The Scale of Happiness Strategies for Childrens Used by Preschool Teachers

Özkan Sapsağlam; Ayça Bahar Bakkaloğlu; Ali Eryılmaz

doi:10.18009/jcer.535593

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The Scale of Happiness Strategies for Childrens Used by Preschool Teachers

Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop a scale of subjective well-being strategies used by preschool teachers for pre-school education childrens. This study covers the 2018-2019 academic years. The research was conducted with the participation of pre-school teachers in Istanbul. 230 pre-school teachers participated in the study. In this study, the stages of scale development were followed. Firstly interviews were made with teachers. During the interviews, an information gathering tool was developed, including demographic information. The following steps were followed in the study: Creation of item pool, creation of the scale trial form, implementation of scales, item analysis, explanatory factor analysis, reliability. According to the results of the study, a three-dimensional scale was reached. Dimensions of the scale; positive relationships with childrens, to satisfy the wishes of the childrens and play the game with the childrens are called. In this process, studies can be carried out with this scale.

Keywords

Subjective well-being strategies,happiness,childrens,pre-school teacher

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Özkan Sapsağlam ^*
0000-0002-9965-5191
Türkiye

Ayça Bahar Bakkaloğlu This is me
0000-0001-9124-8746
Türkiye

Ali Eryılmaz
0000-0001-9301-5946
Türkiye

Publication Date

April 30, 2019

Submission Date

March 4, 2019

Acceptance Date

April 8, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 7 Number: 13

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.535593

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https://izlik.org/JA69AJ23NC

APA

Sapsağlam, Ö., Bakkaloğlu, A. B., & Eryılmaz, A. (2019). The Scale of Happiness Strategies for Childrens Used by Preschool Teachers. Journal of Computer and Education Research, 7(13), 171-182. https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.535593

AMA

1.Sapsağlam Ö, Bakkaloğlu AB, Eryılmaz A. The Scale of Happiness Strategies for Childrens Used by Preschool Teachers. JCER. 2019;7(13):171-182. doi:10.18009/jcer.535593

Chicago

Sapsağlam, Özkan, Ayça Bahar Bakkaloğlu, and Ali Eryılmaz. 2019. “The Scale of Happiness Strategies for Childrens Used by Preschool Teachers”. Journal of Computer and Education Research 7 (13): 171-82. https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.535593.

EndNote

Sapsağlam Ö, Bakkaloğlu AB, Eryılmaz A (April 1, 2019) The Scale of Happiness Strategies for Childrens Used by Preschool Teachers. Journal of Computer and Education Research 7 13 171–182.

IEEE

[1]Ö. Sapsağlam, A. B. Bakkaloğlu, and A. Eryılmaz, “The Scale of Happiness Strategies for Childrens Used by Preschool Teachers”, JCER, vol. 7, no. 13, pp. 171–182, Apr. 2019, doi: 10.18009/jcer.535593.

ISNAD

Sapsağlam, Özkan - Bakkaloğlu, Ayça Bahar - Eryılmaz, Ali. “The Scale of Happiness Strategies for Childrens Used by Preschool Teachers”. Journal of Computer and Education Research 7/13 (April 1, 2019): 171-182. https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.535593.

JAMA

1.Sapsağlam Ö, Bakkaloğlu AB, Eryılmaz A. The Scale of Happiness Strategies for Childrens Used by Preschool Teachers. JCER. 2019;7:171–182.

MLA

Sapsağlam, Özkan, et al. “The Scale of Happiness Strategies for Childrens Used by Preschool Teachers”. Journal of Computer and Education Research, vol. 7, no. 13, Apr. 2019, pp. 171-82, doi:10.18009/jcer.535593.

Vancouver

1.Özkan Sapsağlam, Ayça Bahar Bakkaloğlu, Ali Eryılmaz. The Scale of Happiness Strategies for Childrens Used by Preschool Teachers. JCER. 2019 Apr. 1;7(13):171-82. doi:10.18009/jcer.535593