EXAMINATION OF HERO, VICTORY, INDEPENDENCE THEMED ACTIVITIES IN PRIMARY SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS WITH TEACHER'S OPINIONS

Abstract

When the basic characteristics of the Turkish nation are mentioned, the first values that come to
mind are heroism, victory and independence. It is very important that children, who are described as
the future of societies, are raised with these values In this research, it is aimed to examine the
activities with the theme of heroism, victory and independence in primary school textbooks with the
views of teachers. Content analysis, one of the qualitative research methods, was used as a method.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 classroom teachers working in two different
primary schools. Teachers who have worked for at least 5 years participated in the study. In the
findings of the study, especially the primary school level of music books was found to be sufficient
at different grade levels. Turkish books are generally considered partially sufficient. It has been
reached by the opinions of the teachers participating in the study that life science books are
sufficient at some grade levels but partially sufficient at other levels. Mathematics and science
books were found to be insufficient in terms of gaining the values of victory, heroism and
independence. The suggestions offered by the teachers in order to improve the achievements were
evaluated and sub-themes of quantitative increase, addition to the curriculum, diversification of
teaching methods and material development were reached. As a result of the research, suggestions
for educators and researchers were presented.