The reflections of the teachers' views on the problems of the social science teachers in the secondary school social science teaching: A province in the Mediterranean region

The purpose of this study, Social Studies reveal through their opinion of the importance given to training teachers in Turkey, Middle School Social Studies Education to identify problems faced by Social Studies Teachers and these problems are detected and discuss the various aspects to provide solutions to set forth the problems. In the research, qualitative research methods were used to determine the problems faced by teachers in Social Studies Education and to determine the versatility of the problems. For this purpose, an interview form consisting of 11 open-ended questions was prepared. The research consists of 21 Social Studies Teachers working in MEB secondary schools in a province in the Mediterranean region. The interview forms prepared were applied to 21 Social Studies Teachers. The principle of volunteering was taken into account in determining the participants. Another important point is that Social Studies Teachers participating in the study have at least 7 years of experience. At the end of the research, the Social Studies Teachers who participated in the study were aware of the importance of Social Studies Education, but the necessary importance was not given to Social Studies Education in our country, the budgets allocated for education were insufficient, the hours of lessons, lesson materials were insufficient, and the parent-teacher relations were not at the desired level. It was determined that they did not show the necessary devotion and that the frequently changing curriculum lowered the motivation of both the teacher and the student.