TY  - JOUR
T1  - Okul Öncesi Dönemde Çocukların Empati Becerilerine Yönelik Araştırmaların Sistematik İncelenmesi
TT  - A Systematic Review of Studies on the Empathy Skills of Children in the Preschool Period
AU  - Ata Doğan, Selda
PY  - 2025
DA  - August
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.37217/tebd.1591302
JF  - Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi
JO  - TEBD
PB  - Gazi Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2459-1912
SP  - 1703
EP  - 1722
VL  - 23
IS  - 2
LA  - tr
AB  - Bu araştırmada okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının empati becerilerine yönelik Türkiye’de eğitim bilimleri alanında gerçekleştirilen çalışmaların sistematik olarak incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu kapsamda, Yükseköğretim Kurulu Ulusal Tez Merkezi (YÖK Tez), TR Dizin ve DergiPark veri tabanlarında yayımlanan tezler ve araştırma makaleleri taranmış ve belirlenen ölçütleri karşılayan toplam 29 çalışma (altı doktora tezi, on üç yüksek lisans tezi ve on araştırma makalesi) analize dâhil edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde betimsel içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, empati becerilerine yönelik araştırmaların özellikle son yıllarda artış gösterdiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Araştırmalarda en sık tercih edilen yöntemin nicel araştırma yöntemi olduğu belirlenmiştir. Çocukların empati düzeylerinin ölçümünde genellikle “Çocuklar için Empati Ölçeği”, “Sullivan Çocuklar için Kısa Empati Ölçeği” ve “Çocuklar için Empati Bölümü Ölçeği” gibi araçların kullanıldığı görülmüştür. İncelenen çalışmaların büyük bir kısmı, empati becerileri ile çeşitli bireysel ve çevresel değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri ele alırken deneysel çalışmalara ve özgün ölçme araçlarının geliştirilmesine daha az yer verildiği dikkat çekmektedir. Elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda okul öncesi dönemdeki çocukların empati gelişimini desteklemeye yönelik uygulamalı ve deneysel çalışmaların artırılması önerilmektedir.
KW  - Empati becerileri
KW  - Okul öncesi dönem
KW  - Sistematik inceleme
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.37217/tebd.1591302
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4393665
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