Abstract:

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between primary education teachers� technological pedagogical content knowledge and lifelong learning tendency. In the study, the survey method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. 357 primary education teachers in Mu�, Bulan�k participated in this study. The data was collected with �Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Scale� developed by Schmidt and others (2009) and adapted to Turkish by �zt�rk and Horzum (2011), and with �Lifelong Learning Tendency Scale� developed by Co�kun (2009). According to the research results, the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge does not show a meaningful difference according to gender and accommodation unit while it shows a meaningful difference according to branch and school levels. As for the lifelong learning tendency, it does not indicate a meaningful difference according to gender, branch, accommodation unit, and school level. However, a low rate significant relation between the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge and lifelong learning tendency was found.

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