An Investigation on Curriculum Orientations and Educational Philosophies of Pre-Service Teachers


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Karaduman B., Ucar S.

Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi, cilt.14, sa.2, ss.1343-1380, 2020 (Hakemli Dergi) identifier

Özet

Curricula have been created through specific filters and one or more of the educational philosophyunderlying each can be mentioned. The educational philosophy of either the individuals who develop thecurriculum or teachers who implement curriculum can be different. the fact that the teachers who apply thecurriculum have a specific philosophy of education will enable them to make more consistent decisions about thecurriculum, purpose, content, education and evaluation processes and the relationship between these processes. Inthis sense, it is thought that the educational philosophies of prospective teachers will have a positive effect on theimplementation of living curriculum. In this study, it is aimed to determine how the pre-service teachers, who areattending to Science Education Program, have changed their curriculum orientations and educational philosophiesthroughout the undergraduate program and how they affected by Science Technology Program and Planningcourse. The survey method was used. The study group consists of all prospective teachers who are attending aFaculty of Education Science Education program. Wilcoxon signed rank test, MANOVA and one way ANOVAwere used in the analysis of the data obtained.