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Article Title: Determining the Basic First-Aid Knowledge Levels of the Class Teachers Working In the City Center of Agri
by P?nar Ural Keles, Zubeyde Yildirim, Suleyman Aydin

Abstract:
The objective of this study is to determine the basic first-aid knowledge levels of the class teachers working in the City Center of Agr?. The sampling of the study conducted during the school year 2015-2016 consists of 134 class teachers assigned on a volunteer basis and working in 14 different schools located in the city center of Agr?. In this quantitatively-conducted study, the data were collected by using a questionnaire form on the basic first-aid knowledge level, and these data were analyzed by using percentages, frequencies and SPSS program. During the study, the mean basic first-aid knowledge levels of the teachers were determined as 11,58 over 20, and it was ascertained that the knowledge levels of the teachers dropped down as their professional working periods extended. Including applied first-aid courses in all the departments of the Faculties of Education as well as organizing in-service trainings and seminars relative to the subject are among the recommendations of this study.

Keywords: class teachers, first-aid knowledge level, agri

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