The Views Of Pre-Service Social Studies Teachers Regarding The Teaching Of The Atatürk’s Principles And History Of Revolution

This study aimed at determining the views of pre-service social studies teachers regarding the teaching of the Atatürk’s Principles and History of Revolution (APHR). Survey model was employed in the present study whose study group consisted of 437 pre-service social studies teachers from Gazi University, Karadeniz Technical University, Kastamonu University, and Aksaray University. According to the research results, pre-service social studies teachers have a medium-level and high-level interest in the subjects of the APHR, but read just a limited number of studies on such subjects. Based on the findings of the study, it is seen that the APHR should be compulsory in higher education, every Turkish citizen should receive this course, the lesson content does not change in the course of time, course hours allocated for this course are adequate, and the course objectives are achieved sufficiently, according to the views of the pre-service teachers.