Abstract:

In the social knowledge course, the learning environments outside the school hold an important place. One of the out-of-school learning environments is the local history method. The aim of this study is to show the students and teachers' opinions on the activities carried out within the framework of the local history journey in the middle school 5th class Social Information course. The research has been used in the framework of the quality methodology of action research. The research study group consists of a total of 17 students studying in the 5th grade of a secondary school located in the center of the Karabük province in the spring semester of the 2016-2017 educational year. According to the research content, the data collection tools are also varied. In this context, the research has taken advantage of the structured interviews, worksheets and travel diaries. The data collected in the research was analyzed with the help of content analysis. The research finds that, despite the recommendation of the Social Information lessons in the curriculum and the appropriate achievements in the program (Ministry of National Education, 2005) students have not visited any of these places in their previous learning lives through a school trip. All of the students said they would definitely take part in the trip if such trips occur. Most students have stated that local history travel contributes to the permanentization of information and the acquisition of new information about the subject. The most important suggestion that arises after the research is the factors that prevent the teaching of non-school social information in the local history specifically ( bureaucratic processes, procedures, time limitations, etc.). It should be reduced as much as possible.