Material Development in the Context of Preschool Teaching Profession

Abstract

In Turkey, up until 2018, preschool education teachers took courses about materials development during their university education, and as such are expected to prepare materials in terms of children’s interests and needs in order to and enrich their learning environment. This study aimed at revealing preschool education teachers’ views about material development courses, and the effects of these courses on their professional lives. The participants of this qualitative study were 19 serving preschool teachers. An interview form was constituted by the researchers as the data gathering tool, and content analysis was applied to the collected data. According to the results, the preschool teachers recognized the importance of material development in preschool education, and considered material development courses as significant within the teacher education program. In this context, teacher education programs should include material development courses education. The study also revealed the preschool teachers’ reflections of material development on the preschool teaching profession.

Keywords

• teacher education,material development,preschool teachers

Okul Öncesi Öğretmenliği Bağlamında Materyal Geliştirme

Öz

Türkiye’de 2018 yılına kadar okul öncesi öğretmenleri, üniversite eğitimlerinde materyal geliştirme ile ilgili dersler almaktaydılar ve bu öğretmenlerin çocuklarının ilgileri ve ihtiyaçlarına göre materyal hazırlamaları ve öğrenme ortamını zenginleştirmeleri beklenmekteydi. Bu çalışma, okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin materyal geliştirme derslerine ilişkin görüşlerini ve bu derslerin mesleki yaşantıları üzerindeki etkilerini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu betimsel tarama çalışmasının katılımcıları, 19 okul öncesi öğretmeninden oluşmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından bir görüşme formu hazırlanmıştır. Araştırmanın analizinde içerik analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, öğretmenler okul öncesi eğitimde materyal geliştirmenin öneminin farkındadırlar ve materyal geliştirme derslerinin öğretmen eğitim programında önemli bir ders olduğunu düşünmektedirler. Bu bağlamda, öğretmen eğitim programlarında materyal geliştirme derslerine yer verilmelidir. Bu çalışma materyal geliştirmenin okul öncesi öğretmenliği mesleğine yansımalarını ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• öğretmen eğitimi,materyal geliştirme,okul öncesi öğretmenleri

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