scholarly journals Examining Social Studies Teachers’ Views on Branch Teachers’ Committee Meetings

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahadır Kılcan ◽  
Osman Çepni ◽  
Ali Çağatay Kılınç
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Central District ◽  
Phenomenological Design ◽  
Made In

The purpose of this study is to determine the views of social studies teachers on branch teachers’ committee meetings (BTCM). This study utilized a qualitative method, phenomenological design. The sample of the research is composed of 16 teachers working in public secondary schools in the central district of Karabük province during the spring school term of 2016-2017and the participants were selected by convenient sampling method under purposeful sampling methods. The data of the study were collected through a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers. Content analysis was used to analyze the data obtained from the participants. The results revealed that social studies teachers’ views on BTCMs were collected under four main themes entitled “things planned in BTCMs”, “decisions made in BTCMs”, “BTCMs in terms of the quality of social sciences teaching in school” and “The effectiveness of BTCMs”. Results of the study were discussed in line with the relevant literature and a number of suggestions were presented.

scholarly journals Are Seminar Periods Supportive of the Professional Development of Social Studies Teachers?

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 218
Author(s):  
Selcuk Besir Demir ◽  
Soner Dogan ◽  
Turgay Atasoy
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Sample Method

<p>The purpose of this study is to determine the efficiency of the seminar periods intended for contributing to the professional development of social studies teachers based on their own perspectives. This study adopts a qualitative approach and is carried out in the form of a case study. Among the purposeful sampling methods, the criteria sample method was used in the study. The sampling consisted of six social studies teachers in Sivas: three males and three females. In the research, semi-structured interview form was used as a data collection tool. As a result of the analysis conducted in the study, two main themes were identified: 1) findings regarding the seminar period and the activities conducted during that period, and 2) findings regarding the factor of efficiency of the seminar period. Based on the study results, seminar periods are found to be unfruitful for social studies teachers.</p>

scholarly journals Creative Thinking Skills in Social Studies Written Exam Questions

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-274
Author(s):  
M. Talha OZALP ◽  
Mehmet AKPINAR
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interview Methods ◽  
Central District

In this study, Social Studies teachers tried to examine the questions in their exams according to their creative thinking skills. In the study document analysis and semi-structured interview methods were used for this purpose. A total of 2,065 questions were examined from the examinations prepared by 61 teachers working in 20 different schools in Ortahisar, which is in the central district of Trabzon. The exam questions were examined in terms of the question types commonly used in education, their class levels and their status for creative thinking skills according to their subjects. The SPSS program was used in the analysis of the questions and the findings were presented using frequency and percentage tables and graphs. Interviews with teachers were analyzed by descriptive analysis method. The themes were created from the data obtained from the interview answers. The themes were reflected on the tables according to the frequency of the teachers’ answers. For better understanding of the findings, examples of the teachers’ exam questions and direct quotations from teachers’ answers are given under the tables and graphics. As a result of the research, it was determined that the exam questions prepared by the social studies teachers were inadequate to develop and measure the creative thinking skills of the students.

scholarly journals Views of Social Studies Teachers on E-Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Hüseyin EROL
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
National Education ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Study Results ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Education Platform

Online educational platforms have recently been used to compensate for educational activities that have been interrupted all around the world due to the pandemic during the year 2020. This study was conducted to reveal reflections of e-learning on social studies courses. Among qualitative research designs, the case study method was used. The data were collected using semi-structured interview. The study group consisted of 27 social studies teachers working in public secondary schools in Adıyaman province of Turkey. Those teachers were determined based on purposeful sampling method. These teachers were determined based on non-random purposeful sampling criterion. They were interviewed considering that they used the online education platform intensively during the pandemic and had the necessary experience to make evaluation in this regard. The data were collected between September and November 5, 2020. The data were analysed using inductive analysis. The study results showed that social studies teachers could not literally adapt to e-learning activities due to their lack of knowledge about using computers. They did not internalize virtual education but had a perception that such education could be used as a supportive one for face-to-face education or for review. The study found that the EBA (Education Information Network), the most comprehensive online educational platform in Turkey, could not literally meet the needs in terms of infrastructure and content. Teachers endeavoured to adapt to e-learning during the pandemic and they welcomed admiringly the preparations made by the MEB (Ministry of National Education) despite the deficiencies therein. The majority of teachers stated they did not receive any course related to e-learning during their undergraduate education. In-service e-learning training can be provided to social studies teachers. E-learning courses can be included in the programs in education faculties. The Ministry of National Education can enrich its infrastructure.

Understanding the Experiences of Elderly Bereaved Men and the Bond With Their Pets

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110048
Author(s):  
Monique C. Thompson, PsyD ◽  
Angela B. Kim, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Companion Animal ◽  
Social Connection ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Older Males

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to understand the bereaved Older males’ experiences with the interaction and ownership of a companion animal after the death of their partner. The primary researcher recruited 13 participants via a criterion-based purposeful sampling method to assure the quality of the information collected. Results revealed six themes: (a) bonds with their pets grew stronger and closer after the loss of their wife; (b) men were able to express their grief to their pets; (c) companion animals helped the men psychologically during grief; (d) pets were influential during times when the wife’s presence would have been valuable; (e) companion animals helped men with loneliness and social connection; and (f) companion animals helped men find a new normal by providing a purpose and routine during bereavement. The pets proved to be a source of support for these widowed men.

scholarly journals The Awareness of Social Studies Pre-Service Teachers About the Concept of Environmental Waste Recycling and Acrostics Trials

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özlem Ulu Kalın ◽  
Erol Koçoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Due to globalization and the impact of industrialization and urbanization, natural resources are wasted, and popular consumption leads to environmental waste. The problem of waste that deteriorates individual and social life is a prominent current issue. Recycling, described as the remanufacturing, production and employment of collected material, is an important solution to that problem. The present study aimed to determine the awareness of pre-service social studies teachers about the concept of environmental waste recycling and to analyze acrostic poems written by the participants. The study findings included the views of the pre-service social studies teachers. A semi-structured interview form was developed by the authors under expert supervision and employed to collect the views of the pre-service teachers. The pre-service teachers included in the study sample were assigned with simple random sampling technique and the study group included 162 pre-service social studies teachers. The descriptive survey model was employed in the study, the data were analyzed with content and descriptive analysis techniques to determine thematic codes. Furthermore, an acrostic poem authoring activity on the concept of recycling was conducted with the participants. The poems authored by the participants are presented as a category in a table in the findings section. The study findings revealed significant results on the recycling concept and processes. It was determined that the views of the participating pre-service social studies teachers reflected a high level of awareness on the concept of recycling and exhibited various perspectives on the implementation.

scholarly journals Preservice Social Studies Teachers’ Views on Middle School Students’ Levels of Historical Literacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 158
Author(s):  
Samet Çiçek ◽  
Osman Akhan
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Historical Series ◽  
Historical Literacy

This research aimed to present reasons and solutions that soon-to-graduate preservice social studies teachers expressed in relation to middle school students’ low level of historical literacy as reported in the literature. To this end, we used a basic qualitative research design. The sample consisted of 30 soon-to-graduate preservice teachers (17 women and 13 men) who were studying social studies teaching at the faculty of education of a state university in the 2019-2020 academic year and already served their teaching internship. The data were collected using the semi-structured “Interview form” developed by Keçe (2013). The data were analysed using descriptive analysis. According to the analysis results, the preservice social studies teachers stated that middle school students’ low level of historical literacy was generally due to the methods and techniques used by teachers in teaching historical topics, students’ lack of interest in historical topics, and the lack of parental encouragement. The preservice teachers also highlighted that students should be encouraged to use social media tools properly and the content of historical series, films, documentaries, and television shows should be adjusted to students.

scholarly journals Preservice Social Studies Teachers’ Opinions Regarding History Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Eray Alaca ◽  
Tercan Yildirim
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
History Education ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Education History ◽  
Contemporary History ◽  
Turkish Republic ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
History Of

In Turkey, preservice social studies teachers take history education courses such as Revolution History and Kemalism I-II, Ancient History and Civilization, Pre-Islamic Turkish History and Culture, History of Turkish Education, History of Medieval Age, Ottoman History and Civilization I-II, New and Contemporary History, Contemporary World History, and History of Turkish Republic I-II during their undergraduate education. The purpose of this study was to reveal preservice social studies teachers’ opinions regarding how these courses were taught. Within this scope, their perceptions of how these courses were taught and their opinions regarding how history courses should be taught were tried to be determined. The participants of this study involved 125 third and fourth-year undergraduates studying social studies education of a faculty of education at a state university. One of the qualitative research designs, phenomenology was used in this study. The data were collected using a semi-structured interview form. During the interviews, the participants were asked to respond three questions: “What is instruction?”, “How are history courses taught in your department?”, and “how should the history courses be taught?” The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis technique. Direct quotations were used and the emerging themes were presented under some categories in Findings section.

scholarly journals The Effect of Social Studies Courses on Digital Self Formation in Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erol KOÇOĞLU ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Living Things ◽  
The World

The world, which includes all living things from the first human to the present, is based on the process of change and transformation with all its dimensions. It can be stated that this process of change and transformation affects the lives of many living things on earth, as well as remarkable effects on human life. In particular, the digital world, which is one of the important results of technology-based development, can be said to be effective in shaping human life cognitively, psychomotorically and emotionally. This shaping process takes place in educational institutions with the achievements transferred through various fields of study and disciplines. This study, in which the effect of social studies courses on the formation and development process of the digital self-concept, which is based on the cognitive effects of digitalization, was evaluated in line with the perceptions of teachers in Turkey, was designed according to the phenomenological approach, one of the qualitative research methods. The research data were analyzed with the descriptive analysis technique and thematic codes were created based on the findings. A semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers was used to collect data. The research data, the answers to the questions in the interview form, were collected through online interviews with social studies teachers due to the Covid-19 epidemic in the world and in Turkey. In the study supported by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of İnönü University with the Normal Research Project coded SBA-2019-1755, the data obtained were analyzed and the findings were presented in tables and figures. Considering the findings of the study, it can be said that the social studies teachers who make up the study group have different and remarkable perceptions about the effects of social studies lessons on digital self-creation.

scholarly journals Öğretmenlerin Mesleki Deneyimlerinin İncelenmesi: Öğretmen Olmanın Anlamına İlişkin Fenomenolojik Bir Çalışma / Phenomenological Research on the Meaning of Being a Teacher

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 333
Author(s):  
Didem Koşar
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
Self Renewal ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Phenomenological Design

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p class="Default">The aim of this research was to analyze how teachers make sense of being a teacher depending on their professional experiences. This research was designed in descriptive phenomenological design under the qualitative research method that focuses on determining how teachers make sense of teaching experiences. Criterion sampling and maximum variation sampling under purposeful sampling methods were conducted to select the participant of the present study. The data of the study were gathered through a semi-structured interview form including open-ended questions developed by the researcher. A systematic process composed of the steps entitled bracketing, phenomenological reduction, imaginative variation and synthesizing of meanings and essences was conducted to analyze the data. Results revealed that being a teacher was composed of six interrelated components entitled touching the lives of the others, being versatile, self-renewal, guiding, providing new perspectives and struggling with difficulties. The results of the research were discussed in line with the related literature.</p><p><strong>Öz</strong></p><p class="Default">Bu araştırmanın amacı, öğretmenlerin mesleki deneyimlerine dayalı olarak öğretmenliğe nasıl anlam yüklediklerini incelemektir. Araştırma, nitel araştırma yöntemi ve betimsel fenomenolojik desende yürütülmüştür. Çalışma grubunun belirlenmesinde amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden ölçüt örnekleme ve maksimum çeşitlilik örneklemesi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada verilerin toplanması amacıyla araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen ve açık uçlu sorulardan oluşan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin analizinde parantezleme, fenomenolojik redüksiyon, imgesel çeşitleme ve anlam ve özlerin sentezlenmesi basamaklarından oluşan bir süreç takip edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları öğretmenlerin deneyimlerinden hareketle öğretmenliğin hayata dokunma, çok yönlü olma, kendini yenileme, yol gösterme, ufuk açma, zorluklarla mücadele edebilme olmak üzere altı temel bileşenden oluştuğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Araştırma sonuçları, ilgili alan yazın doğrultusunda tartışılmıştır.</p>

scholarly journals The Effect of Social Studies Courses on Digital Self Formation in Turkey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erol KOÇOĞLU
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Living Things ◽  
The World

The world, which includes all living things from the first human to the present, is based on the process of change and transformation with all its dimensions. It can be stated that this process of change and transformation affects the lives of many living things on earth, as well as remarkable effects on human life. In particular, the digital world, which is one of the important results of technology-based development, can be said to be effective in shaping human life cognitively, psychomotorically and emotionally. This shaping process takes place in educational institutions with the achievements transferred through various fields of study and disciplines. This study, in which the effect of social studies courses on the formation and development process of the digital self-concept, which is based on the cognitive effects of digitalization, was evaluated in line with the perceptions of teachers in Turkey, was designed according to the phenomenological approach, one of the qualitative research methods. The research data were analyzed with the descriptive analysis technique and thematic codes were created based on the findings. A semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers was used to collect data. The research data, the answers to the questions in the interview form, were collected through online interviews with social studies teachers due to the Covid-19 epidemic in the world and in Turkey. In the study supported by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of İnönü University with the Normal Research Project coded SBA-2019-1755, the data obtained were analyzed and the findings were presented in tables and figures. Considering the findings of the study, it can be said that the social studies teachers who make up the study group have different and remarkable perceptions about the effects of social studies lessons on digital self-creation.

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