Themes

4+4+4 and Social Studies

• Social studies and citizenship education in primary schools
• Teacher education and allocation: Pre-service and in-service education
• Pupils’ education
• Social studies and citizenship curricula in early years; what has changed?
• Social studies and citizenship education in middle schools
• Citizenship and human rights education in high schools

Population in the Context of Social Sciences, Brain Circulation, Diversity and Immigration

• Diversity and scope of migration problems experienced by Turkish students in Germany
• Current developments in Turkey in social studies education and evaluation from the perspective of Germany

Social Media and Democracy

• Social media; political and social activism
• Social participation, democracy and human rights
• Resources of information, political knowledge and social media
• Educational technology and social participation

The EU and Social Studies in Turkish Education System

• The EU, lifelong learning and human rights and citizenship education
• The new trends in education in EU
• The impact of the EU on Turkish education system (the new projects and programs)
• Human rights and democracy projects of EU

Globalization and Values Education

• Globalization and values education
• Values education and social studies
• Values/religious education and values
• Values; International perspectives
   

Special Education and Social Studies

• Pupils with special educational needs and social studies
• Educating gifted pupils and social studies
• Gifted students and BİLSEMs in Turkish Education system
• Societal change and special education

Social Studies in Higher Education

• Graduate social studies in Turkey
• Postgraduate social studies in Turkey
• Social studies education abroad

Workshop

• ‘Social studies’ some thoughts and discussion on its name and scope