Social studies pre-service teachers' views about technology literacy

Abstract

In this study, views of the social studies pre-service teachers about technology and technology literacy are presented focusing on the role of technology in 21st century and in our lives and importance of the social studies pre-service teachers in training technologically literate citizens. This study was conducted in a state university in Turkey. Ten senior students were selected. The data were collected from February 2009 through March 2010. The primary source of the data included semi-structured interviews. By using the content analysis, the discourse was systematically observed based on various coding categories.