OPINIONS OF THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS ABOUT ORAL HISTORY METHOD IN SOCIAL STUDIES COURSES

Authors : Nuray KURTDEDE FİDAN

Pages : 269-282

Doi:10.24106/kefdergi.309047

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Publication Date : 2017-01-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim of this study the views of the classroom teachers concerning the use of oral history as a teaching and learning method in social studies courses. The participants of the study were a total of 120 classroom teachers working in public basic education school in  Afyonkara hisar. The data were collected using an interview form with open-ended items and the data obtained were analysed through descriptive statistics.  The findings of the study showed that  although the participants employed the oral history activities in social studies course they experienced certain problems such as lack of source people, ignorance by family members and students, students’ inability to comprehend what was told to them, inconsistency between topic and interviewees, lack of optimal interview setting, time constraints, students’ inability to bring the source to the classroom, limited nature of topics, and financial constraints.  
Keywords : Classroom teachers, oral history as teaching method, social studies course