Investigation of Family Involvement in Preschool Period

Year 2023, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 1 - 13, 01.12.2023

Gül Ece Arslan Teslime Şevval Oğuz Nisanur Şengül Esra Serdaroğlu Osman Tolga Arıcak

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the demographic variables that impact on family involvement during the preschool period. The sample consisted of 137 parents with children between the ages of 2-6, currently enrolled in preschool education. The parents' demographic characteristics varied in terms of age, gender, socio-economic status and level of education. The analysis revealed a significant difference in family involvement scores between mothers and fathers across all three sub-dimensions, with mothers obtaining higher scores. A negative correlation was found between the age of first-time parenthood and family involvement. Additionally, home-based participation decreased with increasing parental age, and increased with higher SES. However, no significant difference in family involvement was observed based on parental education.

Keywords

Family Involvement, Preschool Education, Parents

Ethical Statement

All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standarts of the Bogazici University Ethics Committee on human experimentation and with the Helsinki declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000

Okul Öncesi Dönemde Aile Katılımının İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, okul öncesi dönemde aile katılımı üzerinde etkisi olan demografik değişkenleri belirlemektir. Araştırmanın örneklemi, 2-6 yaş arası okul öncesi eğitim almakta olan çocuğa sahip 137 ebeveynden oluşmaktadır. Ebeveynlerin demografik özellikleri yaş, cinsiyet, sosyoekonomik durum ve eğitim düzeyine göre farklılık göstermektedir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda anne ve babaların aile katılım puanları arasında her üç alt boyutta da anlamlı bir fark olduğu ve annelerin puanlarının daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. İlk kez ebeveyn olma yaşı ile aile katılımı arasında negatif bir ilişki tespit edilmiştir. Bunun yanı sıra ebeveyn yaşı arttıkça ev temelli katılım düzeyinin azaldığı, sosyoekonomik düzey yükseldikçe ise arttığı görülmüştür. Aile katılım düzeyinde ebeveyn eğitim seviyesine bağlı olarak anlamlı bir fark tespit edilmemiştir.

Keywords

Aile Katılımı, Okul Öncesi Eğitim, Ebeveyn

Ethical Statement

All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standarts of the Bogazici University Ethics Committee on human experimentation and with the Helsinki declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000

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