EXPERT OPINIONS ABOUT POSITION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION SUBJECT IN SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION

Abstract

This study aiming the evaluation of position of social inclusion subject in social studies education with respect to expert opinions have been executed as case study model having qualitative aspect by taking the ideas of experts for presenting the role of social inclusion in social studies training. This interview form, where open and close ended question formats were used together which were developed by researchers for social studies field education experts were used for gathering information within scope of study and ideas of 32 academicians who are working in different universities at country-wide were taken. Research results were obtained from findings which have occurred within framework of themes which were determined with respect to expert ideas. With this respect; highlighting that developing awareness about social inclusion at individuals as part of citizenship and democracy training which has important place in social studies and including this subject more in elementary and secondary school social studies education curricula were included in results of studies.

Keywords

• Social Inclusion, Social Studies Education, Citizenship Education, Democracy Education

SOSYAL İÇERMECİLİK KONUSUNUN SOSYAL BİLGİLER EĞİTİMİNDEKİ YERİNE YÖNELİK UZMAN GÖRÜŞLERİ

Öz

Sosyal içerme konusunun sosyal bilgiler eğitimindeki yerinin uzman görüşlerine göre değerlendirilmesini amaçlayan bu çalışma, sosyal bilgiler eğitiminde sosyal içermeciliğin rolünün ortaya konulmasına yönelik olarak uzman görüşlerinin alınmasıyla yapılan nitel boyutlu bir durum çalışması modeli şeklinde yürütülmüştür. Sosyal bilgiler alan eğitimi uzmanlarına yönelik olarak araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilmiş açık ve kapalı uçlu soru formatlarının bir arada kullanıldığı görüşme formu, çalışma kapsamında veri toplamak amacıyla kullanılmış ve ülke çapında farklı üniversitelerde görev yapan 32 akademisyenin görüşleri alınmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları uzman görüşleri doğrultusunda belirlenen temalar çerçevesinde oluşan bulgulardan elde edilmiştir. Bu bağlamda Sosyal bilgiler eğitiminde önemli yer tutan yurttaşlık ve demokrasi eğitiminin bir parçası olarak bireylerde sosyal içerme konusunda farkındalık geliştirilmesinin önemli olduğu vurgusu ve ortaokul sosyal bilgiler öğretim programlarına bu konunun daha çok dâhil edilmesi gerekliliği araştırma sonuçları arasında yer almaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sosyal içerme, Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi, Yurttaşlık Eğitimi, Demokrasi Eğitimi

Kaynakça

1. Adaman, F. and Keyder, Ç. (2006). Türkiye’de Büyük Kentlerin Gecekondu ve Çöküntü Mahallelerinde Yaşanan Yoksulluk ve Sosyal Dışlanma. Housing and Land Right Network, Habitat International Coalition. Retrieved from: http://www.hic- mena.org/documents/study_turkey_tr.pdf
2. Elo S. and Kyngas H. (2008). The qualitative content analysis process. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 62(1), 107–115, Retrieved from: https://student.cc.uoc.gr/uploadFiles/192- %CE%A3%CE%A0%CE%95%CE%9D407/CONTENT%20ANALYSIS.pdf
3. European Commission (EC). (2016). Supporting education and training in europe. Retrieved from: http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/strategic-framework/social-inclusion_en.htm
4. Genç, Y. (2012). Sosyal Hizmet Bilimine Giriş̧, Atatürk Üniversitesi Açıköğretim Fakültesi Ders Kitabı, Online publication, Erzurum.
5. Hyatt, S. B. (2001). From citizen to volunteer: Neoliberal governance and the erasure of poverty. In J. Goode & J. Maskovsky (Eds.), New poverty studies: The ethnography of power, politics and impoverished people in the United States (pp.201-235). New York, NY: New York University Press.
6. Jehoel-Gijsbers, G. and Vrooman, C. (2008). Social exclusion of the elderly:
A comparative study in EU member states [European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes (ENEPRI) research report No. 57 AIM WP 8.1]. Brussels, Belgium.
7. Johnston, L., MacDonald, R., Mason, P., Ridley, L., and Webster, C. (2000). Snakes & ladders: Young people, transitions and social exclusion. Bristol, UK: The Policy Press.
8. Lopez-Claros, A. and Zahidi, S. (2005). Women’s empowerment: Measuring the global gender gap. Geneva, Switzerland: World Economic Forum.

9. United National Volunteers [UNV]. (2011). Dünyada Gönüllülüğün Durumu Raporu, Küresel Refah için Evrensel Değerler. Retrieved from: http://www.ua.gov.tr/docs/gençlik- programı/2011-gonulluluk-raporu.pdf?sfvrsn=0
10. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs [UNDESA]. (1995). Chapter 4: Social integration. In World Summit for Social Development Programme of Action. Retrieved version/agreements/poach4.htm from:
11. http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/wssd/text
12. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs [UNDESA]. (2009). Creating an inclusive society: Practical strategies
to promote social integration [Draft]. Retrieved from: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/egms/docs/2009/Ghana/inclusive-society.pdf
13. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO]. (2016). Quality Education http://www.ibe.unesco.org/International/ICE47/English/Organisation/Workshops/Work shop2CompENG.pdf Social Inclusion, Retrieved from:
14. United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality [UNIANWGE]. (2011). Woman watch: Directory of UN resources on gender and women’s issues. Retrieved from: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/
15. United Nations Volunteers [UNV]. (2010). Volunteer partnerships for West Africa team. Retrieved http://http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/en/org/stories/2010_volunteer_ partnerships.html from:
16. Weil, S. W., Wildemeersch, D. and Jansen, T. (2005). Unemployed youth and social exclusion in Europe. Hampshire, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited.
17. World Bank. (2007). Social exclusion and the EU’s social inclusion agenda [Paper prepared for the EU8 social inclusion study]. Washington, DC: World Bank.
18. Yıldırım, A. and Şimşek, H. (2006). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, (5th edition), Ankara: Seçkin publication.