Abstract
PHILOSOPHY EDUCATION AND ITS PROBLEMS IN TURKEY
Philosophy education and its problems in Turkey should be considered in three dimensions. First of them is mainly due to historical and conjectural socio-political problems. The second is the attitude of the students and their parents towards teaching philosophy, and the third is
Teachers as evaluated by the methods they use.
The purpose of this study is to analyse the philosophy education and its problems in Turkey in the three dimensions mentioned above, and to present proposals for solutions for high schools.
The data required for the research were obtained from the current 187 philosophy teachers on the basis of the sampling with the help of a questionnaire. Findings are based on multivariate analysis. The results are presented as problem identification based on findings. The results have also been compared with similar studies previously done by other researchers.
Keywords
Problems of Philosophy Education, Philosophy Education in Turkey
