An evaluation of architectural structural diagram of independent kindergartens buildings
Journal Title: Erken Çocukluk Çalışmaları Dergisi - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
This study equipped with the purpose of investigating problems originated from architectural structural diagram in independent kindergartens. Fourteen Independent Pre-school principals working in Van- Turkey participated in this study. All of them were asked to draw a sketch showing shortcoming of their schools in terms of architectural structural diagram. They were also asked to suggest amendment on their school’s structural scheme to make school building more efficient to meet young children’s and staffs’ needs. To collect data all of the principals were given A3 size papers. Some of the principals draw their schools’ sketch some of them add their schools’ structural plan and make changes and take notes on those plans. After collecting all sketches document analysis was utilized for the current study. Findings of this study revealed that principals have been experiencing several problems because of structure of school buildings. All of the principals working in star-building type kindergarten declared that this school type is not appropriate for eastern region and it has many drawbacks to efficiently educate young children. The main themes emerged from this study are heating, access of children with special needs, storage and space problems.
Authors and Affiliations
Zeynep Temiz
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP21881
- DOI 10.24130/eccd-jecs.196720171231
- Views 448
- Downloads 58
A screening study about preschool science education studies: A case study from Turkey
The general purpose of this research is to examine the studies carried out during preschool science education in Turkey over the last five years (2013-2017). In accordance with this general purpose, the distribution of...
The relationship between the frequency of mathematical language and pedagogical mathematic content knowledge of preschool teachers
The aim of this research is to investigate preschool teachers’ mathematical pedagogic content knowledge and the frequency of mathematical language used in the classrooms. The sample of the study is defined with purposef...
The investigation of the level of ego resilience of preschool children
Ego resiliency is defined as positive development tendency despite risk factors. Factors that constitute a risk for the development of the child and protective factors that enable the development to continue in spite o...
Examining the gardens of the preschool education institutions
In the study, it is aimed to reveal current features and practices of the gardens of the preschool education institutions, the obstacles to being qualified gardens in the schools and professional trainings related to th...
Analyzing the practices of project approaches in preschool education in terms of basic scientific process skills
In this study, it was aimed to determine if the children were able to use basic scientific process skills in implementation of project approach in preschool education. For this purpose, the 6 projects developed by the r...