Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmenlerinin Disiplinlerarası Yaklaşıma Yönelik Görüşleri

Interdisciplinary approach could be defined as combining different lessons to illuminate a particular concept, problem or subject from different perspectives. The use of this approach in the learning and teaching, makes the views of teachers who are the implementers of the process, important. The aim of this research is to reveal teachers' views on the use of interdisciplinary approach in Social Studies courses. The research is designed as one of the qualitative research models, the phenomenology pattern. The study group is consisted of 18 volunteer teachers that are working in secondary schools in various provinces of Turkey under the National Ministry of Education. The data obtained were analyzed using the content analysis technique. As a result of the research, it is seen that teachers consider the interdisciplinary approach as important and necessary, beneficial and effective in learning and positive in terms of student development. Social studies teachers mostly benefit from Turkish, Science and Religious Culture and Moral Knowledge courses and cooperate with their teachers. Teachers state that while making interdisciplinary connections, they pay attention to learning and understanding of acquisition and learning. Teachers think that the approach is most useful in completing deficiencies. Regarding the limitations of the approach, the teachers state that they have problems in terms of suitability to the subject and competence.