Preschool teachers' views about classroom management models

Şahin Sak İ. T., Sak R., TEZEL ŞAHİN F.

EARLY YEARS, cilt.38, sa.1, ss.35-52, 2018 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09575146.2016.1242118
  • Dergi Adı: EARLY YEARS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.35-52
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Classroom management models, preschool teachers, teachers' views, STRATEGIES, BEHAVIORS, FEMALE
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This survey-based quantitative study investigates 310 Turkish preschool teachers' views about classroom management, using the following six models of disciplinary strategy: behavioral change theory, Dreikurs' social discipline model, Canter's assertive discipline model, the Glasser model of discipline, Kounin's model, and Gordon's teacher effectiveness training (TET) model. Data were collected through a demographic information form and the Discipline Strategies Questionnaire. The results showed that the participant teachers usually agreed with items that reflected a child-centered approach to classroom management. Also, the respondents' views of Dreikurs' social discipline model and Gordon's TET model differed according to their gender. The teachers' views related to behavioral change theory and Gordon's TET also varied markedly, depending on the ages of the children they taught.