Research Article

Views of 5-6-Year-Old Children on the Preschool Educational Environment

Volume: 54 Number: 3 December 31, 2025
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Views of 5-6-Year-Old Children on the Preschool Educational Environment

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the views of 5–6 year old children regarding their preschool education environments. Using a qualitative research design based on the phenomenological approach and the Mosaic Approach, data were collected from 21 children through criterion sampling. Individual interviews, drawing activities, and discussions about the drawings were conducted to explore children’s perceptions of both their current and dream educational environments. The data were analyzed using content analysis methods. The study revealed that children had positive views of their current educational environment. While block centers were mostly present in the current educational environments, science centers were noticeably underrepresented, and music centers were not included at all. The children preferred learning centers and toys that allowed them to express their creativity. In the outdoor learning area, they wanted play equipment that entertained them and allowed them to experience different feelings. In their dream educational environments, the children envisioned settings that included all types of learning centers indoors and a wide variety of play equipment outdoors. Across both their current and dream environments, children shared common expectations that their learning spaces should be safe, peaceful, aesthetically pleasing, well-maintained, enjoyable, and designed in accordance with children’s needs and interests.

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Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Etik Kurulu tarafından incelenmiş ve etik açıdan uygunluğu onaylanmıştır (Karar Tarih-No: 24/05/2024-66). İlgili etik kurul kararı sonrası gerekli kurum izinleri il milli eğitim müdürlüğünden alınarak okul yönetimi, sınıf öğretmenleri aracılığıyla çalışmaya katılacak çocukların ailelerinden veli onamları alınmış; çalışma öncesi çocuklardan sözlü onayları alınarak çalışma yürütülmüştür. Bu araştırmanın planlanması, verilerin toplanması, analizi ve raporlanması sırasında “Yükseköğretim Kurumları Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Yönergesinde’ yer alan tüm kurallara uyulmuş ve yönergenin ikinci bölümünde yer alan “Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiğine Aykırı Eylemlerden” hiçbiri gerçekleştirilmemiştir.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Early Childhood Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

July 27, 2025

Acceptance Date

November 24, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 54 Number: 3

APA
Alper, I. T. (2025). Views of 5-6-Year-Old Children on the Preschool Educational Environment. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 54(3), 1480-1525. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1752212
AMA
1.Alper IT. Views of 5-6-Year-Old Children on the Preschool Educational Environment. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;54(3):1480-1525. doi:10.14812/cuefd.1752212
Chicago
Alper, Işık Tümay. 2025. “Views of 5-6-Year-Old Children on the Preschool Educational Environment”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54 (3): 1480-1525. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1752212.
EndNote
Alper IT (December 1, 2025) Views of 5-6-Year-Old Children on the Preschool Educational Environment. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54 3 1480–1525.
IEEE
[1]I. T. Alper, “Views of 5-6-Year-Old Children on the Preschool Educational Environment”, Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 1480–1525, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.14812/cuefd.1752212.
ISNAD
Alper, Işık Tümay. “Views of 5-6-Year-Old Children on the Preschool Educational Environment”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54/3 (December 1, 2025): 1480-1525. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1752212.
JAMA
1.Alper IT. Views of 5-6-Year-Old Children on the Preschool Educational Environment. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;54:1480–1525.
MLA
Alper, Işık Tümay. “Views of 5-6-Year-Old Children on the Preschool Educational Environment”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 54, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 1480-25, doi:10.14812/cuefd.1752212.
Vancouver
1.Işık Tümay Alper. Views of 5-6-Year-Old Children on the Preschool Educational Environment. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025 Dec. 1;54(3):1480-525. doi:10.14812/cuefd.1752212

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