The approach of candidate teachers towards socio-scientific issues: The space researches example
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2016
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Sakarya University
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The purpose of this study is to identify the approaches of candidate teachers towards socio-scientific issues. To this end, 42 candidate teachers doing their pedagocgical formation program in 2015-2016 academic year were put through a study on the socio-scientific topic Space Researches. Of the 42 candidate teachers, 4 are physics students; 22 are chemistry students and 16 are biology students. The research pattern was determined as scanning and a text which describes the positive and negative aspects of Space Researches was prepared to collect data. The candidate teachers were given the text and their views on space researches were asked. Their answers were analyzed via content analysis method. According to the results, the majority of the candidate teachers are in favor of space researches (%71,43). The rationale of the candidate teachers who supported these researches was the fact that it has more benefits than harms, they are required for the development of the country, they help the formation of the future and they believe the world will be rendered more liveable thanks to these researches. Those candidate teachers who adopted a negative approach towards space researches (28.57%) justified their opinion by saying that these researches have negative sides that are still in the dark, people are exposed to more radiation, they inflict damage on the country's economy, they leads to consumerism due supporting new technological advancement, they lead to an increase in carcinogens, the results of the researches are not announced to the public objectively, it increases dependence on technology and they contaminate the Earth beyond the limits of liveability. The candidate teachers that are in favor of space researches express that they consider the researches are reliable since the harms that emerge during researches can be minimized. On the other hand, the candidate teachers who are of the opposite idea argue that those harms can never be wiped out and that the budgets set fr these researches should be used for researches devoted to improving human health. Identifying the views of teachers - physical sciences teachers in particular - on current researches is essential in that these views give insight about their approaches towards their students. © The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology.
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Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology
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2016
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