Abstract:

In this research, it has aimed to determine what the root values look like in the secondary school Turkish textbooks used before and after the constructivist approach. The research has organized as a descriptive review method. The texts in the secondary school Turkish textbooks of the MoNE and private publishing houses constituted the study objects, which were collected by the document analysis method. Descriptive analysis, one of the qualitative data analysis methods, has used to analyze the data of the research. As a result of the descriptive analyzes, in the texts of the secondary school Turkish textbooks used before the constructivist approach; It has been observed that the root values of love, patriotism, honesty-self-control, friendship-responsibility, patience, respect, justice-helpfulness are found in order from most to least. n the secondary school Turkish textbooks used after the constructivist approach; It has been observed that the root values of love, patriotism, responsibility-helpfulness, patience-respect-self-control, friendship, honesty and justice are found in order from most to least. According to these results; It has been seen that love and patriotism are dominant root values in secondary school Turkish textbooks belonging to before and after the constructivist approach, while other root values are not systematically included. In addition, it has been observed that a root value is given with a negative in the texts in the secondary school Turkish textbooks used in both periods. Accordingly, the distribution of the root values, which are aimed to give a positive direction to student behaviors, in the textbooks can be arranged according to the grade level and thus the consistency can be increased. In addition, the values that should be found in today's individuals can be placed in the textbooks by being shaped according to the changing and developing expectations with the 21st century.

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