摘要：This research has done by descriptive research method which is one of qualitative ways. Its design is a case study. Working groups of it includes 150 students at 5. and 6. grade and 32 teachers from 3 different secondary schools in .i.li district of .zmir. Semi - structured interview form and observation form for qualitative research have been used as data collecting tools. While analyzing data, both content analysis and descriptive analyses have been used. Findings of the study are those; while choosing optional courses, students have mostly considered the con tribution of the courses to them and external factors. The results about teaching process of the courses show that; elective courses support the core courses by reviewing, by enhancement and supporting activities. It has been found out that, frequency of p ositive and negative opinions of teachers and students about course contents are nearly the same. Unlike, there are differences between opinions of teachers and students about benefits of courses. Frequency of positive attitudes and behaviors of both teach ers and students towards course process are similar with the negative ones. Also, observation results show parallelism with the interview results.
关键词：Elective Course; ; 12 Years of Compulsory Education; Junior High School
