The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of training of philosophy with children on attitudes of seventh graders towards human values. In the study, mixed model was used. In the quantitative dimension of the study, experimental design was made and the "Human Values Scale" was used as data collection tool. In the collection of data in qualitative dimension, document review and focus group interviews were used. The sample group of the study consisted of 20 children. A 10-week philosophy education program was applied to the children in the experimental group. Mann Whitney U test and Wilcoxon test were applied in the analysis of quantitative data. While descriptive analysis was applied for document analysis, content analysis was applied for focus group interview in analysis of qualitative data. As a result of the study, the philosophy education was found to positively affect the children's attitudes towards human values.
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