ERIC Number: EJ1306018
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
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Preschool Education in Turkey during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study
Early Childhood Education Journal, v49 n5 p947-963 Sep 2021
This study investigated the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on preschool education and sought answers to how preschool education is implemented, what kind of activities are held, what kind of challenges need to be overcome, and what measures need to be taken to sustain preschool education. The sample consisted of 25 preschool teachers and 30 parents recruited using criterion sampling, a purposive sampling method. The study was based on phenomenology, which is a qualitative research design. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview form and video records of participants performing educational practice within two months. Data were analyzed using inductive content analysis. Participants stated that the COVID-19 pandemic had numerous adverse effects on preschool education and that they held art, science, and mathematics activities and games to sustain education but faced numerous challenges during the process. They also emphasized that measures should be taken to sustain preschool education during pandemics.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, COVID-19, Pandemics, Barriers, Sustainability, Game Based Learning, Art Activities, Science Activities, Mathematics Activities, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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