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The study studied the perceptive awareness of social information teachers candidates to the values in the social information teaching program. The study group of study at Ahi Evran University constitutes 71 social information teachers candidates, including 36 (50.7) girls and 35 (49.3) men who are studying. Research is a qualitative study consisting of a structured form of conversation consisting of open-end questions. The research was used for content analysis to solve the data obtained within the framework of the research and the data was collected in June 2011. In order to determine the opinions of the teacher candidates on the subject of value teaching, the perceptions of the teacher candidates on the concept of value have been discussed under 4 main categories. These are, respectively, the expression that is centered on value (42.3%), the expression that is centered on society (22.5%), the expression that is centered on individual (19.7%), and the expression that is centered on linguistics (15,59%). In addition, social information has been achieved in the form of the assessment of the values that teachers candidates make in the curriculum, respectively, in the form of Science, Respect, Patrioticity, Sensitivity, Assistance, Responsibility, Working, Honesty, Aesthetics, Justice, Peace, Tolerance, Love, Hospitality and Family Unity. When the opinions are examined on why teaching candidates should gain the values they attribute importance, they express that the scientific value (f:32; 17%) should be obtained for the purpose of “to be able to access the changing knowledge and technology (f:16)” and “to be at the level of modern civilizations (f:10)” and the value of Respect (f:27; 14,6) for the purpose of “to be able to respect the differences (f:16)” and “to protect the rights and freedoms (f:11)” and the value of Patrioticity (f:31; 16,7) should be obtained for the purpose of “to be useful to the Fatherland and to develop it (f:10)” and the purpose of “to prevent those who don’t love the Fatherland from hurting it (f:6)”.

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In the study, perceptual awareness of social studies teacher candidates regarding the values within the social studies curriculum has been analyzed. The working group of the study is composed of 71 social studies teacher candidates in total, 36 female (50.7%) and 35 males (49.3%), receiving education at Ahi Evran University. The study is qualitative, consisting of an interview form structured as open-end questions. Content analysis has been used in analyzing the data obtained within the scope of the study and the mentioned data were collected in June 2011. Perceptual awareness of prospective teachers regarding the value concept has been discussed under four main categories, in order to determine their opinions on teaching value. These four categories are respectively as follows; value-centered expressions (42.3% valuist), society-centered expressions (22.5% socialist), in

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