PRESCHOOL TEACHER CANDIDATES' OPINIONS ON THE TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP

Problem Statement: Teachers could make important contributions to achieve educational goals throughout whole schooling experience of children especially in preschool. At this point, it is seen that the number of studies revealing the effect of teachers' relationships between their students on children's all areas of development and school achievements has been increasing recently.Purpose of the Study:  Current studies have been conducted with teachers and in the quantitative research design in general. Hence, the purpose of this study is to examine preschool teacher candidates' opinions on the teacher-student relationship.Method: The single-case design, which is a qualitative research method, was used in the research. The research sample was determined using the purposive sampling method to be 10 teacher candidates who were attending at the preschool teaching program of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University in the final year. The interviews performed with the students were recorded via semi-structured interview sheets prepared by the researchers. The research data were analyzed with the content analysis.Findings: According to the data obtained in the research, the teacher candidates reported that they regard the teacher-student relationship as an element that facilitates the process of adaptation to school. The factors obstructing the teacher-student relationship included that children do not obey the classroom rules as emphasized by the teacher candidates the most. The most emphasized factor among the factors supporting the teacher-student relationship was teachers' temperaments.Conclusion and Recommendations: Our study revealed that teacher-student relationship has been seen not only individual relationships but also group based relationship by the preschool teacher candidates. For this reason, it was suggested that teacher candidates need to take an elective course aiming to enhance the positive teacher-student relationship can be included in the preschool teacher training program. Conducting research on the relationship between students and teachers relationships may be essential in improving the outcomes of children in early childhood educational settings.  Article visualizations

Examination of Relationship between Attachment Dimensions and Teaching Profession Attitudes of Preschool Pre-service Teachers in Turkey

The aim of this research was to determine the relationship between attachment dimensions and Attitude towards Teaching Profession (love, harmony and value) of preschool pre-service teachers. The research data were collected using the Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire–Revised and Attitude Scale of Teaching Profession. In the study there were 123 preschool pre-service teachers who filled the questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation analysis and multiple linear regression. The research results have revealed a significant relationship between attachment anxiety and love dimension, besides significant relationship between attachment avoidance and value dimension. The multiple linear regression analysis results have suggested that attachment anxiet predicts love dimension of attitude of teaching profession. And also attachment avoidance predicts value dimension of attitude of teaching profession. The findings obtained from the study were discussed in the light of the related literature and some suggestions were made for future researches

Bağlanma Boyutları ,Sınıf Yönetimi Profilleri ve Öğretmen-Aile Arasındaki İlişkilerin İncelenmesi1

Bu araştırmanın amacı, okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin bağlanma boyutları ile sınıf yönetimi profilleri ve annelerin öğretmenle olan ilişkilerine bakış açıları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. 230 okul öncesi öğretmeni ve bu öğretmenlerin sınıflarında çocuğu bulunan 230 anneyle gerçekleştirilen çalışmada Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Yakın İlişkiler Envanteri II, Sınıf Yönetimi Profilleri Anketi, Aile Öğretmen İletişim ve İşbirliği Ölçeği (AÖİİÖ) Ölçeği kullanılmıştır Araştırma sonuçlarına göre öğretmenlere ait bağlanma kaygısının sınıf yönetiminde tükenmiş; bağlanma kaçınmasının ise ilgili sınıf yönetimi profili ile anlamlı ve pozitif bir ilişkisi olduğu bulunmuştur. Öğretmenlerin bağlanma kaygısı ile annelerin ailelerle kurulan iletişim ve işbirliğine ilişkin öğretmen algılarından beklentiler, işbirliği ve katılım boyutları arasında negatif ilişkileri olduğu görülürken; öğretmenlerin bağlanma kaçınmasına yönelik herhangi bir ilişki bulunmamıştır. Hoşgörülü dışındaki diğer sınıf yönetimi profilleri ile annelerin öğretmenle olan ilişkilerine bakış açıları arasında pozitif ilişki bulunmuştur. Elde edilen bulgular literatür ışığında tartışılmıştır

Adult Attachment Styles Of Mothers In Preschool

The aim of this paper was to review previous research/literature that focused speciically on attachment styles of mothers in the effectiveness of preschool. In early childhood, children make transitions into new environments where they meet new and unfamiliar challenges in. So, they need to strong support for have a smooth transition. Especially as facilitator and encouraging mothering has come to important through this transition. Besides this, the power of home and school cooperation plays crucial role in success of preschool education. Thus, mothers are supposed to make a contribution create a supportive network. The most inluential theories about developmental and interpersonal relationships is attachment theory. Bowlby (1988, p.5) asserts that “Attachment theory is a way of conceptualizing the propensity of human beings to make strong affectional bonds to particular others and of explaining the many forms of emotional distress and personality disturbance, including anxiety, anger, depression, and emotional detachment, to which unwilling separation and loss give rise”. Many researches have shown that attachment inluences processes related to psychosocial functioning, life satisfaction, and well-being (e.g., Cassidy & Shaver, 2008). Secure mothers, are able to be consistent, reliable, and available to their infants and children, effectively attuning to and regulating both negative and positive states of arousal. Mothers with a preoccupied state of mind relative to attachment are inconsistent and unreliable, sometimes overattuning and hyperactivating in response to their infants’ negative arousal. Mothers with a dismissing state of mind exhibit a restricted range of emotional expressiveness and a tendency to withdraw from interactions involving negative affect. Preoccupied mothers are those whose own internal working models do not support organized caregiving. In this context this study emphasizes on studies that have examined speciic components (e.g., parent involvement in preschool and communication) on mothers role in preschool education. We also provide general conclusions and suggestions for future research

Preschool Teachers' Opinions/Views on Developing the Individualized Education Program

Ülkemizde özel gereksinimi olan çocuklar için erken müdahalenin gerçekleştiği kurumlardan biri okul öncesi genel eğitim kurumlarıdır. Bu eğitim doğrultusunda kaynaştırma programında bulunan öğrencilere bireyselleştirilmiş eğitim programının hazırlanması gereklidir. Bu sayede öğrencilerin eğitsel gereksinimlerini karşılamak ve ihtiyaç duydukları uyarlamaları gerçekleştirmek mümkün olabilmektedir. Çalışmada, Bireyselleştirilmiş Eğitim Programı (BEP)’in öğrenilmesi, hazırlanması ve uygulamasına ilişkin okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin görüşlerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bu çalışma nitel bir araştırma olup, yüzyüze gerçekleştirilen görüşmelerde yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya 2015-2016 eğitim öğretim yılında görev yapmakta olan, sınıfında kaynaştırma öğrencisi bulunan 8 okul öncesi öğretmeni katılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, öğretmenlerin çoğunluğunun çocuğun gereksinimlerine cevap vermek için BEP hazırlandığı ve BEP hazırlamayı gerekli buldukları sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bunun yanında, sınıf içinde fiziksel koşulların olumsuzluğuna yönelik görüşlere yer verilmiştir. Öğretmenlerin çoğu yazılı ve sistematik olarak BEP hazırlamadıklarını, ailelerin ise sürece katılımının düşük olduğunu ifade etmişlerdir. Son olarak, öğretmenler, BEP hazırlanması ve uygulanması ile ilgili kullanıcı dostu yazılı kaynaklara ihtiyaç duyduklarını ifade etmişlerdir.Early intervention programs are supporting child development and they also have preventative function. In our country, developing IEP is necessary for addressing educational needs of children with special needs in inclusion programs in early childhood educational settings. This research aims to identify preschool teachers' views on learning, preparing and implementing the Individualized Education Program (IEP). It is a qualitative study in which face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted. For the study group, 8 preschool teachers who have students in inclusion programs in 2015-2016 academic year were selected through purposeful sampling According to the findings, the teachers stated that IEP is useful in terms of meeting student’s needs in general. Most of the teachers also stated that they did not prepare written and systematic IEPs, and also pointed out low parent involvement during the process. Lastly, the teachers stated that they are in need of easy to use, written resources on developing and implementing IEP

Examining the Psychometric Properties of Acceptance Scale for Kindergarten-Revised (ASK-R) in Turkish

The aim of this study is to investigate the applicability of ASK-R among Turkish pre-school children and determine the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of this scale. This study was conducted with 167 students from different pre-schools in Muğla. Within the aim of the study, three different methods were set down in order to investigate the validity of the scale. First of all, in order to get evidences about the construct validity of the scale, item analysis was conducted. In order to examine construct validity, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted. The fit statistics obtained from factor analysis showed that original form’s factor structure had been confirmed. Internal consistency was calculated and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the total scale was high. The test-retest correlation coefficient for the total score were significant (r= .78, p<0.01). As a result of the study, the Turkish version of ASK-R has good validity and reliability for Turkish pre-school children

The effect of different storage conditions on the migration of chemicals from polyethylene terephthalate and polycarbonate bottles to water

Objective: Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polycarbonate (PC) bottles have been used widely in the last years for the consumption of water and the increased use of these chemicals has raised many concerns regarding their adverse effects on health. Phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA) are the main endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that can migrate from these plastics into potable water. Materials and Methods: The concentrations of phthalate and BPA were measured in water samples that were stored in PET and PC bottles at different storage conditions. The method of ELISA was used for the determination of phthalate and BPA levels. A standard curve is obtained from the standards prepared at known concentrations of phthalate, BPA, according to their absorbance at 450 nm. The BPA levels of the samples were obtained through the calculation of the absorbance values acquired using the standard curve. Results: Different storage and heating processes applied on the samples significantly increased the levels of BPA and phthalate. One year of storage led to a statistically significant increase in phthalate levels when compared to the control group. Both BPA and phthalate levels detected in the water samples were higher than the control group depending on the storage conditions including exposure to high temperatures, sunlight and outdoor conditions. Conclusion: Our results indicate the necessity to establish the environmental conditions that must be ensured during the production, transportation and storage processes of the bottles, on a legal basis with legal regulations

Determination of bisphenol a and phthalate levels in wastewater samples

Objective: The use of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) such as bisphenol A (BPA) in plastics manufacturing, agriculture, livestock, and paint manufacturing increas daily. The water treated in wastewater treatment plants is used in many areas such as irrigation of parks and gardens, and reinforcement of underground water resources. However, whether the treatment process eliminates EDCs in wastewater is not exactly known, and determining this as well as the amounts of these chemicals in treated water are important in terms of protecting the environment and human health. The aim of the study was to determine BPA and phthalate concentrations in the influent and effluent flow samples obtained from wastewater treatment plants. Materials and Methods: BPA and phthalate concentrations were measured in influent and effluent flow samples using the enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. BPA and phthalate measurements were performed as competitive measurements of BPA and total phthalates in samples using specific monoclonal antibodies. Results: BPA and phthalate levels were measured respectively as 7.69 μg/L and 78.27 μg/L in the influent water samples and 3.17 μg/L and 25.56 μg/L in the effluent water samples. The concentration of BPA and phthalates in the effluent samples decreased significantly compared to the influent water samples. Conclusion: This study is believed to shed light on the importance of monitoring BPA and phthalate concentrations in wastewater treatment plants and inspections for detecting other EDCs in wastewater

Okul Öncesi Öğretmenlerde Bağlanma ve Sınıf Yönetimi Profillerinin Anne Bağlanması ve Çocuk Yetiştirme Tutumlarıyla İlişkilerinin İncelenmesi

Theory of attachment is interested in the individuals from the point of interpersonalrelationships. Recently, although there are many studies on the theory ofattachment, the number of the studies especially on the field of education is verylow. In the present study, adult attachment dimensions (anxiety and avoidance)are used to research the characteristics of the mothers and teachers in preschool.The aim of the study is to analyze the relationship between teacher perceptions offamily relationships and cooperation and attachments levels and classmanagement profiles of preschool teachers. In addition, it is also aimed to analyzerelationship between mother attachment dimensions of the children at the ages of4-5 in the classes, child care methods and teacher perceptions of familyrelationships and cooperation.Bağlanma kuramı bireyleri kiĢilerarası iliĢkiler içerisinde incelemektedir. Sonzamanlarda bağlanma kuramı pek çok araştırmaya konu olmasına karĢın özellikleeğitim alanında yapılan çalışmaların az sayıda olduğu dikkat çekmektedir. Bu araştırmada, okul öncesi eğitim ortamında öğretmen ve annenin birtakımözelliklerinin incelenmesinde yetişkin bağlanma boyutlarından (kaygı ve kaçınma)yararlanılmıĢtır. Araştırmanın amacı, okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin bağlanmaboyutları ile sınıf yönetimi profilleri ve annelerin ailelerle kurulan iletişim veiĢbirliğine ilişkin öğretmen algıları arasındaki ilişki ve bu öğretmenlerin sınıflarınadevam eden 4-5 yaş arasındaki çocukların annelerin bağlanma boyutları ile çocuk yetiştirme tutumları ve ailelerle kurulan iletiĢim ve işbirliğine ilişkin öğretmenalgıları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir

The Trait Anger And Anger Explanation Styles Of Preschool Teachers

The objective of the present study is to examine the trait anger and anger explanation styles of preschool teachers on age and gender variables. The sample of this study consisted of the 150 preschool teachers (120 females and 30 males) working in preschools and primary schools in Turkey. Trait Anger-Anger Style Scale for determining anger and anger explanation styles and Personal Information Form were used as data collection instruments. In order to analyze non-parametric kruskal wallis test and Mann Whitney U test were used. Findings were discussed in the ligt of the literature.Wo