POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULA IN THE CONTEXT OF CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN TURKEY: GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS

Authors

  • Fadıl Şiraz Dr., Directorate of National Education, Eskişehir, Turkey orcid.org/0000-0002-5478-7529
  • Erdal Bay Prof. Dr., Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University, Gaziantep, Turkey orcid.org/0000-0003-3167-9987

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v8i6.3752

Keywords:

education political analysis, social studies, curriculum evaluation, foundations of citizenship education / eğitimin politik analizi, sosyal bilgiler, öğretim program değerlendirme, vatandaşlık eğitimi temelleri

Abstract

The education process in school is organized by the curriculum. Curricula aim to raise citizens in accordance with the needs and political structure of the country. Among the curricula, social studies curriculum (SSC) be shown as a curriculum that can be most affected by political foundations. Because in social studies, issues such as democracy, human rights, government style, human rights, rights and responsibilities are directly related to politics. In this study, government programs (GP) and development plans (DP) in Turkey, which are one of the main political tools that affect social studies curriculum politically, have been analyzed. In this study, the 1998, 2005 and 2018 SSCs; the 55th, 59th and 65th GPs and 7th, 8th and 10th DPs in Turkey were analyzed using the document review method. This study was designed with a case study from qualitative research methods. Content analysis method was used in analyzing the data. As a result, it is concluded that GPs and DPs affect the social SSCs in some aspects.

 

Okulda eğitim süreci programla düzenlenir. Eğitim programları ülkenin ihtiyaçlarına ve politik yapısına uygun vatandaşlar yetiştirmeyi hedefler. Programlardan soysal bilgiler öğretim programları içerik olarak politik temellerden en fazla etkilenebilecek bir program olarak gösterilebilir. Çünkü sosyal bilgilerde içerikte demokrasi, insan hakları, yönetim biçimi, haklar ve sorumluluklar gibi konular doğrudan politika ile doğrudan ilişkilidir. Bu araştırmada sosyal bilgiler öğretim programlarını politik olarak etkileyen, temel politik araçlardan olan, hükümet programları ve kalkınma planları analiz edilmiştir. 1998, 2005 ve 2018 sosyal bilgiler öğretim programları; 55, 59 ve 65. Hükümet programları ve 7, 8 ve 10. kalkınma planları doküman incelemesi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Bu çalışma nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden durum çalışması ile desenlenmiştir. Verilerin çözümlenmesinde içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak hükümet programları ve kalkınma planlarının sosyal bilgiler öğretim programını bazı hususlarda etkilediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Fadıl Şiraz, Dr., Directorate of National Education, Eskişehir, Turkey orcid.org/0000-0002-5478-7529

    Fadıl Şiraz is a teacher as Dr. at a public school in Eskişehir, Turkey. He has got PhD degree and he has worked about curriculum and instruction, social studies, citizenship education, political foundations of education, comparative education.

  • Erdal Bay, Prof. Dr., Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University, Gaziantep, Turkey orcid.org/0000-0003-3167-9987
    Erdal Bay has worked as Prof. Dr. in Faculty of Economics - Administrative and Social Sciences in Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University, Gaziantep, Turkey. He has got a lot of articles, books, chapters of books, projects. He is specialist about curriculum and instruction, curriculum evaluation, meta-cognitive, STEM-protect, teacher education.

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