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TAY Journal 2025, Vol. 9(2) 250-266
Social Studies Topics in Periodicals: The Example of The Meraklı Minik Magazine
pp. 250 - 266 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/tayjournal.2025.1290.02
Publish Date: July 31, 2025 | Single/Total View: 0/0 | Single/Total Download: 0/0
Abstract
Magazines play an important role in children’s development in many areas, especially cognitive development. It is also possible to utilize this function of magazines for educational purposes. The aim of study was to determine which topics within the social studies curriculum the content of Meraklı Minik magazine could be related to. In this context, a qualitative research approach was adopted in the study. The study examined the Meraklı Minik magazine in detail through document review. The data source for the study consists of thirteen issues of Meraklı Minik magazine published during the first week of each month from February 2024 to February 2025. In the analysis of the data obtained in the study, the document analysis method was used. For the validity of the study, expert opinions were obtained regarding the categories created. To ensure the reliability of the study, the categories and codes created by the researcher were compared with the expert opinions. The research found that Meraklı Minik magazine covers a variety of topics in the categories of history, geography, sociology, economy, folklore, art, and citizenship. Geography was the category with the most topics, with thirty four. There were fourteen topics in the arts category, six in history, four in economy, two in folklore, one in sociology, and one in citizenship. According to this study, it is observed that the topics in Meraklı Minik magazine appear mostly in the category of geography, followed by art. It is recommended that Meraklı Minik magazine be used in social studies course.
Keywords: Social studies curriculum, Meraklı Minik magazine, children
APA 7th edition
Geldi, A.C. (2025). Social Studies Topics in Periodicals: The Example of The Meraklı Minik Magazine. TAY Journal, 9(2), 250-266. https://doi.org/10.29329/tayjournal.2025.1290.02
Harvard
Geldi, A. (2025). Social Studies Topics in Periodicals: The Example of The Meraklı Minik Magazine. TAY Journal, 9(2), pp. 250-266.
Chicago 16th edition
Geldi, Aysegul Celik (2025). "Social Studies Topics in Periodicals: The Example of The Meraklı Minik Magazine". TAY Journal 9 (2):250-266. https://doi.org/10.29329/tayjournal.2025.1290.02
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