Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 725 - 766 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.14527/pegegog.2020.024 İndeks Tarihi: 13-10-2020

Experiences of Pre-school Children and Their Teachers Regarding Class Rules and Behavior Management: A Case Study

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The aim of the study is to determine experiences of children attending a preschool class and their teacher about class rules, desirable and undesirable behaviors and strategies followed by the teacher concerning these behaviors. The study is a case study, which is one of the qualitative research methods. The participants were 14 children attending a class for 5 year-olds in an independent kindergarten and the teacher of the class. Semi-structured interview technique was used in the study. In addition, in two of the questions in the interview, the students were asked to draw pictures to help them describe their experiences in more detail. The data in the study were analyzed by content analysis, categorized by coding, and themes and sub-themes were obtained. As a result of the research, it was found that the opinions of the children and their teachers about class rules and undesirable behaviors were in parallel with each other. The study revealed that the experiences of children and the teacher overlap in terms of behaviors and strategies followed by the teacher in response to desirable behaviors. However, it was found that the experiences of children and their teacher differ with regards to the way class rules are determined, and behaviors and strategies followed by the teacher concerning undesirable behaviors.
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Okul Öncesi Dönem Çocuklarının ve Öğretmenlerinin Sınıf Kuralları ve Davranış Yönetimine İlişkin Deneyimleri: Bir Durum Çalışması

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Araştırmanın amacı, bir okul öncesi eğitim sınıfına devam eden çocukların ve öğretmenlerinin sınıf kuralları, istendik ve istenmeyen davranışlar ve bu davranışlar karşısında izledikleri stratejiler hakkındaki deneyimlerinin belirlenmesidir. Araştırma nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden durum çalışmasıdır. Çalışma grubu, bağımsız bir anaokulunun 5 yaş sınıfına devam eden 14 çocuk ve sınıfın öğretmeninden oluşmuş, yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği kullanılmıştır. Ayrıca görüşme sırasında çocuklara sorulan soruların ikisinde çocukların deneyimlerini daha detaylı betimlemelerine yardımcı olmak için resim çizmeleri istenmiştir. Çalışmada elde edilen veriler içerik analizi yapılarak çözümlenmiş, kodlanarak kategorileştirilmiş, temalar ve alt temalar elde edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda çocukların ve öğretmenlerinin sınıf kurallarına ve istenmeyen davranışlara ilişkin görüşlerinin birbiri ile paralellik gösterdiği bulunmuştur. Çocukların sınıf kurallarından bahsederken kuralları hep olumsuz cümlelerle ifade etmeleri araştırmanın dikkat çekici bir sonucudur. Öğretmenin istendik davranışlar karşısında sergilediği davranışlar ve izlediği stratejiler konusunda çocuk ve öğretmen deneyimlerinin örtüştüğü; sınıf kurallarının belirlenme biçimi, istenmeyen davranışlar karşısındaki öğretmen davranışları ve stratejileri konularında ise çocuk ve öğretmen deneyimlerinin farklılık gösterdiği tespit edilmiştir.
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APA YILDIZ TAŞDEMİR C, Atış Akyol N, ATA DOĞAN S, Akman B (2020). Experiences of Pre-school Children and Their Teachers Regarding Class Rules and Behavior Management: A Case Study. Pegem Eğitim ve Öğretim Dergisi, 10(3), 725 - 766. 10.14527/pegegog.2020.024
Chicago YILDIZ TAŞDEMİR CANSU,Atış Akyol Nevra,ATA DOĞAN SELDA,Akman Berrin Experiences of Pre-school Children and Their Teachers Regarding Class Rules and Behavior Management: A Case Study. Pegem Eğitim ve Öğretim Dergisi 10, no.3 (2020): 725 - 766. 10.14527/pegegog.2020.024
MLA YILDIZ TAŞDEMİR CANSU,Atış Akyol Nevra,ATA DOĞAN SELDA,Akman Berrin Experiences of Pre-school Children and Their Teachers Regarding Class Rules and Behavior Management: A Case Study. Pegem Eğitim ve Öğretim Dergisi, vol.10, no.3, 2020, ss.725 - 766. 10.14527/pegegog.2020.024
AMA YILDIZ TAŞDEMİR C,Atış Akyol N,ATA DOĞAN S,Akman B Experiences of Pre-school Children and Their Teachers Regarding Class Rules and Behavior Management: A Case Study. Pegem Eğitim ve Öğretim Dergisi. 2020; 10(3): 725 - 766. 10.14527/pegegog.2020.024
Vancouver YILDIZ TAŞDEMİR C,Atış Akyol N,ATA DOĞAN S,Akman B Experiences of Pre-school Children and Their Teachers Regarding Class Rules and Behavior Management: A Case Study. Pegem Eğitim ve Öğretim Dergisi. 2020; 10(3): 725 - 766. 10.14527/pegegog.2020.024
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ISNAD YILDIZ TAŞDEMİR, CANSU vd. "Experiences of Pre-school Children and Their Teachers Regarding Class Rules and Behavior Management: A Case Study". Pegem Eğitim ve Öğretim Dergisi 10/3 (2020), 725-766. https://doi.org/10.14527/pegegog.2020.024