ANALYSING of PROSPECTIVE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS' SOCIAL JUSTICE BELIEFS THROUGH ETHICAL DILEMMAS

Year 2020, Volume: 9 Issue: 18, 171 - 187, 08.12.2020

Melehat Gezer

Abstract

This study aims to determine prospective social studies teachers’ social justice beliefs. The study was conducted 59 senior undergraduate students registered in social studies teaching department. The data were collected through ethical dilemma scenarios and analyzed through descriptive analysis technique. The participants were found to justify their acts reflecting their social justice beliefs mostly with fact/phenomenon. It was also found that all the acts explained associating with moral laws, moral competence and conscience were compatible with the conception of social justice. A portion of the acts justified with feelings, a concrete fact/phenomenon and with probable consequences were, on the other hand, found to be in contradiction with social justice beliefs.

Keywords

social justice beliefs, ethical dilemma, prospective teachers, social studies

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