“…When we examine literature, there are studies examining the role of the social studies program in cultural transfer (Çengelci, 2012;Gürel & Çetin, 2018;Çulha, 2009, Pehlivan & Kolaç, 2016; studies examining the opinions of teacher candidates and teachers about culture (Deveci, 2009;Akpınar & Cantürk, 2021;Aslan, Open Journal for Educational Research, 2023, 7(2), 133-142. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 135 2017, İbrahimoğlu, 2018; studies examining student opinions about culture (Kılcan & Akbaba, 2013;Ünlü, 2012;Arıkan, 2012); studies examining social studies textbooks in terms of culture (Çelik & Güleç, 2023;Batmaz and Yurtbakan, 2023); studies examining the metaphors of teacher candidates about the concept of culture (Alkar, 2023;Erdilmen Ocak, Çiydem & Mindivanlı Akdoğan, 2017;Thessaloniki Ay & Kurtdede Fidan, 2013). There are also international studies in the academic literature that explore the evolution of the concept of culture within the context of social studies education for students (Thongdee, Promkum, Sawatta, Namseethan & Ruangsan, 2021;Pacana, Charmen, Maryland & Reynaldo, 2019;Schlein, Taft & Ramsay, 2016;Hall, 2012).…”