This cross sectional survey study examined the perceptions of classroom teachers in
urban regions of Kars Province including its towns and teacher educators in Kafkas
University about the new elementary school curriculum in Kars Province. It also
revealed their perceptions about the strengths and weaknesses of the elementary
school curriculum, students&rsquo / educational needs from the window of local
characteristics of Kars, and classroom teachers&rsquo / needs with regard to the new
elementary school curriculum. The data were collected from classroom teachers
based on the responses they gave on a survey questionnaire and from interview data
with teacher educators that was collected through a semi-structured interview form.
Data gathered were analyzed utilizing content analysis method.
The major findings of the study revealed the following about that the new
elementary school curriculum: (1) active student understanding and common skills
were mentioned / (2) its appropriateness to students&rsquo / level / (3) relevancy to students&rsquo / everyday life / (4) its comprehensiveness / and (5) variety that were somehow
achieved. On the other hand, the findings also showed that there were problems
with regard to the new elementary school curriculum: (1) lack of parental
involvement to educational process in Kars / (2) over crowding of classrooms / (3)
insufficient materials in schools / (4) insufficient in meeting local characteristics and
conditions of Kars.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612167/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 June 2010 |
| Creators | Yalcin, Tugba |
| Contributors | Akar, Hanife |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for METU campus |
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