We’ve All Traveled, We’ve All Learnt: Virtual Field Trips in Early Childhood Education
Field trips, which are a fundamental element of early childhood education, are activities that provide rich learning experiences for children. However, while planning these activities, factors such as security, permission processes, costs, and the attitudes of families bother early childhood teacher...
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Anadolu University, Eskisehir
2023-10-01
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| description | Field trips, which are a fundamental element of early childhood education, are activities that provide rich learning experiences for children. However, while planning these activities, factors such as security, permission processes, costs, and the attitudes of families bother early childhood teachers. In addition, it becomes impossible to conduct field trips during periods when mobility is restricted, such as the pandemic. Virtual field trips are considered a solution to eliminate these obstacles that limit traditional field trips. However, there is a significant gap in the literature regarding the implementation of virtual field trips in early childhood education. Based on these two points, this study aims to examine the experiences of kindergarten children and their parents regarding virtual field trips. The study, which was designed as an interpretive qualitative study, included 7 children attending kindergarten within the body of a primary school and their parents. Within the scope of the research, 5 virtual field trips were organized to different destinations, and the experiences of children and their parents were examined. As a result of this analysis, the outcomes of virtual field trips for children and families, factors that increase their effectiveness, and advantages and disadvantages of virtual field trips were revealed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a192af200dff4fbb93f8065e59d4a2532024-02-07T20:00:30ZdeuAnadolu University, EskisehirAnadolu Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi dergisi2602-22492023-10-017488390510.34056/aujef.134627926We’ve All Traveled, We’ve All Learnt: Virtual Field Trips in Early Childhood EducationÜmran Alan0ANADOLU ÜNİVERSİTESİField trips, which are a fundamental element of early childhood education, are activities that provide rich learning experiences for children. However, while planning these activities, factors such as security, permission processes, costs, and the attitudes of families bother early childhood teachers. In addition, it becomes impossible to conduct field trips during periods when mobility is restricted, such as the pandemic. Virtual field trips are considered a solution to eliminate these obstacles that limit traditional field trips. However, there is a significant gap in the literature regarding the implementation of virtual field trips in early childhood education. Based on these two points, this study aims to examine the experiences of kindergarten children and their parents regarding virtual field trips. The study, which was designed as an interpretive qualitative study, included 7 children attending kindergarten within the body of a primary school and their parents. Within the scope of the research, 5 virtual field trips were organized to different destinations, and the experiences of children and their parents were examined. As a result of this analysis, the outcomes of virtual field trips for children and families, factors that increase their effectiveness, and advantages and disadvantages of virtual field trips were revealed.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3346353erken çocukluk eğitimiokul öncesi eğitimsanal alan gezilericovid-19yorumlayıcı nitel araştırmaearly chidlhood educationpreschool educationvirtual field tripscovid-19interpretive qualitative study |
| spellingShingle | Ümran Alan We’ve All Traveled, We’ve All Learnt: Virtual Field Trips in Early Childhood Education Anadolu Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi dergisi erken çocukluk eğitimi okul öncesi eğitim sanal alan gezileri covid-19 yorumlayıcı nitel araştırma early chidlhood education preschool education virtual field trips covid-19 interpretive qualitative study |
| title | We’ve All Traveled, We’ve All Learnt: Virtual Field Trips in Early Childhood Education |
| title_full | We’ve All Traveled, We’ve All Learnt: Virtual Field Trips in Early Childhood Education |
| title_fullStr | We’ve All Traveled, We’ve All Learnt: Virtual Field Trips in Early Childhood Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | We’ve All Traveled, We’ve All Learnt: Virtual Field Trips in Early Childhood Education |
| title_short | We’ve All Traveled, We’ve All Learnt: Virtual Field Trips in Early Childhood Education |
| title_sort | we ve all traveled we ve all learnt virtual field trips in early childhood education |
| topic | erken çocukluk eğitimi okul öncesi eğitim sanal alan gezileri covid-19 yorumlayıcı nitel araştırma early chidlhood education preschool education virtual field trips covid-19 interpretive qualitative study |
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