Covid-19 Pandemic and Changes In the Social Life Of Children: Children’s Use of Space at Home

Abstract

The pandemic has highlighted new questions for theory, policy and practice regarding children and dwellings. The aim of this research was to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the children’s social life in their homes. To understand their perceptions about their spaces in their homes, the method of drawing is used as a tool for the children to make out their feelings, emotions and perceptions about their new life during lockdown. In line with this, the study involves, analyzing children’s drawings about perception, emotions and feelings about the spaces they used in their homes during lockdown. Sample of the study is 60 children aged between 6-10. Afterwards, the children’s drawings were classified, coded, analyzed, evaluated and the findings were discussed. According to analyzes of the children’s drawings, the most mentioned spaces in their dwellings were balcony of their houses. The balcony which is the essential part of flats in Mediterranean cities become the new social healthier public space for children during lockdown.

Keywords

• Urban Balcony,
• Children's Space
• , Children's Drawings,
• Covid-19 Lockdown,
• , Home Environment

Covid-19 Pandemisi ve Çocukların Değişen Sosyal Yaşamı: Çocukların Evi Kullanım Biçimleri

Abstract

Pandemi, günümüz sosyal yaşamına, konutlar ve çocuklar ile ilgili teori, politika ve uygulama alanında yeni sorunları da beraberinde gündeme getirdi. Bu çalışmanın amacı, COVID-19 pandemisinin, çocukların evlerindeki sosyal yaşamlarını nasıl etkilediğini araştırmaktır. Evlerindeki mekanlarla ilgili algılarını anlamak için, çocukların karantina sırasında yeni yaşamlarıyla ilgili duygularını ifade etmeleri için çizim araç olarak kullanılmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, çalışmanın amacı, çocukların karantina sırasında evlerinde kullandıkları mekanlara ilişkin algı, duygu ve hislerine ilişkin çizimleri incelemektir. Araştırmanın örneklemini 6-10 yaş arası 60 çocuk oluşturmaktadır. Daha sonra çocukların çizimleri değerlendirilmiş, kodlanmış, sınıflandırılmış ve analiz edilmiştir. Çocukların çizimlerinden yapılan analizlere göre evlerinde en çok zaman geçirdikleri mekan olarak balkonlar olmuştur. Kentsel balkon, karantina sırasında çocuklar için hem sosyal hemde fiziksel olarak daha sağlıklı yeni kamusal alan haline gelmektedir.

Keywords

• Kent Balkonu,
• Çocukların Mekanı,
• Çocukların Çizimleri,
• Covid-19 Kapanma,
• Konut

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