Özet:

The purpose of this study is to investigate family involvement activities at preschool educational institutions in province of Denizli. 25 female teachers working at preschool educational institutions under Ministry of National Education in city centre of Denizli were included in the study. The results revealed that while a great majority of 32 family involvement activities included in the questionnaire (parents' corner, posters, education board, communication board, brochures, booklets, periodicals-newspapers, newsletters, correspondences, photographs, phone/ internet calls, video/tape records, conferences, home visits, article box, request box, parents' libraries, family involvement to non-classroom activities, diaries, family involvement into management and decision-making process, group meeting) weren’t performed, 11 activities were implemented. While 4 of 11 activities were performed by all teachers, there were teachers who didn't perform 7 family involvement activities (parents' meetings, individual interview, development reports, collective files, involvement to classroom activities, invitation of parents to the school in special occasions, activities held at home). Considering the reasons why twenty two family involvement activities were not performed; lack of space, time and possibilities was the most frequent reason. Home visits took place on the top among family involvement activities the teachers had difficulties at most. The individual interviews were among activities conducted by the teachers in the easiest/ comfortable way.

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