An Investigation of Secondary School 7th Grade Students’ Awareness for Intangible Cultural Heritage

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the secondary school students’ views about the intangible cultural heritage
\n(ICH) elements, which are in the social studies curriculum, and to raise awareness of these elements if there is
\nany intangible cultural heritage in their neighbourhood. This study, which is based on the qualitative research
\nmethod, was conducted in phenomenology design. The study group of the research consists of 25 students
\nstudying in schools in Bartın Province centre and its villages. In the study, data were obtained from semistructured
\ninterview forms. Content analysis was used in the analysis of the data. According to the results of the
\nresearch, students are confused about the concept of ICH elements. It is seen that students’ attention toward
\ncultural events could not be transferred to practice, were negatively affected by technological developments and
\nthe experience of families about ICH elements are effective on students’ attitudes toward cultural heritage
\nelements. According to another result obtained in the research, the students who participated in the study gave
\nmore examples about social rituals, festivals and children's games for ICH. When the given examples are
\nexamined, it is seen that there are examples for the ICH elements from the immediate surroundings of the
\nstudents. In additio