Research Article

Geography Education in Social Studies: A Comparison of the 2018 and 2024 Curricula

Volume: 58 Number: 1 April 15, 2025
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Geography Education in Social Studies: A Comparison of the 2018 and 2024 Curricula

Abstract

The aim of this study is to make a general evaluation of the geography discipline in the 2018 Social Studies Curriculum and the 2024 Social Studies Curriculum. For this purpose, the document analysis method, one of the qualitative research approaches, was used. The data source of the research consists of the 2018 Social Studies Curriculum (4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grades), the 2024 Social Studies Curriculum (4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grades), and the Common Text of the Türkiye Century Education Model Curriculum. The curricula and the Common Text of the Türkiye Century Education Model Curriculum were subjected to descriptive analysis by examining the dimensions of acquisition, learning areas, skills and literacies, values, and assessment and evaluation. The findings were explained by providing tables and figures. The research concluded that, compared to the 2018 Social Studies Curriculum, the number of learning outcomes in the 2024 Social Studies Curriculum was reduced, there were changes in the content of the subjects, environmental literacy and map literacy were removed from the program, the number of skills increased but sub-skills directly related to geography were not included in the program, and values education was emphasized. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the curricula be examined in more detail with different approaches.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Social Studies Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

February 10, 2025

Publication Date

April 15, 2025

Submission Date

July 24, 2024

Acceptance Date

January 10, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 58 Number: 1

APA
Gürler, A., & Gürgen, G. (2025). Geography Education in Social Studies: A Comparison of the 2018 and 2024 Curricula. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES), 58(1), 189-247. https://doi.org/10.30964/auebfd.1519989
AMA
1.Gürler A, Gürgen G. Geography Education in Social Studies: A Comparison of the 2018 and 2024 Curricula. JFES. 2025;58(1):189-247. doi:10.30964/auebfd.1519989
Chicago
Gürler, Aygül, and Gürcan Gürgen. 2025. “Geography Education in Social Studies: A Comparison of the 2018 and 2024 Curricula”. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES) 58 (1): 189-247. https://doi.org/10.30964/auebfd.1519989.
EndNote
Gürler A, Gürgen G (April 1, 2025) Geography Education in Social Studies: A Comparison of the 2018 and 2024 Curricula. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES) 58 1 189–247.
IEEE
[1]A. Gürler and G. Gürgen, “Geography Education in Social Studies: A Comparison of the 2018 and 2024 Curricula”, JFES, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 189–247, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.30964/auebfd.1519989.
ISNAD
Gürler, Aygül - Gürgen, Gürcan. “Geography Education in Social Studies: A Comparison of the 2018 and 2024 Curricula”. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES) 58/1 (April 1, 2025): 189-247. https://doi.org/10.30964/auebfd.1519989.
JAMA
1.Gürler A, Gürgen G. Geography Education in Social Studies: A Comparison of the 2018 and 2024 Curricula. JFES. 2025;58:189–247.
MLA
Gürler, Aygül, and Gürcan Gürgen. “Geography Education in Social Studies: A Comparison of the 2018 and 2024 Curricula”. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences (JFES), vol. 58, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 189-47, doi:10.30964/auebfd.1519989.
Vancouver
1.Aygül Gürler, Gürcan Gürgen. Geography Education in Social Studies: A Comparison of the 2018 and 2024 Curricula. JFES. 2025 Apr. 1;58(1):189-247. doi:10.30964/auebfd.1519989

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