FUTURE CLASS-TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD DIDACTIC VALUES OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING IN CLASS TEACHING

Starting from theoretical perspectives, existing conceptualizations and empirical studies on effects of cooperative learning, we analyse didactic values of cooperative learning in terms of class teaching. It is obvious that didactic values of cooperative learning are almost always analysed from the perspective of the teaching practice, neglecting the attitudes of students – future agents of teaching. With this study, we attempted to find out how future class-teachers’ perceive didactic values of cooperative teaching in achieving socio-affective and cognitive objectives of class teaching, and to what extent their gender and year of study influence their perception of the didicatic values of cooperative learning. The study included 394 students of faculties of education in Serbia (Užice, Jagodina and Vranje). The results show that students, future class-teachers have positive attitudes toward didactic values of cooperative learning in terms of achieving socio-affective and cognitive objectives of teaching. We established significant differences in future class-teachers’ attitudes, in relation to their gender and the year of study. In the context of the results obtained, we derived pedagogical implications and implications for future studies

A Caravanserai from 16th century in Sivas "Behram Pasha Han"

Behram Pasha Han located in the center of Sivas was constructed as the part of important construction activities carried out within the city in the sixteenth century. Han which is in Ottoman Classical Style has no inscription about first construction. Behram Pasha Han (Fig. 1) is a city inn providing combined use of accommodation for travellers and offices and storage spaces for tradesmen. It is nearly square in plan. It is a two storey building with a spacious courtyard. The courtyard is surrounded by arcades on its three sides at the ground level. There is stable along the northwest side of the ground floor. According to the late Ottoman inscription over its entrance, it was converted into a military barrack at the end of the 19th century. In the Republican period the building had been used for military purposes until 1976. Since the building is of waqf origin, it was handed over to the General Directorate of Pious Foundations in 1967. After the Ministry of Defense abandoned the building, it was used for different purposes. Finding appropriate uses for Behram Pasha Han is important for the preservation and sustainability of the monument. The architectural properties of the historic building offer several possibilities for reuse; it can be converted into a social, cultural and touristic center. Its new use can contribute to the improvement of cultural tourism in the city