EXAMINING THE DISTANCE LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Authors : Hikmet Doğrul, Tuğba Yanpar Yelken

Pages : 34-68

Doi:10.48166/ejaes.1838326

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Publication Date : 2025-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aims to examine in depth the experiences of preschool teachers regarding the learning-teaching processes they continued through distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research is a qualitative study conducted as a case study. The study group consists of five preschool teachers working together at a state-run independent nursery school in Hatay province. The research data were collected using a \\\'Personal Information Form\\\', an \\\'Open-Ended Questions Form\\\' and a \\\'Semi-Structured Interview Form\\\'. Descriptive analysis and content analysis methods were used in the analysis of the research. According to the research results, it was determined that preschool teachers found the distance learning teaching-learning processes unsuccessful; students did not have sufficient technological tools and equipment needed for distance learning processes; and the stakeholders in the process, namely students, parents, and teachers, expressed their views that their competencies regarding the distance learning process were insufficient. Teachers stated that professional development training should be provided to teachers regarding distance learning teaching-learning processes; and that parents should be provided with training through information bulletins about distance learning processes via television or the internet. Furthermore, it was found that teachers expressed the view that, considering the age group characteristics of children in the pre-school period and their lack of reading and writing skills, the activities included in the current pre-school education programme needed to be organised in a way that could be integrated into distance learning processes.
Keywords : Covid-19 Pandemi, Okul Öncesi Öğretmenleri, Uzaktan Eğitim, Deneyim

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