Opinions of Prospective Teachers Raised in Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia Regions on Regional Educational Problems

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the experiences of prospective teachers living in East and Southeast Anatolia who have completed their primary and secondary education in these regions in relation to the educational problems in East and Southeast Anatolia. In accordance with this aim, the phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the research. The research group of the study consists of 9 prospective teachers who are continuing their education in different departments of the Faculty of Education during the academic year 2021-2022. The study used a semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers as a data collection tool. The data obtained during the study were analyzed using content analysis. As a result of the research, the prospective teachers stated that the most important problems in education in Anatolia's eastern and southeastern regions are general transportation, housing, and family’s economical problems. Other important problems are language, social gender, unawareness of parents, and socio-cultural problems. Under the heading of educational problems, the prospective teachers mentioned the problems of school opportunities, teachers' behaviors/attitudes, and the lack of teachers.