UNIVERSITY of ÇUKUROVA
INSTITUTE of SOCIAL SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT of ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
SUBDEPARTMENT of PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
SOCRATES II – ERASMUS
GUIDE BOOK
Head of the Department
Assoc. Prof. Dr.İlyas DEHRİ
Tel:(+ 90-322) 338 60 76
E-Mail: idehri@cu.edu.tr
The Coordinator of SOCRATES / ERASMUS – ECTS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yaşare AKTAŞ ARNAS
Tel:(+ 90-322) 338 60 76
E-Mail: yasare@cu.edu.tr
Address
University of Çukurova
Faculty of Education
Department of Elementary Education
01330 Adana
Tel : (+ 90-322) 338 60 76)
Fax : (+ 90-322) 338 60 76
CONTENTS
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- GENERAL INFORMATION 1
- ACADEMIC STAFF 2
- GRADUATE PROGRAMS 3
- COURSE DESCRIPTION 4
- GENERAL INFORMATION
The main purpose of this program is to prepare kindergarten teachers for 0-6 years old children. All of the graduates are hired by Ministry of National Education and private schools. Another purpose of the subdepartment is to give graduate (master degree) education in the area of Preschool Education.
Research areas of the staffs at the subdepartment are as follows: child development and early child education.
Grading system at the subdepartment as follows: FF=0.00, FD= 0.50, DD= 1.00, DC= 1.50, CC= 2.00, CB= 2.50, BB= 3.00, BA= 3.50, AA= 4.00:
In master degree program, CC is required to pass a course but BB is required as mean to be graduated. After completing courses, a research study as thesis and dissertations is required to complete the degrees.
There are 6 master degree students at the subdepartment in 2003-2004 academic years.
- ACADEMIC STAFF
E-Mail:
Prof. Dr. Adil TÜRKOĞLU aturkoglu@cu.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. Banu İNANÇ binanc@cu.edu.tr
Asst. Prof. Dr. Yaşare AKTAŞ ARNAS yasare@cu.edu.tr
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ahmet DOĞANAY adoganay@cu.edu.tr
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mahinur Karataş Coşkun mahika@cu.edu.tr
Asst. Prof. Meral ATICI matici@cu.edu.tr
Asst.Prof. Ayperi DİKİCİ SIĞIRTMAÇ ayperis@cu.edu.tr
Instructor Dr.Mehmet BULDU mbuldu@cu.edu.tr
- GRADUATE PROGRAMS
I.Year/ I. Semester
|
Code |
Name |
ECTS |
|
OÖ 701 |
Research Methods in Social Sciences I |
10 |
|
OÖ 703 |
Educational Statistics |
10 |
|
OÖ 705 |
Learning Theories |
5 |
|
OÖ 707 |
Difference Approaches in Pre-school Education |
5 |
|
OÖ 709 |
Drama In Preschool Education Semester |
5 |
|
OÖ 713 |
Foreign Language Education in Preschool |
5 |
|
OÖ 717 |
Early Childhood Education in Different Countries
|
5 |
I.Year/ II. Semester
|
Code |
Name |
ECTS |
|
OÖ 702 |
Research Methods In Social Science II |
10 |
|
OÖ 706 |
Instruction Theories |
5 |
|
OÖ 708 |
Theories of Development |
5 |
|
OÖ 710 |
Basic Concept in Pre-school Education and Methots of Teaching |
5 |
|
OÖ 712 |
Qualitative Research Method |
5 |
|
OÖ 716 |
Computer-Supported Instruction in Preschool |
5 |
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION
I. Year / First Semester
Course Title: Research Methods in Social Sciences I
Course Code: OÖ 701
Semester: First Year, FS
Course Type: Compulsory
Hour / Week: 3
ECTS: 10
Course Description: Basic concepts such as science, scientific method and research; finding problem and stating it in the research; stating hypotesis, literature reviewing techniques; research models and data gathering techniques.
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Adil TÜRKOĞLU e-mail: aturkoglu@cu.edu.tr
Examination: Essay quiz and final exam, preparation of research proposal
Text Book: Karasar, N. (2002). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi (Scientific Research Method). 11. Edition. Ankara: Nobel Publication
Course Title: Educational Statistics
Course Code: OÖ 703
Semester: First Year, FS
Course Type: Compulsory
Hour / Week: 4
ECTS: 10
Course Description: The course contains basic concepts of statistics aplied to education and application of parametric and nonparametric techniques which are used in social sciences. These techniques are taught by using SPSS statistical program.
Instructor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Ahmet DOĞANAY e-mail: adoganay@cu.edu.tr
Examination: Weekly assignements and final exam at the end of the semester.
Text Book: Büyüköztürk, Ş, (2002). Sosyal bilimler için veri analizi el kitabı.(Data analyse handbook for social sciences). Ankara: PegemA Publications
Course Title: Learning Theories
Course Code: OÖ 705
Semester: First Year, FS
Course Type: Selective
Hour / Week: 3
ECTS: 5
Course Description: This course includes the informations about behaviorist, cognitive and social learning theories that explain how learning forms, the informations about the assumptions, concepts, principles and limitations of these theories, the informations about usage of these theories in developing behaviour process.
Instructor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Mahinur Karataş Coşkun e-mail: mahika@cu.edu.tr
Examination: Weekly projects and final exam at the end of the semester.
Text Book: Merrill, M. D. (1983). Component Display Theory. Instructional Design Theories and Models. Ed: C.M. Reigeluth. Hillsdale. N. J. Lawrance Erlbaum Associates.
Course Title: Difference Approaches in Pre-school Education
Course Code: OÖ 707
Semester: First Year, FS
Course Type: Selective
Hour / Week: 3
ECTS: 10
Course Description: This course includes components of curriculum such as high scope, montesori, reggio emilia.
Instructor: Asst. Prof. Yaşare Aktaş Arnas e-mail: yasare@cu.edu.tr
Examination: Discussion, question-answer, project.
Text Book: All book and article in publicated this study
Course Title: Drama In Preschool Education Semester
Course Code: OÖ 709
Semester: First Year, FS
Course Type: Selective
Hour / Week: 3
ECTS: 5
Course Description: Basic concepts in creative drama and its history, individual characteristics and recognizing these characteristics, interpersonnel and intergroup communication, relationship of drama with the play, extemporaneously story telling, fable, and poem telling, sample lesson plans.
Instructor: Asst. Prof. Yaşare Aktaş Arnas e-mail: yasare@cu.edu.tr
Examination: Project, a quiz and a final exam.
Text Book: Almost every suitable materials in side. Suggested textbook:
Üstündağ, T. (2001). Yaratıcı drama öğretmenimin günlüğü ( Diary of creative drama teacher). Ankara: PegemA Publications.
Course Title: Foreign Language Education in Preschool
Course Code: OÖ 713
Semester: First Year, FS
Course Type: Selective
Hour / Week: 3
ECTS: 5
Course Description: Importance of foraigne language education in preschool, different approaches in language education, children’ abilities in language learning according to age, investigation of foreigne language education and books which are used in schools in Turkey.
Instructor: Dr. Ayperi DİKİCİ SIĞIRTMAÇ e-mail: ayperis@cu.edu.tr
Examination: Take home weekly and a final exam.
Text Book: Various article will use for source books and to give study obligation.
Course Title: Early Childhood Education in Different Countries
Course Code: OÖ 717
Semester: First Year, SS
Course Type: Selective
Hour / Week: 3
ECTS: 5
Course Description: Participants in this graduate seminar, all of whom are assumed to be engaging in their own personal journeys as early childhood teacher educators, will examine issues related to the preparation and ongoing professional development of caregivers and teachers of young children (birth through age six). We will do this by taking a global perspective on early childhood teacher education, and in fact on early childhood education in general. Finally, we will compare the issues and problems in different countries with the ones in Turkey.
Instructor: Dr. Mehmet BULDU e-mail: mbuldu@cu.edu.tr
Examination: Take home weekly and a final exam.
Text Book:.
Olmsted, P. & Montie, J. (Eds.) (2001) Early Childhood Settings in 15 Countries: What Are Their Structural Characteristics? (The Idea Preprimary Project, Phase 2) High/Scope Press.
Spodek, B., Saracho, O. N. (Eds.) (1990). Early childhood teacher preparation. Yearbook in early childhood education, Vol. 1. NY: Teachers College Press
I. Year / Second Semester
Course Title: Research Methods In Social Science II
Course Code: OÖ 702
Semester: First Year, SS
Course Type: Compulsory
Hour / Week: 3
ECTS: 10
Course Description: Research methods, Data collection, Make a research
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Adil TÜRKOĞLU e-mail: aturkoglu@cu.edu.tr
Examination: Students’ projects are evoluated.
Text Book: Karasar, N. (2002). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi (Scientific Research Method). 11. Edition. Ankara: Nobel Publication.
Course Title: Instruction Theories
Course Code: OÖ 706
Semester: First Year, SS
Course Type: Selective
Hour / Week: 3
ECTS: 5
Course Description: Principles, theories, hypothesis and limits of behavioral, cognitive and social learning theories. How does learning occur; and the knowledge about the use of these theories in the process of changing behaviour.
Instructor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Mahinur Karataş Coşkun e-mail: mahika@cu.edu.tr
Examination: Written Examinations, Project evaluations
Text Book: 1-Merill, M.D.,Tennyson, R.D., Posey, L.O. (1992) Instrutional Design Theory. Educational Technology Publications. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
2- Reigeluth, C.M. (1983) Instrutional Design: What Is It and Why Is It? Instrutional Design Theories and Models. Ed: C.M.Reigeluth. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrance Erlbaum Associates
Course Title: Theories of Development
Course Code: OÖ 708
Semester: First Year, SS
Course Type: Selective
Hour / Week: 3
ECTS: 5
Course Description: Introduction theories of development such as Paiget, Freud, Ericson and Vygotsky
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Banu İNANÇ e-mail: binanc@cu.edu.tr
Examination: Written examination
Text Book: -
Course Title: Basic Concept in Pre-school Education and Methots of Teaching
Course Code: OÖ 710
Semester: First Year, SS
Course Type: Selective
Hour / Week: 3
ECTS: 5
Course Description: Basic concepts in science and math.and
