Examination of Preschool Teachers’ Views about Field Trip Activities
Abstract
This study was conducted to examine the views of
preschool teachers about field trip activities. In this study, a case study of
qualitative research methods was used. The study group of the study was
composed of 30 preschool teachers working in central kindergarten in Erzurum
province in 2016-2017 academic year. In the study, semi-structured interview
form was used as data collection tool. The data were analyzed according to the
content analysis technique. At the end of the research, among the places where
teachers had field trip activities, theater, cinema and museum were the most
visited places, it was concluded that field trip activities indicate that
children have academic skills such as experiential learning, permanent
learning, entertaining learning. It was found that the teachers experienced
problems due to family reasons such as financial problems, security concerns,
illness anxiety and unnecessary activity. When determining the areas to be
organized, it was determined that the area to be organized for the trip was
safe and easy to access, educational, fun, interesting and appropriate for the
children. It was determined that the teachers made activities such as preparing
a trip plan before the trip, talking about the characteristics of the place to
go with children, giving information about the rules to be followed, talking
about the purpose of the trip with the children. On the other hand, during the
field trip, it was concluded that the majority of the teachers did not take any
activities and mostly talked with the children after the trip.
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