Examining the Sense of Responsibility of the Primary School Students in Terms of School Satisfaction and School Attachment

This study was conducted to examine the sense of responsibility of the primary school students in terms of school satisfaction and school attachment. The study group of the research consists of 844 fourth grade students -417 girls and 427 boys- attending a primary school in Sakarya during 2017-2018 academic year. The data of the research carried out using a relational screening model, which is among the quantitative research methods, were collected with “Personal Information Form”, “Responsibility Scale”, “Children’s Overall Satisfaction with Schooling Scale” and “School Attachment Scale for Children and Adolescents”. The results of the study presented that there is a positive and a significant relationship between the responsibility levels of the students and the school satisfaction and school attachment and that the responsibilities of the students differ significantly according to the regulation and responsibility perceptions of the students.