摘要：This study aims to explore Social Studies teachers' perceptions of new approaches and concepts, which are introduced to field of education through globalization such as global systems, global education, and diversity. In this study phenomenology was used as a method to discover social studies teachers' perceptions of such concepts. Within the purposeful sampl ing the res earchers used maximum variation sampling method in order to select participants. The participants were four social studies teachers who are currently employ ed in three different public schools in Turkey. Semi -structured individual interviews were conducted with the participants. Inductiv e data analysis method was used to analyze the data of this study. The study shows that social studies teachers had shallow and unclear perspectives on global systems, global education, and diversity. The teachers also pointed out that global sys tems and globalization were about social, political, and economic conflicts among different cultures, religions, races, and ethnic groups. Therefore, participants' negative view of global education was based on personal beliefs rather than knowledge.
关键词：Social Studies; Global Systems; Global Education; Diversity
