Parents' Opınıons About the Partıcıpatıon of Gıfted Chıldren in Extracurrıcular Actıvıtıes

Year 2025, Volume: 20 Issue: 48, 1605 - 1628

Necla Işıkdoğan Uğurlu , Nilay Kayhan , Özlem Gürakar , Şana Küçükler

https://doi.org/10.35675/befdergi.1679437

Abstract

Educational services for gifted students are supported at school and out of class by taking the principle of equal opportunities into account. In the study, parents' experiences about the participation of gifted children in extracurricular activities were examined. The purposive sampling technique was used in the study designed in the phenomenological design in the qualitative research method. Interviews were conducted with 6 mothers, 5 teachers and 1 nurse, who participated in the study voluntarily. The data were collected through the focus group interview and evaluated with content analysis. The findings were gathered around four (4) main themes: First realization: a long way, We have school tomorrow: Transition plans, Balance between preferences and responsibilities in the education process, Supports, expectations, suggestions. Mothers, indicating that they realized the potential of their children through observations from the early period, stated that they need information about the giftedness and extracurricular activities contribute to their children's social and emotional development.

Keywords

Family participation , extracurricular activities , qualitative research , gifted children , inclusion , inclusive education

Project Number

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Özel Yetenekli Çocukların Ders Dışı Etkinliklere Katılımlarına Yönelik Ebeveyn Görüşleri

Abstract

Özel yetenekli öğrencilerin eğitim hizmetleri fırsat eşitliği gözetilerek okulda ve ders dışı olmak üzere desteklenmektedir. Araştırmada özel yetenekli öğrencilerin ders dışı etkinliklere katılımı hakkında ebeveynlerin deneyimleri incelenmiştir. Nitel araştırma yönteminde fenomenolojik desendeki araştırmada amaçlı örneklem tekniği tercih edilmiştir. Gönüllü katılan 5’i öğretmen, 1’i hemşire anne ile görüşülmüştür. Veriler odak grup görüşme tekniği ile toplanmış, içerik analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular dört (4) ana temadan oluşmaktadır. İlk fark ediş: Uzun bir yol, Yarın okul var: Geçiş planlamaları, Eğitim sürecinde tercihler ve sorumluluklar arasındaki denge, Destekler, beklentiler, öneriler. Çocuklarının erken dönemden itibaren potansiyellerini gözlem yoluyla fark ettiklerini söyleyen anneler, özel yetenek hakkında bilgi gereksinimleri olduğunu ders dışı etkinliklerin çocuklarının sosyal duygusal gelişimlerine katkısı olduğunu belirtmişlerdir.

Keywords

Aile katılımı , ders dışı etkinlikler , nitel araştırma , özel yetenekli çocuklar , kapsayıcı eğitim

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışmada, Yükseköğretim Kurumları Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Yönergesi’nde belirtilen tüm kurallara uyulmuştur. Yönergede Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiğine Aykırı Eylemler başlığı altında açıklanan eylemlerden hiçbiri gerçekleştirilmemiştir.

Supporting Institution

Herhangi bir kurumdan destek alınmamıştır.

Project Number

Herhangi bir proje kapsamında değildir

Thanks

Bu araştırmanın yazarları, özel yetenekli çocukları olan annelere gönüllü katılım sağlayarak görüşlerini paylaştıkları için çok teşekkür etmektedir.

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