Okul Öncesi Sınıflarında Çocuğun Katılım Hakkının Çocukların Ve Öğretmenlerin Görüşlerine Göre İncelenmesi

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the participation rights of children into the preschool education activities through teacher and child views. The study was designed through a qualitative approach using case study design. The participants of this study are composed of ten teachers and ten children who were at the six age group at two preschool education institutions in Kırklareli and Ankara. The data were collected through individual interviews with teachers while the children participated in focus group interviews which were carried out with two children in each group. Since the data collected in this study were coded based on the participation qualifications of children; descriptive analysis method was used. In order to increase the validity of the study the student and teacher views were included; to obtain interrater reliability some of the data were coded by a second researcher. At the end of the study, it has been revealed that teachers do not have enough information about the participation rights of children. Moreover, teachers’ applications towards providing the participation right for children were both inhibiting and increasing their participation rights. When children’s views were investigated, their demands were towards more leisure time activities, voluntary participation in the activities, and less structured activities.