COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL STUDIES PHILOSOPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBÖ 6004 SOCIAL STUDIES PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Social Studies Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI EKBER GÜLERSOY

Offered to

Social Studies Education

Course Objective

To be able to comprehend the relations between Social Studies, Philosophy and Philosophy of Education, in this context, to be able to examine curricula, textbooks, academic studies, educational practices and interpret how the relationship between social studies and philosophy will be shaped in the future.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to comprehend the relationship between social studies and philosophy,
2   To gain the ability to examine social studies curricula and textbooks in terms of philosophy and philosophy of education,
3   Philosophy practices, activities, etc. in social studies education. ability to prepare,
4   To be able to question the relationship between social studies and philosophy in the perspective of human-nature interaction,
5   To be able to comprehend the relations between Education 4.0 and 5.0 and social studies philosophy,
6   To be able to examine the relationship between social studies and philosophy in the future,
7   To be able to predict the relationship between social studies, education and philosophy for an alternative world.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 An Overview of Social Studies and Philosophy
2 Relationship between Education and Philosophy
3 Relationship between Social Sciences and Philosophy
4 Relationship between Social Studies and Philosophy
5 The Relationship between Social Studies and Educational Philosophy
6 Analysis of Academic Studies Examining the Relationship between Social Studies and Philosophy
7 Investigation of Social Studies Curriculum and Textbooks in Terms of Philosophy-Educational Philosophy
8 Midterm exam
9 Philosophy Practices and Activities in Social Studies Education
10 Questioning the Relationship between Social Studies and Philosophy in the Perspective of Human-Nature Interaction
11 Relationships Between Education 4.0 and 5.0 and Social Studies Philosophy
12 Relationship between Social Studies and Philosophy in the Future
13 Social Studies Philosophy for an Alternative World
14 An Overview of the Relationship between Social Studies, Education and Philosophy
15 Reflection

Recomended or Required Reading

Akdemir, E. (2020). Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmenlerinin Eğitim Felsefeleri ile Özerklik Destekleri, [Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi], Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü.
Byrd, D. (2012). Social studies education as a moral activity: teaching towards a just society. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 44(10), 1073 1079.
Barrow, B. (2019). Social Science, Philosophy and Education, Philosophical Inquiry in Education, 26 (2), 146-155.
Coşkun-Keskin, S. (2015). Sosyal bilgilerin felsefi temelleri. A. S. Bilgili (Ed.), Sosyal Bilgilerin Temelleri (ss.62-76). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Demirkaya, H. (2008). Sosyal bilgilerde düşünme ve soru sorma becerileri. B. Tay ve A. Öcal (Ed.), Özel Öğretim Yöntemleriyle Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretimi (ss. 1-19). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Duplass, J.A. (2018). The Idea of a Social Studies Education The Role of Philosophical Counseling, New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
Ediger, M. (2000). Philosophy Perspectives in Teaching Social Studies, Journal of Instructional Psychology, 27(2), 112.
Ediger, M. (2007). Philosophy of Social Studies Education, Journal of Instructional Psychology, 34(1), 18-21.
Fay, B. (2017). Çağdaş Sosyal Bilimler Felsefesi, Çok Kültürlü Bir Yaklaşım, Istanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
Fisher, R. (2013). Teaching thinking: Philosophical enquiry in the classroom. Newyork: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Gül, F. (2013). Insan-doğa ilişkisi bağlamında çevre sorunları ve felsefe. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 14, 17-21.
Gülersoy, A. E., Özbay, G., Yıldırım, G. ve Çetinkaya, B. (2021). Sosyal Bilgiler Dersi Öğretim Programı Kazanımlarının (4., 5., 6. ve 7. Sınıflar) Eğitim Felsefesi ve Eğitim Teorileri Açısından Incelenmesi, Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Eğitimi Dergisi, 7(1), 151-199.
Günay, M. (2010). Bilim felsefesi ve eğitim felsefesi bağlamında sosyal bilgiler. Iç. R. Turan ve K. Ulusoy (Ed.), Sosyal bilgilerin temelleri (s. 149 171). Ankara: Maya Akademi.
Hamarat, E. (2014). Sosyal Bilgiler Felsefesinin Alan Eğitimi Uzmanlarının Görüşlerine Göre Değerlendirilmesi, [Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi], Gazi Üniversitesi, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü.
Ilengiz, F. (2019). Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmenlerinin Eğitim Felsefesine Dair Inançları ile Uygulamalarına Yönelik Görüşleri, [Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi], Erciyes Üniversitesi, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü.
Kaya, N. B. (2020). Hayat Bilgisi ve Sosyal Bilgiler Derslerinde Çocuklar Için Felsefe: Bir Eylem Araştırması, [Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi], Marmara Üniversitesi, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü.
Keskin, Y. (2013). Sosyal bilgilerin felsefi temelleri. R. Turan ve K. Ulusoy (Ed.), Sosyal Bilgilerin Temelleri (ss. 39-70). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer, brain storming, reading the related texts, report preparation and presentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Written examinations (with long and short answers), presentation and discussion.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.gulersoy@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Other activities within the scope of the atelier pratices 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1111111
LO.2222222
LO.3333333
LO.4444444
LO.5555555
LO.6555555
LO.7555555