“Çocuğum Okulda Güvende mi?” Covid-19 Pandemisinde Okul Öncesi Eğitimi Kurumlarındaki Önlemlere Yönelik Ebeveyn Görüşleri

Öz

COVID-19 pandemisi, okulların kapanması nedeniyle çocukların gelişimini ve öğrenmesini olumsuz etkilemiştir. Türkiye'de salgının ilerleyen günlerinde bazı okullar açılsa da okulların ve ebeveynlerin çocukları korumaya yönelik aldıkları önlemler tam olarak bilinmemektedir. Bu nedenle bu çalışmada, covid-19 pandemisi döneminde okul öncesi dönemdeki çocukların okullarına güvenli bir şekilde dönmesi için okulların ve ebeveynlerin ne gibi önlemler aldığı ebeveyn görüşlerine göre incelenmiştir. Araştırma bulgularının, covid-19 pandemisi sırasında çocukların sağlığını korumaya yönelik olarak okulların ve ebeveynlerin aldığı önlemlere ilişkin bilgi sağlarken, gelecekte buna benzer durumlarda çocukların okullara güvenli bir şekilde dönmeleri için neler yapılması gerektiğine ışık tutabileceği düşünülmektedir. Araştırmada okul öncesi dönemde çocuğu olan 255 ebeveynden çevrimiçi anketler yoluyla veri toplanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları, pandemi sırasında okullar yeniden açılmasına rağmen ebeveynlerin çoğunun, çocuklarının okulda güvende olduğunu düşünmedikleri için çocuklarını okula göndermediklerini göstermiştir. Çocukların okula devam etmesi konusunda ebeveynler ve okullar bazı önlemler alsa da bu önlemlerinin çok farklılaştığı ve bireysel kararlar ve girişimlerle sınırlı olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• COVID-19
• pandemi
• pandemi önlemleri
• güvenli okullar

“Is my child safe at school?” Parental opinions on safety precautions for preschools during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Öz

COVID-19 negatively affected children's development and learning, mainly because of school closures. In Turkey, although some preschools reopened shortly after the pandemic began, the precautions taken by schools and parents were unclear. This study explored parental opinions about the decision to send their children to school during and after the pandemic, as well as the measures taken by schools and parents to ensure children’s safe return. The findings may offer insights into actions during the pandemic and recommendations for ensuring children's safe return to school in similar future situations. Data were collected from 255 parents of preschool children through online surveys conducted between October and November 2020, using a descriptive questionnaire designed by the researchers. Results showed that after schools reopened, most parents chose not to send their children to school because they believed it would not be safe. Although both parents and schools took precautions, many of these measures varied and were limited to individual decisions and efforts.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• COVID-19
• pandemic
• pandemic precautions
• safe schools

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