Meta-analysis shows significant positive effects of children's rights education on knowledge and attitudes in primary schools, suggesting its importance.
Key Points
This study aims to explore the effects of children's rights education programs on students' knowledge, attitudes, and awareness in Turkish primary schools.
Conducted a meta-analysis of experimental research from Türkiye between 2000 and 2025.
Included 7 studies with 11 data sets, calculating effect sizes using Hedges’s g statistic.
Performed heterogeneity testing with Q and I² statistics.
Children's rights education significantly increased knowledge levels (g = 1.086).
Children's rights education positively affected attitudes (g = 1.195).
Awareness impact was considerable but based on only two studies, indicating high heterogeneity (g = 2.912).