AI Summary & Key Takeaways
AI InsightThe findings of the study revealed that teachers conceptualize theconcept of aesthetic in different ways; that they consider that aesthetic creativity is asimportant as scientific creativity; they believe aesthetic education contributes tomental and emotional development of the students; that they think social studies classis effective in gaining creativity; and, therefore, they include aesthetic education invarious ways in their courses.
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Abstract
This study’s aim is to investigate the primary school teachers’ views on the applicationsof aesthetic and aesthetic creativity in social studies class. It was designed as aphenomenological study as one of the qualitative research methods. The participantsof the study consisted of 8 primary school teachers working in schools with differentsocio-economic substructure in Adana and Hatay in the 2017-2018 academic year. Thedata were collected through semi-structured interview form, and analysed followingcontent analysis method. The findings of the study revealed that teachersconceptualize the concept of aesthetic in different ways; they consider that aestheticcreativity is as important as scientific creativity; that aesthetic education contributes tomental and emotional development of the students; that social studies class iseffective in gaining creativity; and accordingly, they have included aesthetic educationin their courses. The findings of the study revealed that teachers conceptualize theconcept of aesthetic in different ways; that they consider that aesthetic creativity is asimportant as scientific creativity; they believe aesthetic education contributes tomental and emotional development of the students; that they think social studies classis effective in gaining creativity; and, therefore, they include aesthetic education invarious ways in their courses.
Özet
Bu araştırmanın amacı, ilkokul öğretmenlerinin Sosyal Bilgiler dersinde estetik ve estetik yaratıcılık uygulamalarına ilişkin görüşlerinin incelenmesidir. Araştırma, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden olgu bilim çalışmasına göre desenlenmiştir. Araştırmada katılımcılar, 2017-2018 eğitim öğretim yılı Adana ve Hatay illerindeki farklı sosyo ekonomik alt yapılı okullarda görev yapan 8 sınıf öğretmeninden oluşmuştur. Araştırmada veriler, yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu aracılığıyla toplanmıştır ve içerik analizi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Araştırmada ulaşılan bulgular, öğretmenlerin estetik kavramını farklı şekillerde kavramsallaştırdıklarını, bilimsel yaratıcılık kadar estetik yaratıcılığı da önemli gördüklerini, estetik eğitiminin öğrencilerin zihinsel ve duyuşsal gelişimlerine katkı getirdiğine inandıklarını, Sosyal Bilgiler dersinin estetik yaratıcılık kazandırmada etkili olduğu görüşünde olduklarını ve bu bağlamda derslerinde çeşitli yollarla estetik eğitimine yer verdiklerini göstermiştir.