The Opinions of Social Studies Teachers and Prospective Teachers about Seven Principles for Good Practice in Education

The purpose of this study is making a descriptive evaluation of the social studies teachers’ and prospective teachers’ views on the application of seven principles for good practice in education, proposed by gamson and chickering, in educational settings. in the study, the first three of the seven principles which are directly related to the constructivism, were dealt with. 98 students of 2nd and 4th grades of social studies teaching department and 30 social studies teachers from the city center of erzurum participated in the study. as a result of the study in which survey and descriptive research methods were used, it has been concluded that students of 2nd and 4th grades of social studies teaching department as prospective teachers are more positive about seven principles than social studies teachers. moreover, the study shows that women are more positive about seven principles for good practice in education than men.