About Program
Within the context of the Council of Higher Education’s reorganization of teacher training programs Preschool Education Undergraduate Program opened in 1997-1998 educational year and gave first graduates in 2002. The language of the program is Turkish and the education period of the department is 4 years. Lectures are conducted both theoretical and practical. Preschool Education Undergraduate Program aims to train qualified preschool teachers regarding preschool children’s development.
Goals
The purpose of Preschool Undergraduate Program is training teachers who are modern and have democratic values, contribute the children’s individual development, know human and children’s rights, respect differences, have the ability of scientific thinking. Moreover, the program aims at training preschool teachers who can use theoretical knowledge learnt in the lectures in practice, know preschool children’s development regarding all areas, collaborate families who has active role on children’s lives, express emotions and ideas, plan activities to develop children’s potential, are creative, are researcher, willing to lifelong learning, can use information technologies and adapt them into area, open to collaboration with other disciplines and have high level of responsibility. Besides, while doing his/ her job regarding the benefits of the community, working for the development of community, guiding society about educate children by using his/her knowledge about preschool education are another aims of the Undergraduate Program.
Summary of Program Outcomes
Graduates evaluate importance and necessity of pre-school teaching considering universal and national aims. Graduates use aims and principles of Turkish national education as base. Graduates have knowledge of speciality of pre-school child development and consider individual differences. Graduates consider the necessary principles (like security, health, ethic) while they support education and development pre-school child.