THESIS STUDIES ACCORDING TO THE TEACHERS’ OPINION FROM THE THEMATIC POINT OF VIEW IN SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION (2005-2017)

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The aim of this study is to present the subject trends of graduate theses applied to teacher s viewpoint in the field of social studies education in Turkey between 2005-2017. In this study, a descriptive study on the scanning model, 135 master s and 12 doctorate thesis prepared in line with the teachers directions in the field of social studies education was analyzed with a total of 166 thesis analysis methods. According to the results obtained from the research, researchers mostly applied to teachers views on social studies teaching, problems in teaching, assessment and books (student study, lesson, teacher guide). It has been concluded that the subjects that researchers tend to take teachers views are special education, learning environments, attitudes towards social studies course. It has been concluded that the subjects that researchers tend to take teachers views are special education, learning environments, attitudes towards social studies course. In the context of teacher opinion, at least in 2013 and at most in 2016, the thesis was given mostly from Gazi, Fırat, Anadolu and Atatürk universities. The researchers prefer the most quantitative methods in their theses in line with the teachers opinions; but in recent years, it has been observed that the thesis presented by qualitative methods is increasing.

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Social Studies , master s , doctorate , content analysis , teacher opinions

Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi