Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 27 (Mayıs 2014) 51 Examining the Attitudes of Secondary 8 th Grade School Students towards Citizenship and Democracy Lesson in terms of Different Variables Selcuk Besir DEMIR 1 & Murat BOZBEK 2 1 Cumhuriyet University, Education Faculty/Sivas/ TURKEY E‐mail: sbesdem@hotmail.com 2 Cumhuriyet University, Education Faculty/Sivas/ TURKEY E‐mail: muratbzbk@hotmail.com Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes of secondary school eighth class students towards Citizenship and Democracy Lesson in terms of different variables. This study has been prepared with the descriptive survey design which is among quantitative research methods. The universe of the research consists of the 635 students studying at eighth class in secondary schools in the city center of Sivas. The sample of the study consists of 10 secondary schools, selected by random sample method, in Sivas city center in 2013‐2014 academic year. In order to determine the attitudes of the students towards citizenship and democracy education, The Attitude Scale towards Citizenship and Democracy Education Lesson developed by Bozbek and Demir (2014) was used in the study. The scale consists of 16 items. Except the CDL‐ Scale, another data collection tool in the study was the individual information form. After the data collection tools were administered, the data obtained were analyzed using PASW 18 using descriptive statistics, frequency, percentage t‐test and one‐way ANOVA. As a consequence, the attitudes of secondary students towards CDL may vary according to different variables. Key Words: Citizenship and Democracy; Citizenship and Democracy lesson; Learner attitudes; Different variables.