COVID-19 Pandemisi Sırasında Okul Öncesi Dönem Çocuklarının Dijital Medya Katılımı: Ebeveyn Perspektifi

Öz

Bu çalışma, COVID-19 salgını sırasında uzaktan eğitime maruz kalan çocukların dijital medya kullanımını araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmada durum çalışması yaklaşımı kullanılmış ve kolayda örnekleme yönteminden yararlanılmıştır. 0-6 yaş arasında çocuğu olan ve Covid-19 Pandemisi sonrasında çocuklarını anaokullarına veya kreşlere göndermeyen 270 ebeveyn araştırmaya katılmıştır. Sonuçlar, çocukların çoğunlukla televizyona kolayca eriştiklerini ve genellikle günde iki saatlerini dijital medyaya ayırdıklarını göstermektedir. Ebeveynler, çocuklarını dijital medya kullanımları sırasında bir süre kontrol ettiklerini söylemiştir. Ancak bazı çocuklar Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı tarafından önerilen uzaktan eğitimle ilgili bazı araçlara ulaşamamıştır. Ebeveynler, hem kendilerinin hem de çocuklarının öğretmenlerinden daha fazla eğitim faaliyeti, yazılı kaynaklar ve mevcut durumla başa çıkmak için rehberlik gibi daha fazla desteğe ihtiyaç duyduklarını belirtmektedir. Sonuç olarak, ebeveynlerin dijital medyayı doğru kullanma konusunda bilgiye ve uzaktan eğitim için daha fazla desteğe ihtiyaç duydukları tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, tüm çocukların eğitim faaliyetlerine katılmak için aynı fırsatlara sahip olması gerektiği, bu nedenle öğretmenlerin, okul yöneticilerinin ve politika yapıcıların ebeveynlere yönelik desteklerini artırmaları gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Okul Öncesi Çocuklar
• Dijital Medya
• Uzaktan Eğitim
• Çevrimiçi Eğitim
• COVID-19 Pandemi

Digital Media Engagement Among Preschool Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Parental Perspective

Öz

This study aims to investigate children’s usage among digital media during distance education because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The case study approach was used and the convenience sampling method is used. 270 parents who have children between 0-6 years old and did not send their children to preschools or day-care centers after the Covid-19 Pandemic. Results show that children mostly access televisions easily and they generally devote two hours a day to digital media. Parents said that they control their children for a while during their using digital media. However, some children could not reach some tools about distance education recommended by the Ministry of Education. Parents say that both they and their children need more support from their teachers like more educational activities, written resources, and some guidance for handling the current situation. To conclude, it was determined that parents need information about using digital media correctly and more support for distance education. In addition, all children should have the same opportunities to join education activities so that teachers, school administrators, and policy-makers should increase their supports to parents.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Preschoolers
• Digital Media
• Distance Education
• Online Learning
• COVID-19 Pandemic.

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