An Evaluation of Social Studies Textbooks in Turkey: A Content Analysis for Curriculum and Content Design
Yıl: 2019 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 447 - 457 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.33403/rigeo.579946 İndeks Tarihi: 07-07-2020
An Evaluation of Social Studies Textbooks in Turkey: A Content Analysis for Curriculum and Content Design
Öz: The objective of this study is to evaluate the content of social studies textbooks, which are written andtaught based upon the social studies curriculum adopted between 1968-2018, in terms of the curriculumand content designs, and some general educational principles. For this purpose, document analysis, oneof the qualitative research methodology, was used in this study. Accordingly, 12 social studiestextbooks for different levels of class written based upon the social studies curriculum adopted in 1968,are the primary document resources of the research. The curriculum, upon which the textbooks arebased, was also used as resource. For data analysis, content analysis technique was used. The resultsobtained from the study show that the generally-adopted approach to develop the content of socialstudies textbooks was single-disciplinary approach before 2005; however it was replaced byinterdisciplinary approach then, with the impact of changing curriculum. Another study result showsthat the content of social studies textbooks was developed based upon the disciplines of history andgeography in general, and also citizenship to a limited extent before 2005. However, as it is determined,many other disciplines such as psychology, sociology, economics, science and technology in addition tothose specified above, have a major impact on the content of textbooks since this date. Also, therelevant results indicate that the knowledge content was much richer in textbooks before 2005;however, in the current social studies textbooks, the knowledge intensity has decreased as theknowledge variety has increased in time. It has been determined that the social studies textbooks aredeveloped by considering the chronology and from near-to-far principles in general so far.
Anahtar Kelime: Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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- Biographical Statements
- Necati TOMAL is an Associate Professor at Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Education Department of Social Studies Education. His main research interests include curricula, textbooks, and teaching methods and styles.
- Murat Bayram YILAR is a Assistant Professor at Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Education, Department of Social Studies Education. His research interests include social studies education and cooperative learning.
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| ISNAD | Tomal, Necati - YILAR, Murat Bayram. "An Evaluation of Social Studies Textbooks in Turkey: A Content Analysis for Curriculum and Content Design". Review of International Geographical Education 9/2 (2019), 447-457. https://doi.org/10.33403/rigeo.579946 |
