Teachers' views on the use of the case study method in social studies lesson

In this study, teachers' evaluation was made of the case study method in the social studies course, which was planned in accordance with the constructivist approach. The study was carried out in qualitative type of phenomenological (phenomenological) design. Fifteen social studies teachers working under the Ministry of National Education in Elazig province participated in the study. Participants were directed to 11 semi-structured interview questions and the findings were tabulated and interpreted. Social studies teachers who participated in the study emphasized that the use of the case study method in the social studies lesson gave positive results, and that especially well-planned and correctly selected case studies could develop many different skills in students. The teachers who participated in the study stated that the case study method contributed to the problem solving skills of the students and that I also increased students 'effort and effort to reach results by improving their self-confidence, and pointed out that the case study method increased the students' interest in the lesson, and also improved their skills such as analysis, reasoning, inference and comparison. At the same time, the participants stated that the case study method made the learning permanent, the active participation of the students increased, and it enabled learning by having fun. In addition, the participants leaned towards the use of the case study method with other methods and techniques and stated that the fact that the case study method can be applied together with other methods and techniques made it an efficient and effective method in practice. With this study, it was evaluated by the teachers who are the practitioners of the case study method and the teachers stated the strengths and weaknesses of the method. Keywords: Social Studies Course, Case Study Method, Case Study