Naturalistic Observations of Mother, Father and Children: Is it Mother and Child in a Bookstore Environment? Or Father and Child?
Abstract
The current study aiming at determining the parent taking care of their children the
most by directly observing mother, father and children coming to the bookstores was carried
out depending on Qualitative Research Method. The observations carried out without any
interruption in the natural environment was conducted in 13 different bookstores in the central
towns of the city of Ankara. The participants of the research were made up of 104 children and
their mothers and fathers. The case of parents’ taking care of children was observed through
“Unstructured and Non-Participant Observation”. At the end of the research, it was found that
the parent taking care of the children in the bookstore which is one of the outdoor environment
is the mother. It is recommended that some educational programs that would support fathers to
take more care of their children should be prepared for the fathers to allow them to spend more
qualitative time with their children and they should be encouraged to participate.
Keywords
Observe,book,bookstore,mother and father,early childhood education.
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