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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
OKÖ429 - Character and Value Education in Early Childhood VII. SEMESTER 3 +0 5.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DOÇ. DR. ASLI YILDIRIM
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
Place of Delivery
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Prerequisites There is no a prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component for this course .
Recommended Resources Bryan, C.S. & Babelay, A.M. (2009). Building character: A model for reflective practice. Academic Medicine, 84(9), 1283-1288.Colby, A. & Damon, W. (1992). Some do care. New York: The Free Press.Damon, W. & Gregory, A. (1997). The Youth Charter: towards the formation of adolescent moral identity. Journal of Moral Education, 26(2), 117-130.Damon, W. (2002). “The roots of character and the role of community. white house talk on character and community.” [Online] Retrieved on 6 January 2013, at URL: http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/character/damon.pdf Damon, W. Menon, J. & Bronk, K. C. (2003). The development of purpose during adolescence. Applied Developmental Science, 7(3), 119-128.Ekşi, H. & Katılmış, A. (2015). Karakter Eğitimi El Kitabı. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.Hart, D. Atkins, R. & Ford, D. (1998). Urban America as a context for the development of moral identity in adolescence. Journal of Social Issues, 54(3), 513-530. Hart, D. & Carlo, G. (2005). Moral development in adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 15(3), 223–233.Husu, J. & Tirri, K. (2003). A case study approach to study one teacher\'s moral reflection. Teaching and Teacher Education, 19 (3), 345–357.Jones, S.C. & Stoodley, J. (1999). Community of caring: a character education program designed to ıntegrate values into a school community. NASSP Bulletin, 83(609), 46-51.Katılmış, A., Ekşi, H. & Öztürk, C. (2011). Sosyal bilgiler ders kazanımlarıyla bütünleştirilmiş karakter eğitimi programının etkililiği. Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Bilimleri, 11(2), 854-859.Kupperman, J.J. (2005). How not to educate character. In D.K. Lapsey & F.C. Power (Eds.).Character psychology and character education (pp.201-217). Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press.Larson, R. (2006). Positive youth development, willful adolescents, and mentoring. Journal of Community Psychology, 34(6), 677-689.Lerner, R.M., Dowling, E.M. & Anderson, P.M. (2003). Positive youth development: thriving as the basis of personhood and civil society. Applied Developmental Science, 7(3), 172-180.Lickona, T. (1991). Educating for character how our schools can teach respect and responsibility. New York: Bantam Books.Milson, A.J. (2000). Social studies teacher educators\' perceptions of character education. Theory & Research in Social Education, 28(2), 144-169.Milson, A.J. (2003). Teachers’ sense of efficacy for the formation of students’ character. Journal of Research in Character Education, 1(2), 89–106.Park, N. & Peterson, C. (2006). Moral competence and character strengths among adolescents: The development and validation of the values in action inventory of strengths for youth. Journal of Adolescence, 29(6), 891-909.Revell, L. & Arthur, J. (2007). Character education in schools and the education of teachers. Journal of Moral Education, 36(1), 79-92.Roeser, R.W., Eccles, J.S. & Sameroff, A.J. (2000). School as a context of early adolescents\' academic and social-emotional development: a summary of research findings. The Elementary School Journal, Special Issue: Non-Subject-Matter Outcomes of Schooling [II], 100(5), 443-471. Ryan, K. & Bohlin, K. E. (1999). Building character in schools. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.Schultz, L. H., Barr, D.J. & Selman, R.L. (2001). Approach to evaluating character development programmes: an outcome study of facing history and ourselves. Journal of Moral Education, 30(1), 3-27.Seligman, M.E.P. & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Positive psychology an introduction. American Psychologist, 55, 5–14.Seligman, M.E.P., Steen, T.A., Park, N. & Peterson, C. (2005). Positive psychology progress empirical validation of ınterventions. American Psychologist, 60(5), 410-421.Stake, RE. (2005). Qualitative case studies. The sage handbook of qualitative research. (3rd Ed.) N.K. Denzin & Y.S. Lincoln. Thousand Oaks CA: Sage Publications. pp.463-466.Steinberg, L. (2005). Cognitive and affective development in adolescence. TRENDS in Cognitive Sciences, 9(2), 69-74.Thomas, R.S. (1991). Character education: paradigms, problems, and potentials. The Clearing House, 65(1), 51-55.Williams, D.D., Yanchar, S.C., Jensen, L.C. & Lewis, C. (2003). Character education in a public high school: a multi-year inquiry into unified studies. Journal of Moral Education; 32(1), 3-33.Wrobel, E. (1997). Character education: A school and community collaboration. Social Studies Review, 37(1), 50-52.Yussen, S.R. (1977). Characteristics of moral dilemmas written by adolescents. brief reports. Developmental Psychology, 13(2), 162-163.
Work Placement Not Applicable
Aims of the Course

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Introduction of the course and the syllabus
Week - 2 Conceptual Framework: Character, Personality / Personality, Value, Virtue, Morality, Temperament, etc.
Week - 3 Character Development and Education; Family, Environment, and School in Character Development and Education
Week - 4 Değerlerin Tanımı ve Sınıflandırılması
Week - 5 Sources of Values, and Individual, Social, Cultural, Religious, Moral Foundations of Values
Week - 6 Approaches and Practices of Character and Value Education
Week - 7 Intercultural Differentiation and Coexistence Culture in Character and Value Education
Week - 8 Character and Value Education in Terms of Philosophy and Goals of Education
Week - 9 Teacher as a Role Model in Character and Value Education
Week - 10 Teaching Methods and Techniques in Character /Value Education
Week - 11 Crisis of Values in Modern and Multicultural Societies and Education
Week - 12 Value Education in Human-Cultural Development Process
Week - 13 Examples from the Turkish Education and Cultural History
Week - 14 Values Education Practice and Research in Turkey

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 40
Final Exam 1 60
Toplam (%) 100

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