Teachers’ Opinions about the Values in Primary Education Social Studies Curriculum and Values Education

dc.creator	Tuğba YANPAR YELKEN
dc.creator	F. Ayşe BALCI
dc.date	2013-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:05:17Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:05:17Z
dc.identifier	1302-5007
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/fec6fe2c4c0e4795a3535fac9d4ad8c8
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9646
dc.description	The purpose of this study is to determine the opinions of teachers concerning the values in social studies curriculum and values education. The research was conducted with the participation of 152 social studies and classroom teachers from 24 schools in 2006-2007 instruction year in Mersin. Teachers were asked to state their views about the significance of the values included in social studies curriculum, effectiveness of the methods followed during value teaching, relevant courses for values education, difficulties experienced, source of problems, and solutions to problems in values education process. As a result, stated very important and important all of the values specified in the program of social studies. Being fair, peace, honesty and respect for the feelings and thoughts of these values are in the first place in order of severity. the teachers stated the democratic values as the most vital ones. According to views of the teachers social studies has been stated as the most relevant course and guidance and psychological counseling as the most relevant intermediate course in the program and case study as the most effective method in teaching values. Teachers perceived “social, cultural and economic features of the family” as the most significant problem source. Finally the idea of “teacher should make the child feel herself/himself valuable” has been proposed by the teachers as a vital solution.According to the findings teachers have found very important and important all of the values specified in the program of social studies. Being fair, peace, honesty and respect for the feelings and thoughts of these values are in the first place in order of severity.
dc.language	Turkish
dc.publisher	Ahi Evran University
dc.relation	http://kefad.ahievran.edu.tr/archieve/pdfler/Cilt14Sayi1/JKEF_14_1_2013_195-213.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1302-5007
dc.source	Journal of Kirsehir Education Faculty, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 195-213 (2013)
dc.subject	Value
dc.subject	Values education
dc.subject	Social studies
dc.subject	Social studies education.
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Teachers’ Opinions about the Values in Primary Education Social Studies Curriculum and Values Education
dc.type	article