A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Digital Technology Use of Kindergarten Teachers for Parental Involvement: E-nvolvement in the Turkish Context




AuthorsKonca Ahmet Sami, Hakyemez-Paul Sevcan

PublisherLondon Academic Publishing

Publication year2021

Journal: Psycho-Educational Research Reviews

Journal acronymPERR

Volume10

Issue3

First page 239

Last page254

eISSN2634-7172

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.52963/PERR_Biruni_V10.N3.15

Web address https://perr.biruni.edu.tr/index.php/digital-technology-use-of-kindergarten-teachers-for-parental-involvement-e-nvolvement-in-the-turkish-context/


Abstract

The primary research aim of this current study was to better understand the digital technology use of Turkish kindergarten teachers in their parental involvement practices. A questionnaire designed by the authors was administered to 100 kindergarten teachers in five cities located within Turkey. It was revealed in the study results that the kindergarten teachers owned a variety of electronic devices and used those devices for both personal and educational purposes within the early childhood education setting. Teachers used digital technologies for their parental involvement practices less than they did for their own personal use or for other activities within the educational setting. The parental involvement types where teachers most often used digital technologies were for parenting and communicating. While the least popular parental involvement types where kindergarten teachers used digital technologies were decision-making and collaborating with the community. Teachers mentioned the two most common reasons for insufficient technology use for parental involvement were the parents’ financial status and level of knowledge. A negative relationship between teachers’ personal technology use and experience in the field increased, they were less likely to encounter problems regarding digital technology use for parental involvement.



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