ERIC Number: EJ1274681
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-2354-2160
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Self-Efficacy Perceptions of the Preschool Teachers on the Field of Science and Science Education
Yagmur-Kolcu, Emel; Öztuna-Kaplan, Aysun
African Educational Research Journal, v8 spec iss 2 p306-315 Oct 2020
The purpose of this study is to determine how adequate preschool teachers considered themselves in the field of science, to determine their awareness on this subject and to find out how adequate they are in the field of science. This study was planned by using a phenomenological approach among the qualitative research methods and was carried out interviewing with five preschool teachers selected by using maximum diversity sampling among the purposeful sampling methods. Semi-structured interview data was used as the data collection tool. After the interviews, interview texts were prepared, the content analysis was performed by open coding method, and the findings were reached. According to the findings of this study, it was concluded that most of the preschool teachers feel inadequate in the field of science and are not interested in science. Another finding of this study is preschool teachers include science activities into their programs but they cannot be creative in these activities, they neither know nor question why they do such activities and do not diversify the activities. In addition, it was observed in this study that preschool teachers had a lack of knowledge in the field of science and this caused misconceptions for the students.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Science Education, Phenomenology, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Content Analysis, Science Activities, Learning Activities, Misconceptions, Preschool Education, Science Interests, Foreign Countries, Validity, Reliability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey; Turkey (Istanbul)
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