Okul öncesi dönem çocukları ve ebeveynlerinin açık hava oyun deneyimlerinin incelenmesi

Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye’de okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının açık hava oyun deneyimlerinin incelenmesi ve bu çocukların açık hava oyun deneyimlerinin geçmiş kuşaklar ile karşılaştırılmasıdır. Çalışmanın örneklemini, Adana ilinde okul öncesi eğitim kurumuna devam eden 3-6 yaş grubunda çocukları bulunan 398 ebeveyn oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak Clements’in (2004) çalışması temel alınarak araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan “ebeveynlerin ve çocukların açık hava oyun deneyimleri” anketi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen nicel veriler frekans ve yüzde alma tekniği kullanılarak analiz edilirken, nitel veriler ise içerik analizi yapılarak çözümlenmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda günümüz çocuklarının ebeveynlerine kıyasla açık havada belirgin bir şekilde daha az oyun oynadıkları tespit edilmiştir. Bu durumun temel sebebi ise ebeveynler tarafından sağlık koşulları, güvenlik kaygısı, çevresel imkansızlıklar ve teknolojik alet kullanımı (bilgisayar, televizyon, tablet vb.) olarak belirtilmiştir. Sonuçlar ilgili literatürle de benzerlik göstermektedir.

An investigation of pre-school children’s and their parents’ outdoor play experiences

The purpose of this study is to investigate outdoor play experiences of preschoolchildren in Turkey and to compare the experiences of these children with previousgeneration. The sample of the study consists of 398 parents with children aged 3-6years old attending to a pre-school education institution in the province of Adana, acity located in the south of Turkey. The questionnaire of “the parents and children’soutdoor play experiences”, which was based on the study of Clements (2004) wasadapted by the researchers and was used as the data collection tool. While thequantitative data were analysed through frequency and percentage, the qualitativedata were analysed by means of content analysis. Results revealed that today’schildren got involved in outdoor play activities significantly less than their parents did.Health conditions, safety concern, lack of environmental opportunities and use oftechnological device (computer, television, tablet pc etc.) were reported as the mainreasons of the findings in the present study by parents. The results show similaritywith the related literature.

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