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The purpose of this study was to determine how secondary school students perceived global problems and to demonstrate how these global problems were handled in social studies classes, the problems that were encountered in the teaching process of global problems and the things to be done to develop the teaching of global issues. The participants of the study included 7th class students, who conduct scientific studies in social studies. The participants of this study were selected through maximum variation sampling and convenient sampling methods under purposeful sampling. Therefore, a total of 30 secondary school students participated in the present study. The data of the study were gathered through semi-structured interview forms that were developed by the researcher in line with both the related literature and expert opinions. The data of the study was gathered by a face to face approach. The data of the study were analysed through descriptive and content analysis. Some of the results of the present study were as follows: (1) According to students, the most important thing to raise students who are sensitive to global problems was to use visualizations in the classroom during teaching. Arranging school excursions, raising the awareness of students towards global issues, encouraging group work, using drama in the classroom, making the lesson entertaining, building cause-effect relationship during teaching, fostering student responsibility for learning and meeting with experts were other practices to be done in this matter. (2) According to students, campaigns, seminars and excursions should be arranged, posters should be printed, collaboration between school and non-governmental organizations were built and such activities as tree planting or garbage collecting were arranged in schools in order to contribute to the resolving of global problems. Results of the study were discussed in line with the related literature and some suggestions were presented.

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