Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY, cilt.83, sa.1, ss.124-145, 2025 (ESCI)
The Century of Turkiye Education Model has been started to implementation in 2024-2025 academic
year. Within the overarching objectives, a multitude of values as a component of culture are envisioned
for students to acquire. Across generations, a cultural challenge arises as pre-service teachers strug-
gle to convey their parents' emotions amid perceptions of shame and disrespect, adding a layer of di-
scomfort to the new generation expected to emulate these behaviors. In this qualitative study employing
the Cultural Analysis framework, data were collected by conducting interviews. Totally 144 pre-service
teachers and 97 parents volunteered to participate. Within the scope of validity and reliability studies,
codes and themes were determined in collaboration with two researchers, and participant approval and
expert opinions were obtained. The results were presented under two headings: “Pre-service Teachers”
and “Parents”. The findings highlighted the profound impact of social acceptance on shaping behavior
and values within social communities, revealing a complex interplay, where even those critical societal
expectations conform due to the fear of social acceptance. Across generations, a cultural challenge arises
as pre-service teachers struggle to convey their parents' emotions amid perceptions of shame and disre-
spect, adding a layer of discomfort to the new generation expected to emulate these behaviors. Parents
who represent X Generation, express apprehensions about the widespread use of mobile phones, aligning
with broader concerns about technology's influence on communication, ignoring some values such as
loyalty and being reliable, while their child who represents Z Generation, underlines their parents overe-
stimate relative and neighbor relations.