This study has been carried out in order to determine the prosocial behaviors of pre-school children. Prosocial behaviors have been analyzed under four categories as cooperation, sharing, collaboration and consolation. This research is a qualitative research having the quality of a descriptive survey model. Teacher interview form has been used as data collection instrument. Working group of this research includes 30 pre-school teachers who work in pre-school education institutions. Research data has been analyzed by using content analysis method. Main titles have been determined by the researcher within the frame of the limitations of the research. Frequency and percentage tables have been created regarding pro-social behaviors under each title. Findings of this research indicate that the most frequent cooperation behavior of the children is to help their friends in putting on or taking out their coats, cardigans or shoes. It also indicates that students generally share their paintings, play dough and toys with their friends; they collaborate while they tidy up their class. Children frequently go up to their friends when they are sad/crying as a consolation behavior.
Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Publication Date | July 1, 2015 |
Published in Issue | Year 2015 |
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