Moral teaching in the teaching programme of religion culture and moral information at primary schools

iiABSTRACTMORAL TEACHING IN THE TEACHING PROGRAMME OF RELIGIONCULTURE AND MORAL INFORMATION AT PRIMARY SCHOOLSİsa Tekin ÇİMENMaster Degree Thesis, The Department Of The Philosophic And Religious SciencesSupervivor: Doç. Dr. Zeki Salih ZENGİNJune 2007, VI + 131 PagesHuman beings show a rapid development, especially in the period of infancy andchildhood, in the ways of physical, mentally, social, religious, ethical, etc. One of themost critical areas of the development is the moral development.Tehere is an abligatory application to education and instruction activities in order tomake real the moral developments of the children and young people in the direction ofreligion, family, state and society. That?s to say, the best way of directing the children?sbehaviours to good, honest, and beauty is through the effective moral education.The aim of providing moral teaching at government schools with the formal methods inour country is expected with Religion Culture and Moral Information lessons.It shows that teaching moral education together with religion lessons, the way ofbenefits from the support of religion is followed to provide the students to learn theethical principals and rules to put them into the real life as a habit.Well, in what rate do Religion Culture and Moral Information lessons to this aim? Inour study, we have tried to show the benefits of Religion Culture and Moral Informationlessons which is among mondotory lessons at the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th classes atprimary schools the moral developments of the children.Key Words: Ethical Development, Religion Education, Religion Culture MoralInformation Lessons.