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In the Socratic Method, which is an approach based on inquiry, it is aimed that students have critical, questioning and creative thinking skills and ability to express themselves. Indeed, the Socratic Method offers students many advantages in terms of acquiring basic skills that will contribute to meeting the needs of this age. The main purpose of the current study is to examine the Socratic Method from the perspective of social studies teachers. The study group of the study consists of 22 social studies teachers working in the Ministry of Education in the province of Muş. The opinions of the social studies teachers who constitute the study group were obtained by using a semi-structured interview form. Qualitative research method was used in this study, in which the Socratic Method was examined from the perspective of social studies teachers. Within the context of the study, the phenomenological design was used in accordance with the nature of the qualitative research method. The data obtained were grouped and analyzed by using the descriptive analysis technique. As a result of the study, it was concluded that the social studies teachers expressed different opinions. In this context, the teachers defined the Socratic method according to their own perspectives, listed numerous advantages of it, expressed their opinions on the effect of this method on students’ interest in the lesson and made various suggestions to make this method more effective and functional.
