The United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in Türkiye the Social Studies Curriculum

Öz

The United Nations 2030 sustainable development goals are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that individuals live in peace and prosperity, with 17 main goals and sub-goals that concern the lives of all people. The social studies course aims to raise students' sensitivity to the environment and society, fulfill their responsibilities, and have basic citizenship skills directly related to sustainable development goals. This study aims to evaluate the social studies curriculum regarding the United Nations 2030 sustainable development goals. Using the document analysis method, the analysis compared the competencies, skills, values, and learning acquisitions specified in the 2018 Türkiye social studies curriculum with the United Nations 2030 sustainable development goals. The analysis revealed that the social studies curriculum mostly included the goals of “decent work and economic growth,” “peace, justice, and strong institutions,” and “partnerships for the goals.” Besides, it was found that the competencies in the curriculum were mostly related to the “quality education” goal, skills were mostly associated with the goals of “decent work and economic growth,” “industry, innovation, and infrastructure,” “quality education,” and “partnerships for the goals,” and values were mostly related to the “peace, justice, and strong institutions” goal. In addition, it was determined that the goals were mostly associated with the “production, distribution, and consumption” learning area and 5th-grade learning outcomes. On the other hand, some competencies, skills, values, history topics, and subjects about Türkiye were not found to be related to the sustainable development goals. Based on the findings, the UN's sustainable development goals can be recommended to be included in the 2018 Türkiye social studies curriculum.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
• Türkiye Social Studies Curriculum
• Competence
• Skill
• Value.

Türkiye Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretim Programında Birleşmiş Milletler 2030 Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları

Öz

Birleşmiş Milletler 2030 sürdürülebilir kalkınma amaçları, dünya üzerinde yoksulluğu önlemek, dünyayı korumak, bireylerin barış ve refah içerisinde yaşamlarını sürdürmelerini sağlamak için tüm insanların yaşamını ilgilendiren toplamda 17 ana ve bunlara bağlı alt amaçların bulunduğu evrensel bir çağrıdır. Öğrencileri çevre ve topluma karşı duyarlı, sorumluluklarını yerine getiren ve temel vatandaşlık becerilerine sahip bireyler olarak yetiştirmeyi amaçlayan sosyal bilgiler, sürdürülebilir kalkınma amaçları ile doğrudan ilişkilidir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, sosyal bilgiler öğretim programını Birleşmiş Milletler 2030 sürdürülebilir kalkınma amaçları açısından değerlendirmektir. Doküman analizi yöntemiyle yapılan değerlendirmede 2018 sosyal bilgiler öğretim programı’nın yetkinlikleri, becerileri, değerleri ve kazanımları ile Birleşmiş Milletler 2030 sürdürülebilir kalkınma amaçları karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmiştir. Yapılan inceleme sonuçlarına göre; sosyal bilgiler öğretim programında en çok “insana yakışır iş ve ekonomik büyüme”, “barış, adalet ve güçlü kurumlar” ve “amaçlar için ortaklıklar” adlı amaçlara yer verildiği görülmüştür. Bunun yanında “yetkinler” bölümünde en çok “nitelikli eğitim”e, beceriler bölümünde en çok “insana yakışır iş ve ekonomik büyüme”, “sanayi, yenilikçilik ve altyapı”, “nitelikli eğitim” ve “amaçlar için ortaklıklar”, değerler bölümünde ise “barış, adalet ve güçlü kurumlar” adlı amaçlara değinildiği tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca amaçlar en çok “üretim, dağıtım ve tüketim” öğrenme alanıyla ve 5. sınıf kazanımlarıyla ilişkilendirilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• BM 2030 Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları (SKA)
• Türkiye Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretim Programı
• Yetkinlik
• Beceri
• Değer.

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışmanın bir bölümü, 20-21.12.2021 tarihleri arasında Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi evsahipliğinde online olarak gerçekleştirilen Uluslararası Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi Sempozyumu'nda sözlü bildiri olarak sunulmuştur.

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