Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

A chronological approach to development of social studies education in Turkey

Hakan Akdag1 and Selahattin Kaymakci2*
1Department of Primary Education, Nizip Faculty of Education, Gaziantep University, Primary School Teaching Program, 27700, Nizip, Gaziantep/Turkey. 2Department of Primary Education, Fatih Faculty of Education, Karadeniz Technical University, Social Studies Education Program, 61335, SöÄŸütlü-Akçaabat, Trabzon/Turkey
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 08 September 2011
  •  Published: 10 October 2011

Abstract

Social studies education has played an important role for ages in Turkey. The aim of this study is to inform international scientific community about the historical development of social studies education in Turkey. In the study, document analysis, a technique of qualitative approach, was used. The data were collected from documents like social studies curricula, books, articles, online sources, etc. Then, the data obtained from these documents were analyzed in two periods: Pre-republican period and republican period. The results showed that throughout the history, social studies education has been shaped by the political, social and economic forces within Turkey and has been used for creating good and loyal citizens.

 

Key words: Social studies, education, program, development, Turkey.

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