Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turkish History Education Journal, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.136-156, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
Based on individuals, local history is covered in social studies/history teaching programs as a teaching method worldwide as in Turkey, due to its potential to provide students with important competencies. However, to realize its potential competencies, it is important for pre-service teachers to gain experience by performing practical activities during their undergraduate education using this method. Within this scope, this study aims to reveal the opinions of pre-service social studies teachers about the activities carried out in local history teaching. The participants of were 55 pre-service teachers studying at Balıkesir University, Necatibey Faculty of Education, Department of Social Studies Education. The study was carried out with the case study model and the data were obtained with an open-ended questionnaire, student diaries, activity evaluation forms, and researcher observation notes. The content analysis method was used to analyze the data. While the participants stated that they enjoyed the interviews the most during the local history activities, they had the most difficulty in finding resources and obtaining information. The participants stated that the activities carried out contributed to them in terms of personal/social development and the teaching profession and suggested that more guidance should be given to the students in the next applications to make the Local History Studies course and activities more effective. In line with the findings obtained as a result of the research, some suggestions were made, including providing theoretical and practical training to social studies teacher candidates, especially on teaching local history.