A Case Study of Teachers' Views on New First Grade Curriculum Implementation in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Cetin-Berber, Duygu; Vasquez-Colina, Maria
Titel	A Case Study of Teachers' Views on New First Grade Curriculum Implementation in Turkey
Quelle	In: Excellence in Education Journal, 5 (2016) 1, S.53-74 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2474-4166
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Curriculum; Grade 1; Curriculum Implementation; Teacher Attitudes; National Standards; Barriers; Kindergarten; Elementary School Students; School Readiness; Age Differences; Parent Participation; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Lehrerverhalten; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Elternmitwirkung; Türkei
Abstract	This study investigated teachers' perceptions of the implantation of a new first grade policy based on the new Turkish education standards during the 2012-2013 academic year. The study was based on a phenomenological case study design utilizing a structured interview protocol. Ten teachers discussed opportunities and challenges of implementing the new standards in the first year. Data were collected at the end of June 2013 using a purposeful, snowball sampling technique. To ensure verification of the interpretations, member checking was used. A thematic analysis was performed once interview responses were transcribed. We discovered that differences in implementation at the school-level caused differences in teachers' views of the standards. Further, teachers experienced challenges related to whether students had kindergarten education or not and students' school readiness was a central issue. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01