Research Article

An Investigation of Pre-school Education Policies in Turkey Between 2000-2019 According to Teachers' Views

Volume: 4 Number: 2 December 31, 2021
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An Investigation of Pre-school Education Policies in Turkey Between 2000-2019 According to Teachers' Views

Abstract

This study aims to examine pre-school teachers' views about the policies made in Turkey for the development of pre-school education between the years 2000-2019. In line with the purpose of the study, phenomenological research, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. In the study, semi-structured interview questions were determined as a data collection tool, and the study was carried out with 25 pre-school teachers. When the results of the data analysis are examined, it is stated that the prevalence of pre-school education has increased as a result of the policies made by teachers. In this direction, the resources for pre-school education are provided, and the child is taken to the centre of education due to the education policies. However, it was stated that different problems (such as education periods, lack of auxiliary personnel, lack of materials in the classrooms, excess classroom sizes) were observed in the following years, and policies should regulate these. Suggestions were made in line with the findings of the study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2021

Submission Date

October 14, 2021

Acceptance Date

December 29, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 4 Number: 2

APA
Simsar, Y. (2021). An Investigation of Pre-school Education Policies in Turkey Between 2000-2019 According to Teachers’ Views. International Journal of Scholars in Education, 4(2), 228-245. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1009514
AMA
1.Simsar Y. An Investigation of Pre-school Education Policies in Turkey Between 2000-2019 According to Teachers’ Views. IJSE. 2021;4(2):228-245. doi:10.52134/ueader.1009514
Chicago
Simsar, Yusuf. 2021. “An Investigation of Pre-School Education Policies in Turkey Between 2000-2019 According to Teachers’ Views”. International Journal of Scholars in Education 4 (2): 228-45. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1009514.
EndNote
Simsar Y (December 1, 2021) An Investigation of Pre-school Education Policies in Turkey Between 2000-2019 According to Teachers’ Views. International Journal of Scholars in Education 4 2 228–245.
IEEE
[1]Y. Simsar, “An Investigation of Pre-school Education Policies in Turkey Between 2000-2019 According to Teachers’ Views”, IJSE, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 228–245, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.52134/ueader.1009514.
ISNAD
Simsar, Yusuf. “An Investigation of Pre-School Education Policies in Turkey Between 2000-2019 According to Teachers’ Views”. International Journal of Scholars in Education 4/2 (December 1, 2021): 228-245. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1009514.
JAMA
1.Simsar Y. An Investigation of Pre-school Education Policies in Turkey Between 2000-2019 According to Teachers’ Views. IJSE. 2021;4:228–245.
MLA
Simsar, Yusuf. “An Investigation of Pre-School Education Policies in Turkey Between 2000-2019 According to Teachers’ Views”. International Journal of Scholars in Education, vol. 4, no. 2, Dec. 2021, pp. 228-45, doi:10.52134/ueader.1009514.
Vancouver
1.Yusuf Simsar. An Investigation of Pre-school Education Policies in Turkey Between 2000-2019 According to Teachers’ Views. IJSE. 2021 Dec. 1;4(2):228-45. doi:10.52134/ueader.1009514