CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES AND CURRENT PRACTICES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
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Course Title:
CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES AND CURRENT PRACTICES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
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Course Code:
OKU6114
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Type of Course:
Optional
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Level of Course:
Third Cycle
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Year of Study:
1
6
Semester:
2
7
ECTS Credits Allocated:
4
8
Theoretical (hour/week):
2
9
Practice (hour/week) :
0
10
Laboratory (hour/week) :
0
11
Prerequisites:
None
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Recommended optional programme components:
None
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Language:
Turkish
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Mode of Delivery:
Face to face
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Course Coordinator:
Doç. Dr. HATİCE ZEYNEP İNAN
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Course Lecturers:
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Hatice Zeynep İnan
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Website:
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Objective of the Course:
The aim of this course is to provide students with knowledge and skills related to contemporary approaches applied in early childhood education. In this course, it is aimed to analyze the different approaches applied in the field of pre-school education by knowing the contemporary approaches in pre-school education, and to question the applicability of contemporary approaches and current practices in early childhood education in our country. It is aimed to acquire knowledge and skills regarding the philosophical basis of different approaches and models; arrangement of educational environments and equipment used in education; teacher training programs specific to each approach (pre-service and in-service programs); family involvement; applications for children with special needs; educational programs; methods used in educational programs and program content; educational practices; the prevalence of educational programs and their comparison with practices in our country.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
Students will have an in-depth understanding and knowledge of contemporary practices (eg models, programs and philosophies) in the field of preschool education.
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Learning Outcomes:
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To be able to define contemporary programs / models / philosophies regarding Early Childhood Education;
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To be able to interpret current practices regarding Early Childhood Education;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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What are the contemporary approaches applied in early childhood education?
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Reggio Emilia ve Project Approach
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ECE in the New Normal
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Constructivist and Social-constructivist approaches
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Contemporary issues in congress and conferences
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Freire: Pedagogy of Oppressed
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Waldorf Schools ve Steiner
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Portage Early Education Program and Hippy Cognitive Education Program
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Primary Years Program (PYP)
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Te Whariki
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High/Scope & Head Start
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Bank-Street
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Montessori
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Evaluation in general
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
1-HATİCE ZEYNEP İNAN (2012). Okul Öncesi Eğitimde Çağdaş Yaklaşımlar Reggio Emilia Yaklaşımı Ve Proje Yaklaşımı, ISBN : 978-605-443-495-4. ANI yayıncılık. 2-Selected chapters and peer-reviewed articles
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
0
0
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
Final Exam
1
100
Total
1
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
100
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Final examination
Information
Final evaluation based on process evaluation including literature reviews
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
2
28
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
12
2
24
Homeworks, Performances
0
5
60
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
0
0
0
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
4
4
Total WorkLoad
116
Total workload/ 30 hr
3,87
ECTS Credit of the Course
4
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
