The Constructivist Approach? I Have Heard about It but I Have Never Seen It: "An Example of Exploratory Sequential Mixed Design Study"

Autor/inn/en	Polat, Ahmet; Dogan, Soner; Demir, Selçuk Besir
Titel	The Constructivist Approach? I Have Heard about It but I Have Never Seen It: "An Example of Exploratory Sequential Mixed Design Study"
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 5 (2016) 1, S.62-82 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	Constructivism (Learning); Educational Quality; Social Studies; Research Methodology; Discovery Processes; Mixed Methods Research; Qualitative Research; Behaviorism; Educational Environment; Physical Environment; Social Environment; Elementary School Students; Grade 4; Factor Analysis; Teacher Role; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Gemeinschaftskunde; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Qualitative Forschung; Behaviourism; Behaviorismus; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Natürliche Umwelt; Soziales Umfeld; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Faktorenanalyse; Lehrerrolle; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	The present study was undertaken to investigate the quality of education based on the views of the students attending social studies education departments at the Faculties of Education and to determine the existing problems and present suggestions for their solutions. The study was conducted according to exploratory sequential mixed method. In line with this, first of all, qualitative data was collected and based on qualitative data, a quantitative data collection tool was developed. The qualitative study group was chosen via criterion sampling, and two-phase cluster sampling method was used to determine the quantitative study group. The qualitative study group is composed of 6 participants and the quantitative group is composed of 1,670 students. In line with the response the participants provided the content was structured and presented under 3 themes. These themes are: (1) Findings with regard to instructional activities of lecturers; (2) Behaviorism instead of constructivism; and (3) Findings related to physical, social and cultural environment. It was concluded that quantitative data collected indicate that qualitative data can be generalized and that various factors are influential on education provided at the faculties. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01