Readiness for School, According to the Perspectives of Grade 1 Teachers and Parents

Volume: 7 Number: 3 September 1, 2014
  • Sezai Koçyığıt
  • Ahmet Saban
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Readiness for School, According to the Perspectives of Grade 1 Teachers and Parents

Abstract

In Turkey, every child who turned 72 months old are initiated elementary school without considering individual differences and whether or not they had any pre-school education, but is every child who started school mentally, socially-emotionally and physically ready to meet requirements of elementary school? Purpose of this research is to determine skills and abilities required for the “school readiness” according to the Grade 1 teachers and parents and reveal results of this situation related to pre-school education. This study was performed with 14 Grade 1 teachers who work in the private and public elementary schools of Konya city and with 13 parents. In research, semi-structured interview was used in order to get perspectives of participants about the phenomenon of readiness level of school that was consisted of open-ended questions. Raw data that were obtained through interviews have been analyzed by using descriptive analysis technique. According to the findings of research, Grade 1 teachers of elementary school described school readiness as “being matured to the ability required by the Grade 1 of elementary school” and stated that this maturity depends on parallel development of social, emotional, mental and physical aspects of child. Teachers also think that pre-school education must be compulsory for children to readily start school.

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Sezai Koçyığıt This is me

Ahmet Saban This is me

Publication Date

September 1, 2014

Submission Date

September 1, 2014

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Year 2014 Volume: 7 Number: 3

APA
Koçyığıt, S., & Saban, A. (2014). Readiness for School, According to the Perspectives of Grade 1 Teachers and Parents. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 7(3), 322-341. https://izlik.org/JA87KE86RE