This study examines the effect of pre-service teachers’ education and student teaching on their views about classroom management, classroom management strategies and skills, and problem solving skills. Case study, a form of qualitative research, is used as the research method in this study. Participants of this study included 8 pre-service teachers studying in Early Childhood Teacher Education Program in one of the universities in Turkey. Data were collected through three focus group interviews. Interviews were video-recorded and later transcribed for coding and analysis. Nvivo 8 program is used to code and analyze the data. Participants of this study felt that the education they are receiving is too theoretical and is not put into practice. Moreover, they stated that the content of the classroom management class is not suited to early childhood education.
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