Preschool Teachers’ Opinions about Non-Stop Education in Kindergartens

Year 2020, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 87 - 95, 01.07.2020

Dilek Nal

Abstract

This study aims to determine opinions of preschool teachers working in educational institutions
affiliated to the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) in Turkey about non-stop education process.
The study was conducted with 12 preschool teachers working in Kartepe and Körfez districts of
Kocaeli province in Turkey. Participants of this qualitative study were selected using convenience
sampling method. In the study, four questions were asked to the teachers to determine problems and
difficulties they experienced in daily 300-minute non-stop education in kindergartens and effects of
this practice on their students. In addition, teachers’ suggestions for alternative practices were
received. The teachers’ opinions were collected using a semi-structured interview form and analyzed
through the descriptive analysis method. The study found that daily 300-minutes non-stop
education in kindergartens has negative effects on both teachers and students. The teachers stated
that they did not meet their physiological needs, their efficiency decreased, and they were badly
affected due to the current practice. The students were observed that they were bored and distracted,
and they displayed behavioral problems based on the duration of this education. According to the
participants, this practice is incompatible with human rights. They also had the opinion that they
were treated differently from teachers in other branches and faced the problem of salary injustice.
Assigning an assistant in nursery classes, allowing preschool teachers to have break times, and
branch teachers’ inclusion in activities of nursey classes are suggested.

Keywords

Preschool education, preschool teacher,, teacher opinions

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