Preschool Teacher Opinions on Undesirable Behaviors

Abstract

The aim of this research is to identify the preschool teacher opinions on undesirable behaviors in classroom. To this end, 40 preschool teachers were interviewed. Convenience sampling method was used when creating the study group. The research was conducted with qualitative case study. The preschool teachers were asked about their opinions on undesirable behaviors in classroom with the semi-structured interview forms. Answers of the teachers were analyzed with the content analysis method. The data obtained were analyzed with the categorical analysis technique. The findings were classified as the most observed undesirable behaviors, short-term undesirable behavior intervention methods and long-term undesirable behavior intervention methods. According to the findings, the most observed undesirable behaviors were "disobedience to instructions". It was seen that the teachers used 9 different short-term intervention methods for undesirable behaviors; they resort to the "carrot-and-stick" method most. The teachers used 17 different short-term intervention strategies and reported that they "looked for solutions together with parents" most.