The seven colors of Türkiye: investigation of the effectiveness of respect for cultural differences education program for preschool teachers

KURU N., ERDOĞAN S., KOÇ TÜYLÜ D., PARPUCU N.

EUROPEAN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION RESEARCH JOURNAL, 2024 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/1350293x.2024.2322520
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION RESEARCH JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), DIALNET
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This research aims to increase the cultural sensitivity of preschool children and their teachers living in different regions of Turkiye through education in respect to differences. It employed an experimental design with pre-test post-test control group including 26 teachers along with 261 children aged 48-72 months. The study was conducted in three stages. In the first stage, the preparatory step, teachers were given six-hour training regarding respect for cultural differences. After the teacher training, they received 84 h of mentoring support for six weeks during the design process of the Seven Colors of Turkiye: Respect for Differences Activities. Teachers from seven regions of Turkiye created activity bags in accordance with the established activity plans. All bags from the regions were implemented after a 7-week bag change procedure. According to the research, both teachers and students strengthened their cultural awareness and students' respect for differences developed.