| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | AE-OÖS11 | Early Childhood Education in Different Countries | Elective | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The purpose of this course; students accepted in the world and in Turkey and preschool located on the basis of the theory of education, approaches, programs and making comparisons of the models in our country aims to create a professional understanding of pre-school education. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Theories and approaches that are at the basis of pre-school education Different preschool education models applied worldwide | | 2 | It makes comparisons between preschool education systems and practices in different countries and practices in our country from different perspectives. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Course Contents |
| Education system in different countries, history of pre-school education in different countries, prevalence, types of institutions, program types, educational environments, family participation, inclusion of children with special needs, teacher training system in pre-school education. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Turkey and the world in the development of preschool education historical process. | | | | 2 | Socio-cultural effects in child education | | | | 3 | Overview of developmental and educational theories based on pre-school education | | | | 4 | Pre-school education approaches | | | | 5 | Different models applied worldwide in preschool education | | | | 6 | Peschool education programs | | | | 7 | Midterm exam | | | | 8 | The structure of preschool education systems | | | | 9 | Staff profile in Preschool education systems | | | | 10 | Monitoring and evaluation systems in preschool education | | | | 11 | Results regarding preschool education practices in different countries | | | | 12 | Global challenges in preschool education | | | | 13 | New trends and practices in preschool education | | | | 14 | Presentations of students' projects | | | | 15 | Final exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Aktan, O. and Akkutay, Ü. (2014). In the OECD countries and in Turkey, preschool education.
Asian Journal of Instruction, 2 (1), 64-79.
Basal, A. (Ed). (2018). Comparative education in different countries. Ankara: Nobel Publishing.
Temel, F. (2004). World and in Turkey preschool education. Within the Principles and Methods of Preschool Education, Anadolu University Pub. No: 1219. Open Education Faculty Pub. No: 699, Eskişehir.
UNICEF. (2017). The situation of the children of the world. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Attending Lectures | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Self Study | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Reading | 14 | 2 | 28 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | LO2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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