Social Studies Teachers’ Extent of Using Out-of-School Teaching Environments for Their Lessons

Münevver Yıldırım; Ufuk Şimşek

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Social Studies Teachers’ Extent of Using Out-of-School Teaching Environments for Their Lessons

Yazarlar:

Münevver Yıldırım | Ufuk Şimşek

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Out-of-School Learning | Social and Humanities Education (Excluding Economics | Business and Management)

Dergi:

Educational Academic Research Issue 53, pp.166-177

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001320740

pISSN:

2822-3535

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Özet:

 The aim of the present study is to find out social studies teachers opinions about the use of out-of-school learning environments for their lessons. Since the social studies curriculum stipulates that out-of-school teaching environments should be given importance and utilized in accordance with the intended learning outcomes, the social studies teachers in this study were asked which out-of-school teaching environments they use and how they teach the lessons in such environments, as well as their opinions on the possible contributions of out-of-school teaching environments, the problems experienced in such environments, and their suggestions in this respect. Conducted with a basic qualitative research design, this study involved a study sample consisting of 10 social studies teachers who were working in schools located in Palandöken and Yakutiye Districts of Erzurum, and affiliated to the Provincial Directorate of National Education in the 202223 academic year. Research data were collected with semi-structured interview questions prepared by the researcher and analysed with a content analysis. In general, depending on the available data, it was concluded that 6 of the social studies teachers made use of out-of-school teaching environments in their lessons, while 4 of them did not. In this context, historical landmarks, museums and cinemas appeared to be the most common out-of-school teaching environments. Some other data further indicated that, in fact, all teachers participating in the study stated that out-of-school teaching environments make great contributions to the learning process as well as providing concrete and permanent learning, whereas some respondents expressed their negative views due to the difficulty of controlling students and the challenge of security-related problems.

 The aim of the present study is to find out social studies teachers opinions about the use of out-of-school learning environments for their lessons. Since the social studies curriculum stipulates that out-of-school teaching environments should be given importance and utilized in accordance with the intended learning outcomes, the social studies teachers in this study were asked which out-of-school teaching environments they use and how they teach the lessons in such environments, as well as their opinions on the possible contributions of out-of-school teaching environments, the problems experienced in such environments, and their suggestions in this respect. Conducted with a basic qualitative research design, this study involved a study sample consisting of 10 social studies teachers who were working in schools located in Palandöken and Yakutiye Districts of Erzurum, and affiliated to the Provincial Directorate of National Education in the 202223 academic year. Research data were collected with semi-structured interview questions prepared by the researcher and analysed with a content analysis. In general, depending on the available data, it was concluded that 6 of the social studies teachers made use of out-of-school teaching environments in their lessons, while 4 of them did not. In this context, historical landmarks, museums and cinemas appeared to be the most common out-of-school teaching environments. Some other data further indicated that, in fact, all teachers participating in the study stated that out-of-school teaching environments make great contributions to the learning process as well as providing concrete and permanent learning, whereas some respondents expressed their negative views due to the difficulty of controlling students and the challenge of security-related problems.

 The aim of the present study is to find out social studies teachers opinions about the use of out-of-school learning environments for their lessons. Since the social studies curriculum stipulates that out-of-school teaching environments should be given importance and utilized in accordance with the intended learning outcomes, the social studies teachers in this study were asked which out-of-school teaching environments they use and how they teach the lessons in such environments, as well as their opinions on the possible contributions of out-of-school teaching environments, the problems experienced in such environments, and their suggestions in this respect. Conducted with a basic qualitative research design, this study involved a study sample consisting of 10 social studies teachers who were working in schools located in Palandöken and Yakutiye Districts of Erzurum, and affiliated to the Provincial Directorate of National Education in the 202223 academic year. Research data were collected with semi-structured interview questions prepared by the researcher and analysed with a content analysis. In general, depending on the available data, it was concluded that 6 of the social studies teachers made use of out-of-school teaching environments in their lessons, while 4 of them did not. In this context, historical landmarks, museums and cinemas appeared to be the most common out-of-school teaching environments. Some other data further indicated that, in fact, all teachers participating in the study stated that out-of-school teaching environments make great contributions to the learning process as well as providing concrete and permanent learning, whereas some respondents expressed their negative views due to the difficulty of controlling students and the challenge of security-related problems.

 Araştırmanın amacı, sosyal bilgiler öğretmenlerinin derslerinde okul dışı öğretim ortamlarını kullanma durumlarına yönelik görüşlerini tespit etmektir. Sosyal bilgiler dersi öğretim programında, okul dışı öğretim ortamlarına önem verilmesi ve bu öğretim ortamlarından kazanımların amacına uygun olarak faydalanılması gerektiği düşünülmektedir. Bu bağlamda çalışmada sosyal bilgiler öğretmenlerine hangi okul dışı öğretim ortamlarını kullandıkları, dersleri nasıl işledikleri, okul dışı öğretim ortamlarının katkıları sorulmuş, bu ortamlarda yaşanan sorunlar ve bu konuya dair önerilere yönelik öğretmenlerin fikirleri alınmıştır. Temel nitel araştırma deseni ile gerçekleştirilmiş olan bu çalışmanın araştırma grubunu, 2022-2023 eğitim-öğretim yılı Erzurum İli Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğüne bağlı, Palandöken ve Yakutiye ilçelerinde görev yapan 10 tane sosyal bilgiler öğretmeni oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma verileri, araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan yarı yapılandırılmış mülakat soruları ile elde edilmiş ve içerik analizi ile çözümlenmiştir. Elde edilen verilere bağlı olarak sosyal bilgiler öğretmenlerinden 6sının derslerinde okul dışı öğretim ortamlarını kullandığı 4ünün ise kullanmadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Buna göre tarihsel alanlar, müzeler ve sinemalar en fazla kullanılan okul dışı öğretim ortamlarıdır. Elde edilen diğer veriler incelendiğinde çalışmaya katılan öğretmenlerin tamamı okul dışı öğretim ortamlarının katkısı olduğunu ifade etmiştir. Buna göre okul dışı öğretim ortamlarının somut öğrenmeler ve öğrenilen bilgilerin kalıcı olmasını sağladığı öğretmenler tarafından ifade edilen katkılar arasında yer almaktadır. Araştırmanın diğer sonuçları incelendiğinde ise bazı öğretmenler öğrencilerin kontrolünün zor olması ve güvenlik sorunlarının yaşanmasına dair olumsuz görüşler belirtmişlerdir.

Makale detayları

Social Studies Teachers’ Extent of Using Out-of-School Teaching Environments for Their Lessons

Yazarlar:

Münevver Yıldırım | Ufuk Şimşek

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Out-of-School Learning | Social and Humanities Education (Excluding Economics | Business and Management)

Dergi:

Educational Academic Research Issue 53, pp.166-177

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001320740

pISSN:

2822-3535

Social studies teaching

out-of-school teaching environments

teachers’ viewsSosyal bilgiler öğretimi

okul dışı öğretim ortamları

öğretmen görüşleri

Sayı

Makale detayları

Social Studies Teachers’ Extent of Using Out-of-School Teaching Environments for Their Lessons

Yazarlar: Münevver Yıldırım | Ufuk Şimşek

Yayıncı: Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar: Out-of-School Learning | Social and Humanities Education (Excluding Economics | Business and Management)

Dergi: Educational Academic Research Issue 53, pp.166-177

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001320740

pISSN: 2822-3535

Social studies teaching

out-of-school teaching environments

teachers’ viewsSosyal bilgiler öğretimi

okul dışı öğretim ortamları

öğretmen görüşleri

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Münevver Yıldırım | Ufuk Şimşek

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Out-of-School Learning | Social and Humanities Education (Excluding Economics | Business and Management)

Dergi:

Educational Academic Research Issue 53, pp.166-177

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001320740

pISSN:

2822-3535