DURKHEIM'S MORAL EDUCATİON AND IDEAL CITIZEN TYPE

In this study, it was aimed to reveal the individual and society model designed by Emile Durkheim,\rone of the pioneers of sociology, by examining her views on moral and values education.The findings\robtained were compared with the understanding of moral and values education applied in the Turkish\reducation system and Durkheim's footprints were sought. The document analysis, which is one of the\rqualitative research methods, was used in the research and the findings were interpreted with content\ranalysis. It has been determined that Durkheim's understanding of moral education is at the core of the\rnation-state ideology and that he puts the education system in the center in this sense. Thinking that all\rindividuals who make up the society should share common norms and values, Durkheim has designed a\rnext generation devoted to its homeland and the society to which it belongs. He thinks that in order to raise\rthis generation, children should be given moral education that serves national interests from an early age.\rThere is an important similarity between the ideal citizen model designed by Durkheim and the citizen\rmodel that the Turkish education system is trying to train. Durkheim attributed important responsibilities\rto the teacher in the delivery of moral education, thinking that the teacher is the representative of the state,\rdrawing a dominant teacher profile. Students, on the other hand, idealized themselves as passive, obedient\rand altruistic individuals who surrendered themselves to authority. The main argument of the research is\rDurkheim's work on Moral Education. In addition, by examining his various articles and studies, the\ridealized citizen model has been revealed.