The determination of human rights and citizenship consciousness courses in social studies curriculum according to teacher opinions

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the role of social studies curriculum in acquiring human rights and citizenship consciousness according to teacher opinions. The research has been designed in survey model. The research was carried out with 124 teachers who work in Çanakkale City Center and Biga, Bayramiç and Eceabat townships in 2010-2011 academic years. The data gathered through the questionnaire was analysed using percentage, frequency and arithmetical means calculations. The data was analysed according to the research questions. Findings were described and interpreted. Consequently following results have been obtained from the research. When taken into teachers? gender, teachers? age, teachers? seniority, teachers? graduation background and teachers? current class it has been seen that there are no meaningful different between teachers? opinion related to relation of social studies with human rights and citizenship consciousness, teacher opinions about the content of the role of social studies curriculum in acquiring human rights and citizenship consciousness and teacher opinions about the structure of the role of social studies curriculum in acquiring human rights and citizenship consciousness.