Temel Eğitim Bölümü (Okul Öncesi Eğitimi) / Department of Elementary Education

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Erken Çocuklukta Üstbilişin Doğası, Desteklenmesi ve Değerlendirilmesi
(İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi, 2024) AYDIN, EBRU; Ünsever, Özge
Son yıllarda gerçekleştirilen araştırmalar, küçük çocukların üstbilişsel becerilerden yararlanma kapasitesine sahip olduklarını ve bu becerilerin erken çocuklukta desteklenmesine dair gerekliliği ortaya koymuştur. Literatürde kısa bir geçmiş i olan üstbilişin eğitim araştırmalarına dahil olması ile birlikte bu becerilerin kendiliğinden gelişip gelişmediği ya da hangi öğretim stratejileriyle desteklenebileceği konularında soru işaretleri doğmuştur. Bunlarla birlikte üstbiliş teriminin kapsamının ve sınırlarının belirlenmesi noktasında hala birtakım sınırlılıklar bulunmaktadır. Özellikle üstbilişin bilişten ayrılan özellikleri ve biliş ile etkileşimi, diğer düşünme becerilerinden neden farklı olduğu ve terimin doğası hakkındaki so ru işaretlerinin cevaplanması önem taşımaktadır. Bu çalışmada üstbiliş teriminin kökeni ve doğası açıklanmış, farklı üstbilişsel modeller karşılaştırılmış, erken çocuklukta üstbilişin ne doğrultuda geliştiği, nasıl desteklenebileceği ve değerlendirilebileceği konularında eğitimcilere ve araştırmacılara bir başvuru kaynağı oluşturmaya çalışılmıştır.
The Parent-Child Relationship in the Digital Era: The Mediator Role of Digital Parental Awareness
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., 2024) TORAN, MEHMET; Kulaksız, Taibe; Özden, Bülent
The parent–child relationship was extensively reshaped during the infusion of digital technologies into families’ daily lives. In this context, this research aims to investigate the relationship between the parent’s time spent with the child and the parent–child relationship when digital parenting awareness including negative and positive roles is taken into consideration. A cross-sectional survey research method was employed. The data was collected by demographic information form, Child-parent Relationship, and Digital Parental Awareness scales. The data was analyzed from 285 parents with 3–6 years old children. In order to test the hypotheses, the Hayes-Process model was employed to determine the mediating effects of sub-dimensions of digital parental awareness between parent’s time spent with the child and the parent–child relationship. The results revealed that being a negative digital role model, digital negligence, parents' effective use of technology, and protection from digital risks partially mediate the link between parent–child time and their relationship. An increase in negative role modeling and digital negligence are associated with a decrease in the positive parent–child relationship. Furthermore, parents’ efficient use of and protection from risks from technology affects the parent–child relationship positively.
16. Ulusal Okul Öncesi Öğretmenliği Öğrenci Kongresi-Bildiri Özet Kitabı
(İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi, 2024) Kolektif; ed., Sevcan Yağan; ed., Mehmet Toran; ed., Emine Hande Aydos; ed., Ebru Aydın Yüksel; ed., Gül Demir; ed., İpek Öztürk
The Examination of Demographics Influences on the Digital Parenting Awareness of Parents With 3-6 Years Old Children
(Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, 2023) Kulaksız, Taibe; TORAN, MEHMET
This study aims to reveal the differences between digital parenting awareness by gender of the parent, age of the parent, perceived socioeconomic status of parent, daily internet usage duration of the parent, educational level of the parent, age of the child, number of children, and using a control app. Utilizing a cross-sectional survey method, the participants of the study consist of 308 parents with children ages 3 to 6. The Demographic Information Form and Digital Parenting Awareness Scale were administered and analyzed based on quantitative parametric analysis methods. Results showed that some demographics vary between mothers’ and fathers’ digital parenting awareness. Mothers show higher digital parenting awareness. Older parents are inclined to be digitally negligent of their children. Parents’ socioeconomic and educational levels almost do not influence digital parenting awareness. Parents do not act differently in digital environments regarding their pre-school age children. One-child families protect their kids from digital risks more than three-child families. It is important to emphasize that parents using the internet daily for more than four hours tend to have less awareness. Fathers/mothers using a parental control app have higher awareness to save and monitor their children online.
TÜBİTAK Çocuk Hakları Serisi Kitaplarının Konu, Tema, İleti, Yazınsal ve Eğitsel İlkeler Açısından İncelenmesi
(Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi, 2023) Doğan, Bilge; AYDOS, EMİNE HANDE
Alan araştırmaları arasında çocuk hakları ile bilgi veren resimli çocuk kitaplarına ilişkin araştırmaların önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu nedenle yapılan araştırmada çocuk haklarıyla ile ilgili bilgi veren resimli çocuk kitaplarının konu ve kurgu, tema, ileti, yazınsal ve eğitsel ilkeler çerçevesinde incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Yapılan doküman analizi ile ‘TÜBİTAK Yayınları Çocuk Hakları Serisi’nde yer alan 10 resimli öykü kitabı incelenmiştir. Veri toplama aracı olarak Sever (2014) tarafından hazırlanan ‘Çocuk ve Gençlik Edebiyatı Yapıtlarını Değerlendirme Ölçeği’ kullanılmıştır. Ölçek, toplamda 94 madde ve 5’li Likert tipi sekiz alt boyuttan oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada, ölçekte bulunan sekiz alt boyuttan ‘Konu ve Kurgu, İzlek (Tema), İleti, Yazınsal ve Eğitsel İlkeler’ boyutları kullanılmıştır. Araştırma kapsamında incelenen çocuk haklarını ele alan resimli çocuk kitaplarının incelenen boyutlar açısından kısmen yeterli ve çok iyi oldukları görülmüştür. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlar; incelenen resimli çocuk kitaplarının içerik olarak yeterli ve iyi olduğunu, çocuklara erken yaşlardan itibaren haklarını öğretmek için kullanılabileceğini göstermektedir.
Preschool Teachers' Views and Practices on Sexual Development and Education: A Case Study
(Anı Publishing, 2023) Yalkılıç, Beyza; YAĞAN, SEVCAN
This study aimed to examine the views and practices of preschool teachers on sexual development and education. The research was carried out with a case study design, one of the qualitative research designs, and the data were collected in the spring term of the 2019-2020 academic year. The working group consisted of 10 preschool teachers with5 years or more of professional experience working with 36-72-month-old children. A demographic information form, a semi-structured interview form, and a document review form were used to collect data. In the analysis of the research data, the descriptive analysis method was used for the interview data, and the content analysis method was employed in the document review form. According to the study results, preschool teachers did not have sufficient knowledge about the content of sexual education, children did not direct questions to their teachers about sexual development, and teachers did not encourage children to ask questions despite this situation. The study determined that only 28 of the 100 activity plans implemented by preschool teachers in the classroom included comprehensive sexual education topics.
Challenges of COVID-19: Preschool Teachers’ Views and Experiences During the Quarantine
(İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi, 2022) Güneş, Gökhan; TORAN, MEHMET
The purpose of the study is to analyze the evidence gathered from the preschool teachers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine. The study was carried out with 11 teachers who have professional experience ranging between 3 to 19 years from private and public preschools. The study was specified according to criterion sampling strategy under the purposeful sampling method. The data gathered via open-ended questions and the phenomenology method, one of the qualitative research designs, was used. The qualitative content analyses technique was applied for analyzing the data. It was reached remarkable themes about the preschool teachers’ pedagogical challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the analysis of data. The themes and their subthemes are as follows: The theme “challenges in the distance education process” contains the sub-themes of children, teachers, and parents, the theme “views about educational policy in new normal” contains the sub-themes of technological infrastructure problems, unpreparedness, and negative attitudes, the theme “expectations for the improvement of distance education” contains the sub-themes of teacher training, effective family involvement activities, and technology-based programs.
Development of Pre-Service Early Childhood Teachers' Technology Integrations Skills Through a Praxeological Approach
(Springer, 2022) Kulaksız, Taibe; TORAN, MEHMET
How to improve and what should be carried out for pre-service teachers' technological competencies for teaching purposes is still an important issue on the agenda of the higher education field. In light of this, we aimed to reflect the individual and collective technology integration knowledge and skills construction process of pre-service early childhood education teachers with democratic participation. We utilized the praxeological approach as a method and learning approach to reveal the reflections of the instructional technologies course. The participants in this study were 52 sophomore pre-service teachers in the early childhood education department. We collected the data from various sources such as interviews, portfolios, researchers' field notes, e-mails, online course evaluation form. We carried out the thematic analysis method to analyze the data. The findings indicated that three main themes emerged as initial challenges, learning process, and learning outcomes during enhancement of pre-service early childhood teachers' technology integration knowledge and skills. As a result, the praxeological approach used in instructional technologies courses in teacher education programs leads to a crucial digital transformation to be ready to become future teachers.
"I Did It Wrong, but I Know It": Young Children's Metacognitive Knowledge Expressions During Peer Interactions in Math Activities
(Elsevier Sci Ltd., 2022) AYDIN, EBRU; Dinçer, Çağlayan
Previous studies reveal that children's metacognitive skills make massive progress during the early childhood period. We believe that examining how children use metacognitive skills in the learning process is crucial for shaping future learning experiences. This case study explores how children's metacognitive knowledge emerges through peer interactions in mathematical measurement activities. Sixteen activities based on the dimensions of mathematical measurement skills of length, area, weight, and volume were applied and video recorded. We systematically observed two 5-year-old children in these activities for 10 weeks. A framework of analysis was developed from the results of previous research on children's metacognition. Children's metacognitive knowledge was analyzed in mathematical statements and other variables were also extracted. Using qualitative analysis, this study indicates how children's mathematical thinking skills are reflected in their expressions of metacognitive knowledge during peer interactions. Difficulties in assessing and measuring children's metacognition are also discussed.
Re-Imagining Society and Childhood: An Analysis of Cultural Politics of Childhood in Turkey
(Sage Publications Inc., 2022) TORAN, MEHMET; Toprak, Ziya
Neoliberalism along with other sites of cultural, social and political life has created deep impacts on childhood. With the rise of neoliberalisation of policies, childhood has come to be defined in terms of economic utility and wellbeing of society. In this paper, we examine the process of neoliberalisation through the changing role and meaning of childhood. We inquire the role of childhood in re-imagining of the Turkish society based on the data from the document of the strategic vision of the Turkish government. We seek to track the evolving notion of childhood and roles ascribed to it. By applying a critical discourse lens to the document of 8th Five Year Development Plan and Strategic Vision of 2023, we explain how the cultural politics of childhood work as tools of creating present and future workers. We examine the shifting place of childhood and instrumentalisation of childhood in neoliberal imagination of policy.
Policies and Practices of Early Childhood Education and Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives From Five Countries
(Journal of Childhood, Education and Society, 2021) TORAN, MEHMET; ve diğerleri...
The COVID-19 pandemic, which affects all areas of life, has also affected children in need of education and care. It is of great importance to develop policies that take into account the best interests of children in this process. In this review article, the policies developed for early childhood education and care during the pandemic period in five countries (Australia, Croatia, Hungary, Spain, and Turkey), how they are implemented, the problems that arose, and the solutions produced are discussed. As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that we need to focus on eliminating the educational inequalities, set policies for the welfare of children on foundations that are more realistic, rebuild teacher training, and improve the welfare of families. Priorizating the best interests of the child in the policies to be developed and building the social ecology on justice will ease overcoming the crises that will be faced.
Parents and Children During the COVID-19 Quarantine Process: Experiences From Turkey and China
(Sage Publications Inc., 2021) TORAN, MEHMET; Sak, Ramazan; Xu, Yuwei; Sahin-Sak, Ikbal Tuba; Yu, Yun
This paper reports Turkish and Chinese parents' experiences with their 3-6 year-old children during the COVID-19 quarantine process. Thirteen Turkish and 11 Chinese parents participated in a study that employed semi-structured interviews to examine participant self-perceived experiences. Findings show that the study revealed many commonalities in the experiences of Turkish and Chinese parents with their children during the COVID-19 quarantine process. Cultural differences between parents did not appear to significantly reflect the responses of parents during this extraordinary period. Parents mostly described difficulties with home quarantine. Most parents stated that their daily schedule and routines had changed as a result of home quarantine. Parents also said that they were unaware of their children's developmental progress and the extent to which their children had grown up before the quarantine. Parents shared both positive and negative experiences during the process. Since the quarantine process is an extraordinary experience for all family members, parents should be encouraged to put those positive experiences and acquisitions into their future life.
Okul Öncesi Öğretmen Adaylarının Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rolüne İlişkin Tutumları ile Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimleri İlişkisi
(Handan Deveci, 2019) Bayraktar, Seda; YAĞAN, SEVCAN
Öğretmenlerin cinsiyet rollerine ilişkin kalıplaşmış rolleri farkında olarak ya da farkındaolmaksızın sınıf içerisinde sürdürdükleri, öğretmenin cinsiyet rollerine ilişkin inanışları vebeklentilerinin çocukların davranışlarına etki ettiği bilinmektedir. Öğretmenler ders etkinliklerindeya da öğrencilerle olan ilişkilerinde bilerek ya da bilmeyerek bu kalıp yargılarla hareketetmektedirler. Cinsiyetçi olmayan bir eğitim yaratmak için en önemli güç öğretmenlerin gücüdür.Öğretmenin toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği konusunda sınıfında neler yapabileceği, çocukların eşitlikçibakış açısı geliştirmesinde ne gibi yollar izleyeceğini bilmesinin ön koşulu öğretmenin toplumsalcinsiyete ilişkin geleneksel bakış açısını eleştirmesi yani bir başka deyişle eleştirel düşünmebecerisi ile bağlantılı olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu bağlamda bu araştırmanın temel amacı, okulöncesi öğretmen adaylarının toplumsal cinsiyet rolüne ilişkin tutumları ile eleştirel düşünmeeğilimleri arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemektir. Bu kapsamda, okul öncesi öğretmenliği lisansprogramında öğrenimlerini sürdüren 512 öğretmen adayına Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rolleri TutumÖlçeği ve Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimi Ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda okul öncesiöğretmen adaylarının toplumsal cinsiyet rolleri tutumlarının eşitlikçi olduğu ve eleştirel düşünmeeğilimlerinin yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarının toplumsal cinsiyetrolleri tutumu ile eleştirel düşünme eğilimleri arasında ana boyutlarda ve tüm boyutlarda pozitifyönlü, anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Araştırmada toplumsal cinsiyet rolü ana boyutu ile eleştireldüşünme eğilimi ana boyutu arasında pozitif yönlü, orta derecede ve %12,6 etki bulunmuştur.
Dikenli Gül: Türkiye’de Kırsal Kesimde Okul Öncesi Öğretmeni Olmaya İlişkin Fenomenolojik Bir Çalışma
(Anı Yayıncılık, 2019) YAĞAN, SEVCAN
Köy okulunda görev yapan okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin yaşadıkları öğretmenlik deneyimlerini ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlayan bu çalışma nitel araştırma desenlerinden fenomenoloji ile desenlenmiştir. Çalışmaya 2016-2017 eğitim-öğretim yılında, Diyarbakır, Ordu, Van, Bursa, Şanlıurfa ve Ağrı illerine bağlı bir köyde okul öncesi öğretmeni olarak görev yapan 9 okul öncesi öğretmeni katılmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri Skype programı aracılığıyla yapılan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler yoluyla toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda köyde öğretmenlik yapmanın manevi tatmini yüksek ancak öğretmenin mesleki gelişimine katkı sağlayan oldukça zorlu bir yolculuk olduğu; köy okullarında öğretmenlerin hem veliler hem de çocuklar ile dil ve iletişim problemleri yaşadığı; ısınma, su, elektrik, uygun olmayan sınıf ortamları ve materyal eksiklikleri olduğu dile getirilmiştir.
Erken Çocukluk Çalışmalarında Gündem Olan Konuların İncelenmesi: Yaşadıkça Eğitim Dergisinin 30 Yılı
(İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi, 2020) Doma, Evcan Afra; TORAN, MEHMET
Bu araştırmada, 1986-2015 yılları arasında ebeveynlere yönelik Türkiye’de yayımlanan Yaşadıkça Eğitim dergisinde erken çocuklukla ilgili makalelerin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Nitel araştırma yöntemi ile yürütülen çalışmada 125 sayı içerisinde 231 makale dahil edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde Makale Sınıflama Formu kullanılmıştır. Makalelerin derinlemesine incelenmesi için doküman incelemesi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonucunda, erken çocukluk döneminde çocuğun bütünsel gelişimi için anne baba eğitiminin önemli olduğu bulunmuştur. Tespit edilen diğer konulara daha az değinildiği belirlenmiştir. Değişen zamanla birlikte erken çocukluk döneminde öğretmenlerin de anne babalar kadar önemli olduğu anlaşılması üzerine Yaşadıkça Eğitim dergisinde buna göre yayın yapıldığı tespit edilmiştir. Yaşadıkça Eğitim dergisinde yayınlanan makalelerin tespit edilen her konu aralığında olması gerekliliği önerilmiştir.
Erken Çocukluk Eğitiminden Beklentiler: Ebeveynler Ne Düşünüyor?
(Başkent Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi, 2020) TORAN, MEHMET; Şahin, Derya
Erken çocukluk eğitiminin önemli bir parçası olan ebeveynlerin sürecin aktif katılımcıları olduğu için ebeveynlerin erken çocukluk eğitiminden beklentilerinin incelenmesi önem taşımaktadır. Bu önem ile mevcut araştırmada amaç çocuğu erken çocukluk eğitimine devam eden ebeveynlerin erken çocukluk eğitiminden beklentilerini açığa çıkarmaktır. Araştırma, nitel araştırma desenlerinden olan fenomenoloji deseni benimsenerek tasarlanmış, çalışma grubu ise amaçlı örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak belirlenmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu çocukları normal gelişim gösteren ve 2’si özel 3’ü kamuya bağlı bağımsız erken çocukluk eğitimi kurumuna devam eden 14 gönüllü ebeveyn oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmış, elde edilen veriler içerik analizi ile analiz edilmiş ve açığa çıkan bulgular yorumlamıştır. Sonuç olarak mevcut araştırmaya katılan ebeveynlerin özellikle çocukların gelişimini desteklemeye, eğitimi nitelikli öğretmenlerin vermesine ve pedagojik uygulamalara yönelik beklentilerinin olduğu, bu beklentilerin ebeveynlerin farkındalıklarına paralel bir şekilde açığa çıktığı söylenebilir.
Investigating the Effects of STEM Enriched Implementations on School Readiness and Concept Acquisition of Children
(Ankara University, 2020) TORAN, MEHMET; Aydın, Ebru; Etgüer, Damla
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of STEM enriched preschool education implementations on children's school readiness and concept acquisition. The study was conducted with experimental design with pretest-posttest control group. The sample group of the study consisted of thirty-three children from the age group of 60-68 months. While 16 of the children were included in experimental group, 17 were included in control group. Before the implementations, the activities which were based on STEM skills and for which expert opinions were taken were developed. All activities were completed in nine weeks. Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised Form was used as the data collection tool in the pretest-posttest. As a result of the study, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the total scores of both school readiness and concept acquisition in favor of the experimental group. Based on the results, it can be asserted that early STEM activities supported preschool education program in school readiness and concept acquisition.
Stay in Solidarity and Share Equally: An Open Access Journal in Childhood Studies
(Istanbul Kultur University, 2020) TORAN, MEHMET; Sackes, Mesut; Göl-Güven, Maden
Journal of Childhood, Education & Society (JCES) was founded as a product of collective thought under the leadership of Dr. Mehmet Toran in July 2019 by a group of early childhood researchers who conduct both collaborative and independent academic research. Under the light of scientific research, current publishing policies cannot eliminate inequalities in public access for transfer and access of knowledge that is generated for the public weal (Beall, 2013). Particularly, having a limited access to the knowledge in early childhood studies is acknowledged as the first step for constitution of JCES. In this context, we would like to underline that independent researchers who are voluntarily taking part in the emergence of JCES are involved in a very courageous endeavour. This collective constitution takes an important responsibility for the public as well, and we point out that to fulfil this responsibility, it embraces moral and ethical rules as a reference point. Objectives, scope and ethical principles of JCES are determined with the contribution of the editorial board. In addition, we make promise to the larger research community of early childhood area that we will make sure to contribute to the area by giving a priority to high quality of research with robust evidence.
Mother–Child Interactions During Shared Reading With Digital and Print Books
(Routledge, 2020) ÖZTÜRK, GÜLŞAH; Hill, Susan
This study explored the quality of interactions in mother–child shared reading with a print book and with an electronic book on an i-Pad. The study involved a Turkish mother and her 5-year-old son who were observed at home when reading the printed book Ay’ı kim çaldı? (Who stole the moon?) and its exact digital match. The shared book reading interactions were analysed in terms of (a) the amount of talk with the different book formats and (b) the content of the mother–child talk including the focus of the talk, expansion of ideas and behavioural-related talk. The results revealed that print book reading engaged the child in higher-level thinking compared to digital book reading. There was greater frequency of non-immediate talk in the print book reading compared to the digital book reading. Also, results suggested that the digital book encouraged more behaviour-related talk related to negotiating the book sharing routine.
The Role of Parents' Empathic Tendencies in Children Value Acquisition
(Anı Yayıncılık, 2020) Yakupoğulları, Ayşe; YAĞAN, SEVCAN
Purpose: The present study aims to reveal the predictive role of parents' empathic tendencies in children value acquisition. Research Methods: We conducted a relational survey study, including 170 children aged 60-72 months, 85 of whom were girls and 85 were boys, who were attending the kindergarten school in Malatya City, and their parents. The Pre-school Values Scale Student Form, Empathy Tendency Scale and Sociodemographic Information Form were used to collect data. Findings: Results indicated that there was a significant positive correlation between value of children and parent’s empathic tendencies. As empathic and sympathetic tendencies of parents increased, the children's respect, honesty, responsibility, cooperation, friendship and sharing scores increased. The findings showed that the values which had the highest average score were sharing, respect and honesty among the study group. Although the mean total empathy level of the mothers was higher than the fathers’, it was found that father empathy level was positively related with the child value levels, suggesting that the fathers had important role in child value education. Implications for Research and Practice: Parent training can be organized to increase the empathy skills of the families. Besides, different studies can be carried out to examine the factors affecting children’s value acquisition.

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