PROBLEMS CONFRONTING SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION AT TERTIARY LEVEL AND SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLUTIONS: ACADEMICIANS’ PERSPECTIVES

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This research study explored social studies educators’ viewpoints on the problems and constraints confronting social studies education at tertiary level in Turkey along with their suggestions for the possible solutions of the problems in order to contribute to the effort aimed at enhancing the conditions for the betterment of the social studies teaching and learning. The methods and procedures of qualitative research design were used for carrying out the study. A purposeful sampling procedure was employed to find and recruit the participants for the study. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were used as the main method of data collection. Interview transcripts were analyzed through the strategies of constant comparison and inductive qualitative data analysis which yielded four categories of problems as to the (1) educational administration and policy, (2) social studies educators, (3) students, and (4) learning environment, educational tools and access to resources. Participants’ views of the problems were documented with the extracts from their own words.

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social studies education , elementary education , academicians’ perspectives , educational problems , curriculum development

Journal Of Turkish Educational Sciences

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Journal Of Turkish Educational Sciences