Abstract:

The aim of this research is to reveal the current situation of the articles published in Turkey between the years 2017-2021 on the field of science education in the preschool period through meta-synthesis. While scanning the relevant literature, the conditions for inclusion in the study were determined. As a result of the scans, 74 articles that met the conditions for inclusion were examined within the scope of this research. The analysis of these articles was carried out through thematic content analysis (meta-synthesis) method. The results of the research show that the researches in the field of pre-school science education mostly aim to determine the situation. It was observed that most of the studies were conducted in the case study pattern methodologically, however, methods such as phenomenology, scanning method and document analysis were also used. When the results of the research were examined; situation regarding science teaching process, general situation regarding science education, deficiency/insufficiency, positive effect, situation regarding science/science concepts, situation regarding environment/nature, preschool program/MEB preschool education activity book, perception, self-efficacy and activity/ module development the subjects were mentioned. It is thought that this research is important in terms of literature, examining the studies on pre-school science education in depth.

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