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Bekman, Sevda; Koçak, Aylin Atmaca – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2013
Although previous quantitative studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of the mother-child education programme (MOCEP) that originated in Turkey in 1993, the study reported here uses a qualitative approach to gain an in-depth understanding of mothers' views of the outcomes of the programme. The study was conducted with 100 mothers from five…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Mother Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship
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Bekman, Sevda; Aksu-Koc, Ayhan; Erguvanli-Taylan, Eser – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2011
This study reports on the evaluation of a "summer pre-school model" as an intervention measure. A 10-week program was designed to increase the school readiness of Turkish children from disadvantaged and multilingual environments by supporting their cognitive and linguistic skills during the summer prior to the start of school. The…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Intervention, Multilingualism, Numeracy
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Bekman, Sevda – NHSA Dialog, 2004
The paper presents the results of an evaluation research that studied the impact of a nationwide home intervention program, the Mother-Child Education Program, on both children and mothers immediately after the termination of the program and at the end of the children's first year of formal schooling. A pre/post control group quasiexperimental…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, School Readiness, Early Intervention
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Bekman, Sevda – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1993
Describes Turkey's preschool system and discusses the outcomes of (1) an investigation of the effects of social class and preschool center type on child and staff behaviors; and (2) a project to develop an intervention model for disadvantaged environments, while comparing the impact of educational preschools, custodial preschools, and home care on…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Day Care Centers, Early Intervention, Educationally Disadvantaged
Bekman, Sevda – 1998
This book examines the content and effects of the Mother-Child Education Program, an early childhood and adult education program implemented widely in Turkey. The book presents a multipurpose education model, which draws on research indicating that support in early years can affect the development of the child, and which can be used to disseminate…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, At Risk Persons, Child Development
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Bekman, Sevda – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2002
This 4-year longitudinal study compared characteristics of different day care contexts and the home environment of young children in Turkey and their effects on child outcomes. Findings indicated that custodial and educational day care differed in quality. Short- and long-term child outcomes suggested that educational settings supported child…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Child Care Effects, Child Development