ÖZBu araştırmanın amacı sosyal beceri puanı en düşük ve en yüksek olan okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının kişilerarası problem çözme becerilerinin ve arkadaşlık ilişkilerinin değerlendirilmesidir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda araştırmada, nitel ve nicel verilerin harmanlandığı karma yöntem kullanılmıştır. Çalışma grubunu okul öncesi eğitim almakta olan 17'si 48-60 ay, 92'si ise 60-72 ay olan 57 kız ve 52 erkek çocuk olmak üzere toplam 109 çocuk oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın sonucunda çocukların sosyal becerisi ile sosyal olmayan akran çözümleri arasında negatif yönde anlamlı ilişki bulunmuştur. Sosyal becerisi yüksek olan çocukların akran ilişkileri incelendiğinde birlikte oyun, akranlarını uyararak uygun davranışa yönlendirme, liderlik, akranlarıyla iletişim kurma, akranlarına yardım etme, nezaket sözcüklerini kullanma, sabretme/bekleme, akranlarıyla fiziksel yakınlık kurma, davranışların nedenlerini sorgulama, akranları tarafından reddedilme/tercih edilmeme, akranlarını şikâyet etme, akranlarıyla olumsuz sözel iletişim ve akranlarıyla alay etme temaları ortaya çıkmıştır. Sosyal becerisi düşük olan çocukların akran ilişkileri incelendiğinde yalnız kalma isteği, akranlarını fiziksel olarak zorlama/müdahale, akranları tarafından reddedilme/tercih edilmeme, akranlarını şikâyet etme, otoriteden korkma, arkadaşlığı kaybetme korkusu, akranlarıyla olumsuz sözel iletişim, akranlarıyla sözel iletişim kurmadan oyun oynama ve akranlarıyla iletişim kurma temaları ortaya çıkmıştır. ABSTRACTThe aim of this study is to evaluate the interpersonal problem-solving skills and friendship relationships of pre-school children with the lowest and highest social skills score. For this purpose, a mixed method was used which combined qualitative and quantitative data. The study group consisted of 109 children, 17 of whom were 48-60 months old and 92 of whom were 60-72 months (57 girls and 52 boys). Based on the findings, there exists a negative and significant relationship between children's social skills and non-social peer solutions. When the peer relations of the children with high social skills are examined, it was found that those children play together, stimulate their peers, show leadership behaviors, communicate with and help their peers, use the words of courtesy, show patience, wait for their turn, show physical closeness with their peers, question the causes of behaviors, rejection by their peers, complain about their peers, communicate negatively with peers and mockery with their peers. When the peer relations of the children with low social skills are examined, the following behaviors have emerged: desire to be alone, show physical coercion/intervention/rejection towards their peers, complain about their peers, show fear towards authority and losing friendship, communicate negatively with their peers, play with their peers without any verbal communication.

The aim of this study was to examine the early childhood experiences of children visiting an art exhibition with their fathers and creating their own artwork. It was designed and conducted as a narrative study, which is a qualitative research methodology. Five children in early childhood (48-88 months old) and their fathers participated in the research carried out in a Contemporary Arts Centre in Ankara, Turkey. Each father and child dyad visited the exhibition at different times and their dialogues during these visits were recorded. The data obtained in the study were analysed through content analysis. It was shown in the results that the fathers and children expressed their thoughts about features of the exhibited works such as size, line, transparency and texture as well as other aspects such as the partwhole relationship and the materials and techniques used in the artworks. It was also observed in the process of creating images, that the fathers and their children had experiences in planning and initiating the creation process, continuing the drawing/colouring process, associating their artwork with the exhibition, naming their artwork and creating a common symbol. In addition, it was found that the fathers created narratives stating that they learned more about the perspective of their children regarding art, got to better know their children's interests due to the artistic experience and decided to have more frequent artistic experiences with their children in the future.