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In the current study, it is aimed to determine to what extent social studies teachers direct their students to design and production in in-class/out-of-school learning environments. The study employed the survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. The participants of the study are social studies teachers working in two provinces in the Southern Aegean in the 2020-2021 school year. In the study, the “Examination of Social Studies Teachers’ Design and Production-Oriented Teaching Activities in In-Class/Out-of-School Learning Environments” questionnaire, developed by the researchers, was used to reveal to what extent social studies teachers support their students with design and production-oriented teaching activities. As a result of the study, it was revealed that teachers supported their students in the dimensions of interest and professional awareness at a “high” level. However, their support was found to be at a “medium” level in the activity dimension, engaging in activities dimension and design and production-oriented teaching dimension. Moreover, the extent to which the teachers include design and production-oriented teaching activities for students in in-class/out-of-class learning environments was found to not vary significantly depending on the variables of age, gender, education level and professional experience. Various and numerous design workshops can be opened to support students’ design and production activities and to offer design and production-oriented teaching environments to teachers.

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