Root values in social studies textbooks

In the research, the first and secondary school social information, which has been approved by the Ministry of National Education, was prepared by the "MoNE Publishing, Ata Publishing, Tuna Publications, and Ekoyay Education Publishing", which was approved by the Presidency of the Ministry of National Education, has continued to be read in schools for five years since 2018, and has been established by the MoNE in social studies education textbooks (justice, friendship, honesty, patience, respect, responsibility, self-audit, patriotism, love, and charity) is intended to examine how and how it is included. The case study model was used in the research by qualitative research methods. As a data collection tool, the document review technique was utilized and descriptive analysis was performed. The findings from the analysis of the data are interpreted by sample quotes presented as frequency and percentages. As a result of the study, it was determined that the root values in the MoNE textbooks were justice (15,3%), responsibility (14,3%) and respect (13,4%), and the least-listed root values were patience (3%), honesty (5,5) and self-control (5,7%). The most root values in the textbooks prepared by publishers were determined as patriotism (18,7%), justice (14,3%) and responsibility (12,8%), while the least-mentioned root values were patience (2,1%), honesty (4,8) and self-control (6,1%). In the textbooks prepared by MoNE and private publishing houses, the values are mostly in the text section, while the textbooks prepared by MoNE are directly included in the textbooks prepared by the publishers and more indirectly in the textbooks prepared by the publishers. As a result of the research, it is recommended that the courses and assistive materials be carried out in the text, visual and question sections and that updates to ensure root values are included in the textbook review criteria are provided.