Turkish Teachers' Accounts of Moral Dilemmas in Early Childhood Settings

Autor/inn/en	Koc, Kevser; Buzzelli, Cary A.
Titel	Turkish Teachers' Accounts of Moral Dilemmas in Early Childhood Settings
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Research, 14 (2016) 1, S.28-42 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-718X
DOI	10.1177/1476718X14523751
Schlagwörter	Moral Issues; Teacher Attitudes; Educational Practices; Classroom Environment; Preschool Teachers; Semi Structured Interviews; Teaching Experience; Qualitative Research; Caring; Power Structure; Teacher Student Relationship; Student Needs; Affective Behavior; Justice; Ethics; Foreign Countries; Turkey (Ankara) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moraltheorie; Lehrerverhalten; Bildungspraxis; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Qualitative Forschung; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Gerechtigkeit; Ethik; Ausland
Abstract	In all, 26 Turkish early childhood educators were asked to describe a moral dilemma they faced in their classroom, the circumstances that made the situation a dilemma, and why it was a moral dilemma. The dilemmas described arose from conflicts between teachers and children, teachers and parents, and teachers and administrators. Dilemmas described by experienced teachers did not differ from those of described by inexperienced teachers. Dilemmas between teachers and students reflected teachers' caring for students, while dilemmas between teachers and parents, and teachers and administrators reflected power struggles. When asked why the dilemmas were moral in nature, the teachers' responses were categorized into five areas of concern. These are a concern for children's development, children's needs, children's feelings, fairness, and honesty. Results are compared with studies conducted in the West. Implications for future research are presented. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01