The Post-Earthquake Volunteer Education Activities of ÇABAÇAM Education Support Unit: A Support Program for Teacher Candidates

Öz

This study aims to reveal the experiences of pre-service teachers who volunteered at the Çaba Multipurpose Early Childhood Education Center (ÇABAÇAM) Education Support Units, established in Kahramanmaraş and Adıyaman following the earthquakes on February 6, 2023, to provide educational services to children in early childhood. Within the scope of the research, the activities of 29 volunteer pre-service teachers in these centers with preschool-age earthquake survivor children and the traumatic situations they observed in the children were examined. The research was designed as a case study from qualitative research methods, and the data were collected using a semi-structured interview form. According to the findings of the study, the activities carried out by volunteer pre-service teachers in the ÇABAÇAM Education Support Units over approximately two months were categorized into six groups: communication activities, art activities, movement activities, branch activities, free time activities, and special day activities. The findings indicated that, particularly, movement and art activities had more positive effects on children compared to other types of activities. Additionally, based on the statements of the participants, traumatic situations such as being alone, inability to express themselves, fear of being caught in another earthquake, being startled by loud noises, and difficulty in socializing were observed in children who received education in the units established in Adıyaman and Kahramanmaraş. The situations that most affected the participants in their interactions with the children were categorized under four headings: excessive attachment to the volunteer teacher, incomprehension of death, missing parents, and conversations about children and earthquakes.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• ÇABAÇAM Education Support Unit
• Early Childhood Education
• Earthquakes
• Teacher Candidates

Çabaçam Eğitim Destek Biriminin Deprem Sonrasındaki Gönüllü Eğitim Faaliyetleri: Öğretmen Adayları Destek Uygulaması

Öz

Bu araştırmada 6 Şubat 2023 depremleri sonrasında Kahramanmaraş ve Adıyaman’da kurulan ve erken çocukluk dönemindeki çocuklara eğitim hizmeti sunan Çaba Çok Amaçlı Erken Çocukluk Eğitim Merkezi (ÇABAÇAM) Eğitim Destek Birimleri’nde gönüllü olarak görev alan öğretmen adaylarının deneyimlerini ortaya çıkarmak amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma kapsamında kurulan merkezlerde gönüllü 29 öğretmen adayının okul öncesi çağındaki depremzede çocuklarla yaptıkları etkinlikler ve çocuklara yönelik gözlemledikleri travmatik durumlar incelenmiştir. Araştırma nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden durum çalışması olarak desenlenmiş olup, veriler yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre, gönüllü öğretmen adaylarının ÇABAÇAM Eğitim Destek Birimlerinde yaklaşık iki ay boyunca yaptıkları etkinlikler iletişim etkinlikleri, sanat etkinlikleri, hareket etkinlikleri, branş etkinlikleri, serbest zaman etkinlikleri ve özel gün çalışmaları başlıkları olmak üzere altı kategoride toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre özellikle hareket ve sanat etkinlikleri çocuklarda diğer etkinlik türlerine göre daha olumlu etkiler bırakmıştır. Ayrıca katılımcıların ifadelerinden yola çıkılarak Adıyaman ve Kahramanmaraş şehirlerinde kurulan birimlerde eğitim alan çocuklarda ortak olarak yalnızlık kaygısı, kendilerini ifade edememe, tekrar depreme yakalanma korkusu, aşırı sesten irkilme ve sosyalleşememe olarak kategorize edilen travmatik durumlar gözlemlenmiştir. Katılımcıların çocuklarla olan ilişkilerinde kendilerini en çok etkileyen durumlar gönüllü öğretmene aşırı bağlanma, ölümün anlaşılmazlığı, kaybolan ebeveynler ve çocuklar ile tekrar deprem yaşanmasına yönelik söylemler olarak dört başlıkta kategorize edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• ÇABAÇAM Eğitim Destek Birimi
• Depremler
• Okul Öncesi Eğitimi
• Öğretmen Adayları

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