The purpose of the project was to investigate the effect of
the Social-Emotional Prevention Program on social and communication skills of
4-6 year-old children attending preschool education and having families with
low socio-economic level. In the study, quasi-experimental design with
pretest-posttest group was used. Three experimental groups and one control group
were included in the project. Average age of the children in all the groups was
5 years, 1 month, and 27 days (minimum 4 years, 1 month, and 16 days; maximum 6
years and 3 days). 83 children and 83
mothers including 25 children and 25 mothers in the age group of 4-6 years from
Experimental Group 1, 16 children and 16 mothers from Experimental Group 2, 16
children and 16 mothers from Experimental Group 3, and 26 children and 26
mothers from Control Group were included in the project. All of 83 children
involved in the all groups were attending independent kindergartens affiliated
with Ministry of National Education, Provincial Directorate for National
Education of Denizli in Pamukkale and Tavas districts of Denizli. Personal
Information Form, Social Skills Evaluation Scale (SSES), and Communication
Skills Scale (Teacher Form) were used as the data collection tools in the
project. According to the results of the study, implementing Social-Emotional
Prevention Program together with family involvement activities, implementing
only Social-Emotional Prevention Program, and implementing only family
involvement activities led to significant improvements in the social and
communication skills of the children compared to the control group.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2018 |
Submission Date | February 10, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | May 4, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 4 Issue: 1-2 |
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