Importance of values education in the dimension of social studies course and effects of media on values [Sosyal bi?lgi?ler dersi? boyutunda değerler eği?ti?mi?ni?n önemi? ve medyanin değerler üzeri?ndeki? etki?si?]

Abstract

Body of rules that direct the behaviors of people living in a specific society constitute values. To ensure peace in a society, values education is so important. Values education starts at a young age. Values education starting at family environment continues at school. Values change from society to society. Besides this, they can change in time. With the improvement of technology, the change in values and dispersion of them has accelerated. Studies have shown that media tools have negative effects on people's behaviors, and have given birth to popular culture and have accelerated globalization. Values education is given in the scope of social studies course at schools. Besides this, in recent years, media literacy course is given as elective course to protect children from the negative sides of media. Within the scope of this study, importance of values which is a building stone of individuals' character, the effect of media on values and how it affects people's behavior and what can be done to decrease negative effect was dealt with.