Abstract:

One of the objectives of the science curriculum is to provide students with life skills. Teachers need to acquire professional knowledge regarding these skills during their pre-service period. Acquiring professional knowledge regarding life skills is only possible by equipping themselves with these skills. The most important role in this process during which pre-service science teachers acquire life skills belongs to science educators. However, it is seen that science educators do not have a guide to help them while equipping pre-service science teachers with these skills. Based on this gap, the current study seeks to analyze science educators’ lesson processes and recommendations that they employ while equipping their students with life skills, so as to design a Science Education Life Skills Guide. This is a case study with three participants from each geographical region of Turkey. The data were collected via interviews and content analysis was made. The study showed that science educators mostly focus on teamwork and communication skills while devoting the least amount of time to entrepreneurship skills.

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