FIRST CURRICULUM AND APPLICATIONS FOR PRESCHOOL TEACHER TRAINING IN TURKEY

Dr. Duygu S. Guler
Ankara University
Asst. Prof. Dr. Faruk Ozturk
Yuzuncu Yil University

Abstract

The content of courses and the earliest teacher-training programme of Turkey for nurseries were analyzed in this article. The courses and content of relevant program did not differ from the programme of the women’s teacher training colleges but some courses such as educational sciences/pedagogy, psychology, Froebel method, handcraft, hygiene were paid special attention. Moreover, the pedagogy’s subjects had priority especially. Another important development was the establishment of laboratory nursery school for practice of teacher candidates.

Keywords
Nursery school, pre-school education, teacher training program.

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