Examination of Preschool Teachers' Classroom Management Strategies and the Appropriateness of These Strategies

• In Event: 58.082 - Roundtable Session 25
  In Roundtable Session: 58.082-1 - Teacher Perspectives on Classroom Management and Teacher Self-Efficacy

Abstract

The purpose of this study to reveal preschool teachers’ classroom management strategies and appropriateness of these strategies. The participants are 72 preschool teachers that work in independent kindergartens and kindergartens attached to primary schools in the central districts of Ankara and that participated in the TUBITAK project entitled “Adapting the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Program to the Classroom: Turkish Sample”. Convergent parallel design that is one of mixed method designs was used in this study. The data collection instruments were Demographic Information Form, Teacher Classroom Management Strategies Scale and semi-structured observation form. The data collection process was completed. The data will be analyzed through suitable statistical methods.

Authors

• Emel Durmaz, Ankara University

• Caglayan Dincer, Ankara University

• Kaan Zulfikar Deniz, Ankara University