Elementary School Teachers’ Views on Values Education
3rd World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Educational Leadership, Brussels, Belgium, 25 - 28 October 2012, vol.93, pp.116-120, (Full Text)
- Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
- Volume: 93
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.09.162
- City: Brussels
- Country: Belgium
- Page Numbers: pp.116-120
- Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to understand how to actualize values education in elementary education and have teachers’ views on it. Participants of the study consisted of six teachers giving values education. The data, collected with semi-structured interviews, were content-analyzed. The results revealed that participants have difficulties in planning, implementing and evaluating values education lessons in respect to learning outcomes, content, instructional materials, activities and methods, and they offered some solutions to them.
The purpose of this study was to understand how to actualize values education in elementary education and have teachers’ views on it. Participants of the study consisted of six teachers giving values education. The data, collected with semi-structured interviews, were content-analyzed. The results revealed that participants have difficulties in planning, implementing and evaluating values education lessons in respect to learning outcomes, content, instructional materials, activities and methods, and they offered some solutions to them.