ERIC Number: EJ1226090
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Opinions of Pre-School Teachers and Pre-Service Teachers on Values Education in the Pre-School Period: The Case of Konya Province = Okul öncesi ögretmenlerinin ve ögretmen adaylarinin okul öncesi dönemde degerler egitimine iliskin görüsleri: Konya ili örnegi
Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, v9 n2 p381-412 2019
This study, which was carried out to determine the opinions of pre-school teachers and pre-service teachers on values education in the pre-school period, is a qualitative study. The case study design was used in the study. The study group of the research consists of 60 pre-school teachers working at independent kindergartens and nursery classes affiliated to Konya Provincial Directorate of National Education and 60 preservice teachers studying at Necmettin Erbakan University, Department of Pre-School Education. The data in the study were collected using the "Personal Information Form" and the semi-structured interview form that consists of open-ended questions. In research results, the main factor affecting values education in the pre-school period is "family" according to the common opinions of teachers and pre-service teachers. The values that pre-school children must acquire in the family are "respect"and "love". The values that pre-school children must acquire at pre-school education institutions are "helpfulness" and "empathy". The type of activity used for introducing values in preschool education is "play activity". The values education given to pre-school children supports "social-emotional development" area. The teachers and the pre-service teachers expressed the benefit that values education given in the pre-school period provides to children in their future lives as "being a good person". The reason for giving values education at pre-school education institutions is to "prepare the children for their future roles".
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Values Education, Kindergarten, Preschools, Foreign Countries, Family Relationship, Helping Relationship, Empathy, Play, Social Development, Emotional Development, Teacher Student Relationship, Age Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Multilingual/Bilingual Materials; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: EnglishTurkish
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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