scholarly journals Examination of the Relationship Between Prospective Social Studies Teachers Epistemological Beliefs and Their Attitudes Towards Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-173
Author(s):  
Nalan Altay ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Epistemological Beliefs ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Attitudes Towards Learning

scholarly journals The Relationship between Prospective Social Studies Teachers’ Attitudes towards Gender Roles and Entrepreneurship Levels

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Fadime Seçgin ◽  
Ayşegül Tural
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Gender Role Attitudes ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Black Sea Region ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
The Relationship

Social studies is an important course to include current issues and associate them with life. Within the course, the concept of gender and supporting the entrepreneurship of individuals are noteworthy. Since it is an interdisciplinary course, the recognition of gender roles, and understanding correctly and developing the concept of entrepreneurship are emphasized in the course content. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between the prospective social studies teachers’ attitudes towards gender roles considered to play an important role in the emergence of entrepreneurial skills and their entrepreneurship levels. For this purpose, the study was carried out using a relational screening model. The study group consisted of 222 prospective teachers studying in social studies teacher education program at a university located in the Central Black Sea Region of Turkey during the 2016-2017 academic year. In the study, Gender Roles Attitude Scale developed by Zeyneloğlu (2008) and University Students Entrepreneurship Scale developed by Yılmaz and Sünbül (2009) were used as data collection tools. As a result of the study, it was found that there is a significant relationship between the participants’ egalitarian gender role attitudes and entrepreneurship levels.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Classroom Management Skills and Self-confidence of Social Studies Teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Kenan BAŞ
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Class Size ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between classroom management skills, and self-confidence of social studies teachers. To this end and through a general survey, social studies teachers’ classroom management skills and their self-confidence for education were examined in terms of Gender, Professional Seniority, and Class Size. The population was constituted by 67 social studies teachers working in various secondary schools within the boundaries of the province of Elazig, Turkey, in the spring semester of the 2018 and 2019 academic years. The instruments used were a Personal Information Form, a Classroom Management Skills Scale and a Self-Confidence Scale for Education. The findings of the research were analyzed using SPSS (version 22) and revealed that the social studies teachers did not have a statistically significant difference in terms of both classroom management skills and levels of self-confidence for education related to variables of Gender, Professional Seniority and Class Size. On the other hand, it was found that there was a significant positive relationship between the classroom management skills and levels of self-confidence of the social studies teachers. The results are discussed within the framework of the relevant literature and the study concludes by presenting suggestions for future research.

Epistemological beliefs of preservice social studies teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 741-746
Author(s):  
Aşkın Baydar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Epistemological Beliefs ◽  
First Graders ◽  
Fourth Graders ◽  
Teaching Styles ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
State University ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Third Dimension

Epistemological beliefs are an individual’s personal beliefs about what knowledge, knowing, and learning are. These beliefs are important for pre-service teachers since they may affect their teaching styles in the classrooms. This study aims to determine if the pre-service teachers’ undergraduate education affects their epistemological beliefs comparing the epistemological beliefs of the first and the fourth grade students at the Department of Social Studies Education in a state university in terms of their epistemological beliefs. The data were analyzed using independent groups t-test to compare the scores of pre-service social studies teachers in the sub-dimensions of the epistemological beliefs questionnaire (belief that learning depends on effort, belief that learning depends on skills, and belief in a single truth) in terms of their gender and grade level. The results of the study show that, except for the third dimension of the questionnaire, the fourth graders have more sophisticated beliefs than the first graders. There is no statistically significant difference between male and female pre-service teachers regarding their epistemological beliefs.

scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AWARENESS AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (59) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
National Education ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study is to examine Social Studies teachers' awareness of environmental ethics and their attitudes towards sustainable environment in terms of various variables and to analyze the relationship between environmental ethics awareness and attitude towards sustainable environment. The study group of the research consists of 207 Social Studies teachers working in official secondary schools and imam hatip secondary schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in Sarıyer, Esenler, Kâğıthane and Beylikdüzü districts of Istanbul. "Environmental Ethics Awareness Scale", "Sustainable Environmental Attitude Scale" were used as data collection tools and "Personal Information Form" to collect demographic information. As a result of the analysis of the data, it was found that the teachers have high environmental ethics awareness. It was determined that environmental ethics awareness differed according to the variables of taking environmental lessons and being a member of non-governmental organizations, institutions or organizations related to the environment, and that environmental ethics awareness did not differ in terms of participating in in-service trainings related to gender, service time and environment. As a result of the research, it was concluded that teachers' attitudes towards sustainable environment are at a high level. It was determined that their attitudes towards sustainable environment differ according to the variables of gender, year of service, taking curses related to the environment, being a member of an environmental non-governmental organization, institution or organization; In addition, it was determined that there is a moderate, positive and significant relationship between teachers' awareness of environmental ethics and their attitudes towards sustainable environment. Keywords: Environment, environmental ethics, sustainable environment, social studies teacher, İstanbul

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