Challenges of history teachers in ancient history and ancient Turkish history teaching, and suggested solutions (in Ankara province secondary education institutions)

The purpose of this study is to reveal history teachers? attidutes, teaching of the lesson, the content of the book as well as teachers? opinion about nonformal education with regard to II. and III. units of 9th grade history textbook (History I), which consists Ancient History and Ancient Turkish History, and to suggest solutions by determining teachers? suggestions about their challenges.With a view to accomplish the purpose of the study, a field reseach was conducted with 202 history teachers from 46 high school in Ankara province. The result of the reseach revealed a significant variation in four tables related to II. and III. units of the History I. Textbook.Although the teachers who participated in our study found II. and III. units of the History 9 textbook systematic, they considered that the visual materials were insufficient and teaching of such subjects would be more qualified with the assistance of nonformal events. They stated the need to prepare cds and dvds consisting assorted visual representations as an attachment to textbooks, as well as facilitating the procedure for events, museum visits in particular. Some of the teachers pointed out that they have weak backgrounds on the field; and suggested adressing it by in-service trainings with current information about the field.