Tarih Öğretmenlerinin Madde Bağımlılığı ve Medya Bağımlılığı İle İlgili Düşünceleri

The purpose of this study was to determine the opinions of history teachers carrying on

their duties in high schools related to drug addiction and media addiction. This study was a

descriptive research carried out to learn the opinions of history teachers upon drug addiction

and media addiction. Relational screening method as a descriptive screening model was used

because the research tried to determine the opinions of history teachers as a sociologist upon

drug addiction and media addiction that were efficient upon young people’s experiencing value

erosion. The research was carried out with 130 history teachers chosen randomly among the

teachers assigned in Mersin, Antalya and Ankara provincial centers in April 2016. After the

literature review, the studies on drug addiction and media addiction were analyzed. In reference to the findings in the analyzed studies, the relevant questionnaire related to drug addiction and

media addiction was prepared. Beside the questionnaire, an open-ended questionnaire form

including 7 questions was also prepared. In the research, almost all history teachers were

noticed to spend max 2 hours on the Internet daily, and they used the Internet more on “social

media” and “educational programs and studies.” What comes first to the minds of history

teachers on “addiction” was noticed to be internet and drug. History teachers considered

students to reach the “drugs” easily. Furthermore, teachers also mentioned that uncontrolled

use of the technological tools in educational environments triggered technological addiction

of the students, parents complained on the time students spent on the internet because students

spent most of their time on the internet, their educational process affected negatively, and there

were non-social students due to the addictions.