Social Studies Teacher Candidates' Approach to Culture and Different Cultures

The main aim of this research is to reveal how social studies teacher candidates perceive the concept of culture and approach different cultures. Qualitative research methods and techniques were used in the study. The semistructured interview technique was used as a data collection tool. The participant group consists of eight students studying in a university social studies teacher education program in Istanbul. The data obtained in the research were analyzed by following the content analysis steps. From the findings of the study, the participants reached the conclusion that they understood the concept of culture based on the concepts of religion and language and that they made different cultural definitions with this basic movement, as well as believe that different cultural students should be included in the culture transfer process for social adaptation