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ERIC Number: EJ1206256
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1925-0746
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Identifying the Attitudes and Views of Social Sciences Teachers toward Values Education in Turkey
Durdukoca, Sule Firat
World Journal of Education, v9 n1 p103-117 2019
Values are the foundation of culture. The aim of values education is to help learners improve their social tendencies by adopting social and universal values, support character development, raise good citizens, and enhance academic efforts and achievement. In Turkey, values education is offered in the teaching-learning process of all courses through formal curricula in primary and secondary schools. However, it is "social sciences" course that directly relates to values education and intends to teach at least one value in every chapter. This study aimed at identifying social sciences teachers' attitudes toward values education, analyse difference in attitudes based on diverse variables and examine teacher views on values education practices in social sciences course. It is a mixed method study that was conducted using triangulation method. The study group comprised 135 social sciences teachers who participated in the study on quantitative level and 45 social sciences teachers on qualitative level. Results of the study indicated that the teachers held positive and high attitudes toward values education, there was no significant variation in attitudes toward values education based on gender, but attitudes differed based on professional experience while the teachers held positive views concerning values education practices implemented in social sciences class, considering them important. They stated that "being responsible" is the least adopted value among students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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