ERIC Number: EJ1029858
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jun
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 31
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1554-5210
An Example of Creative Drama Implementation in Values Education: Mevlana's Global Messages "Love-Respect-Tolerance"
Akhan, Nadire Emel; AltikulaƧ, Ali
International Journal of Progressive Education, v10 n2 p14-31 Jun 2014
This study aims to discover how social studies teachers' personal and professional values can be improved by having a basis in Mevlana's global messages "love-respect-tolerance" in terms of "Personal and Professional Values-Professional Development", which is the first component of general efficacies of teaching profession. The sample of the study consists of a total of 16 classroom teachers teaching 4[superscript th] and 5[superscript th] grade students and social studies teachers working in Ankara. Prior to the implementation phase, the values that are aimed to be taught by social studies teachers were found out. In line with these values, three common values which matched most with Mevlana's global messages and "Personal and Professional Values-Professional Development", which is the first component of general efficacies of teaching profession, were chosen. After these three values were defined as "love-respect-tolerance", a set of creative drama sessions, all of which were developed by the researchers, was planned. Creative drama activity was completely consisted of Mevlana's doctrines and had 4 sessions, each of which was 2 hours. The data was gathered through observation, interview and document analysis. Content analysis was applied. According to the findings of the study, teachers expressed that creative drama was an effective method in teaching values. It is possible to say that the creative drama method contributes positively to the development of teachers' personal and professional values.
Descriptors: Values Education, Drama, Social Studies, Elementary School Teachers, Values, Professional Development, Creative Activities, Observation, Interviews, Content Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Action Research, Grade 4, Grade 5, Foreign Countries
International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://www.inased.org/ijpe.htm
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Turkey (Ankara)

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