The examination of social studies teachers' effective citizenship perceptions

The purpose of this study is to examine Social Studies teachers' perceptions of effective citizenship in terms of various variables. The research was conducted using the quantitative research method with a survey model. The study group consisted of 311 Social Studies teachers working in secondary schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in 10 districts of Istanbul during the 2022-2023 academic year. Data were collected using the Effective Citizenship Competence Scale (ECCS) developed by Sağlam (2011). ECCS is a 5-point likert-type scale with 23 items and two sub-dimensions. The data obtained from the research were analyzed using the IBM SPSS 26 package program. The findings of the study revealed that Social Studies teachers have the highest level of effective citizenship perceptions. Additionally, it was determined that there is a significant difference in favor of female teachers in terms of gender variable in effective citizenship competence perceptions of Social Studies teachers. It was also observed that effective citizenship competence perceptions differ significantly in favor of teachers aged 41 and above in terms of age variable, in favor of teachers graduated from the Social Studies Teaching department in terms of graduation variable, and in favor of teachers with 15 years and above of seniority in terms of seniority variable. Based on the results of the research, it is recommended to conduct qualitative and quantitative research to determine the relationship between Social Studies teachers' perceptions of effective citizenship and students' citizenship acquisitions.