the content of the textbooks. The findings indicate that there is no significant difference in the level of attention devoted to the examined components across the middle school Work and Technology textbooks. However, based on the weighting results, the components of “digital literacy” and “digital health and wellness” received greater emphasis in the textbooks, whereas the components of “digital security” and “digital communication” were less represented. Furthermore, indicators such as familiarity with computers, mobile phones, and tablets, as well as the use of mobile phones for communication, held higher importance, while issues such as awareness of hardware and network security and the use of blogs for communication, despite their fundamental importance, received less attention. The statistical analysis and precise weighting of these components provide insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the Work and Technology textbooks in terms of digital citizenship, which can be used to improve curriculum design and enhance students’ digital skills. The results of this study may serve as a guide for educational planners and textbook authors to increase the integration of digital citizenship components into curricula, ultimately contributing to the advancement of students’ knowledge, skills, and responsible behavior in the digitalenvironment.

Keywords: Digital Citizenship, Content Analysis, Work and Technology Textbooks, Lower Secondary Education, Sha