Evaluation of Teacher's Attitudes Related to the Place-Based Education Approach Applied in Social Studies Lessons

Abstract

The objective of this research is to evaluate the class and social studies teachers' attitudes on the place-based education approach applied in social studies lesson. The research is carried out using a survey model. In the research, a scale was developed to evaluate teachers' attitudes about "Place-Based Education" approach and activities applied in social studies lessons. After the necessary permissions taken from the Ministry of National Education, the scale was applied to 212 teachers. There was no significant difference between class and social sciences teachers' attitudes towards place based education approach for gender, branch, educational background, years of service and in-service training variables.

Place-Based Education: Community as a Multidisciplinary Learning Environment

“…Many researchers have investigated knowledge gain and learning that occurred during place-based education by using several techniques and activities (e.g. Glasson, 2015; Anderso -06 -& Sarah, 2017; Özkaral & Tas, 2018;Akbas, & Çakmak, 2019). Additionally, Knapp (2005) mentioned that depending on how the activities are carried out, PBE can contain aspects of problem-based learning, experiential learning, outdoor learning, and community-based education.…”

“…Among the previous studies that focused on place-based education was the study conducted by Özkaral and Tas (2018), which aimed to assess teachers' attitudes related to place-based education in social studies lessons, where a scale was developed to assess teachers' attitudes about "place-based education" and the applied activities in social studies lessons. It was applied to (212) teachers, and the results showed positive attitudes toward this approach.…”

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