Patriotism as Perceived by Social Studies Teachers: An Outlook on the Individual, Society and Education
Abstract
Patriotism is a citizenship value involved in the
affective objectives of social studies education. The present study aimed to
investigate the social studies teachers’ perceptions of patriotism. A total of
14 social studies teachers selected as per maximum variation method
participated in the study, which was designed as a phenomenological research.
The research data were collected using a semi-structured interview form. The
data were analysed using content analysis method with the help of NVivo
software program. The results of the research suggested that participating
social studies teachers explain patriotism with concepts of love, commitment
and responsibility, and perceived themselves closer to blind patriotism. It was
recommended that teachers should become more aware of active and democratic
citizenship, get training to become constructive citizens, and improve their
practices in this direction.
Keywords
Patriotism,Active citizen,Citizenship education,Social studies education
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