EXAMINATION OF HERO, VICTORY, INDEPENDENCE THEMED ACTIVITIES IN PRIMARY SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS WITH TEACHER'S OPINIONS

Abstract

When the basic characteristics of the Turkish nation are mentioned, the first values that come to mind are heroism, victory and independence. It is very important that children, who are described as the future of societies, are raised with these values In this research, it is aimed to examine the activities with the theme of heroism, victory and independence in primary school textbooks with the views of teachers. Content analysis, one of the qualitative research methods, was used as a method. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 classroom teachers working in two different primary schools. Teachers who have worked for at least 5 years participated in the study. In the findings of the study, especially the primary school level of music books was found to be sufficient at different grade levels. Turkish books are generally considered partially sufficient. It has been reached by the opinions of the teachers participating in the study that life science books are sufficient at some grade levels but partially sufficient at other levels. Mathematics and science books were found to be insufficient in terms of gaining the values of victory, heroism and independence. The suggestions offered by the teachers in order to improve the achievements were evaluated and sub-themes of quantitative increase, addition to the curriculum, diversification of teaching methods and material development were reached. As a result of the research, suggestions for educators and researchers were presented.