ÖĞRETMENLERİN “ETKİLİ SOSYAL BİLGİLER ÖĞRETMENİ” ALGISI: NİTEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA
TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF “EFFECTIVE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER”: A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Summary/Abstract: In this study, “Effective Social Studies Teacher Perception” was examined in line with teacher views. In this research, the phenomenology, a kind of qualitative research design was used. The study group consisted of 13 (7 female-6 male) social studies teachers working in public schools at the 2017-2018 academic year. The maximum diversity sampling technique was used to determine the study group and reached to the teachers with various vocational seniority. Interview was used as data collection technique and at interviews, semi-structured interview form was used. Analyzing the data content analysis was used and the characteristics of effective social studies teachers “in-class”, “out of class” and “out of school” were determined according to teachers’ perceptions. According to the teachers’ views, social studies teachers have the characteristics of “being model”, “aware of the agenda”, “emphasizing individual differences”, “having a culture of democracy and knowledge of politics and citizenship”, “guiding” and “being a leader”. The perception of effective social studies teacher coincides with the characteristics of “effective teacher” in the literature. However, according to the teachers’ views, the subjects such as the “country, nation, history love” and the methods used are not covered in detail by the teachers expressing some reasons.

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