An Ethnographic Approach to Peer Culture in a Turkish Preschool Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Yanik, Betül; Yasar, Mustafa
Titel	An Ethnographic Approach to Peer Culture in a Turkish Preschool Classroom
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 10 (2018) 4, S.489-496 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1307-9298
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Ethnography; Peer Relationship; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Participant Observation; Diaries; Content Analysis; Games; Qualitative Research; School Culture; Educational Environment; Friendship; Symbolic Learning; Males; Semi Structured Interviews; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ethnografie; Peer-Beziehungen; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Teilnehmende Beobachtung; Diary; Tagebuch; Inhaltsanalyse; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Qualitative Forschung; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Freundschaft; Symboldidaktik; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Türkei
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine the features of the peer culture that a group of preschoolers created in their classroom in the province of Kahramanmaras, Turkey. An ethnographic approach was adopted in this study to obtain an in-depth understanding of children's peer interactions. The data were collected through variety of data collection methods such as participant observation, interviews, document analysis, and researcher diary for three months period. Twenty children, the classroom teacher and the other school staff participated in the study. Descriptive and qualitative content analyses were conducted to analyze the data. The results suggest that the children formed a complex culture through symbols and games to negotiate about the features of day to day interactions in the classroom. In addition, the children resisted against the influences of the teacher by turning places like the washroom and the cafeteria into a nesting area for a deeper level of personal interaction. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. T&K Akademic Rosendalsvein 45, Oslo 1166, Norway. e-mail: iejee@iejee.com; Web site: https://www.iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01