Research Article | Open Access
The Preschool Classroom Management and Inclusion in Turkey
Nimet Bülbin Sucuoğlu Hatice Bayraklı Fadime İşcen Karasu Şeyda Demir
Pages: 66-80
Abstract
This study evaluates classroom management of preschool teachers by using the data
collected from 147 teachers who have and do not have children with disabilities in their
classrooms. The Turkish Form of the Teacher Strategies Questionnaire (TSQ-T) was
used for gathering data based on teachers’ opinions of the classroom management strategies that they use. The authors found that the TSQ-T is a reliable instrument for investigating preschool classroom management, and that the frequency and usefulness
scores regarding the management strategies of the teachers who have and do not have
children with disabilities in their classrooms are similar, except for the fact that the inclusive classroom teachers view the negative strategies as being less useful than the other
group of teachers. In addition, the Turkish teachers have almost the highest scores on
their current and future confidence in being able to deal with problems. The authors discussed the results in terms of the content of the pre-service and in-service classroom
management courses and practicums related to management skills of the preschool
teachers and the teacher candidates.
Keywords
Preschool Teachers, Classroom Management, Inclusion