Development and Evaluation of Peace-Oriented Education Activity for Preschool Children within the Scope of Sustainable Development

Dervişe Amca Toklu, Ayber Acar, Umut Akcil () and Gokmen Dagli
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Dervişe Amca Toklu: Ataturk Faculty of Education, Near East University, Nicosia 99138, Cyprus
Ayber Acar: Faculty of Health Sciences, KTO Karatay University, Konya 42020, Türkiye
Umut Akcil: Ataturk Faculty of Education, Near East University, Nicosia 99138, Cyprus
Gokmen Dagli: Faculty of Education, University of Kyrenia, Kyrenia 99320, Cyprus

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 19, 1-21

Abstract: The aim of this research is to develop contemporary peace education that can be implemented in the pre-school period to ensure global citizenship. In this study, action research design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. The study group of this research consisted of five-year-old children who attend a public kindergarten and their parents, classroom teacher, and researcher. The data were collected by means of the peace value attitude questionnaire prepared for parents and classroom teachers, the technology-supported child interview form, the teacher diary form, and the researcher diary form. Research was carried out in three stages: needs analysis, implementation, and evaluation. Educational activities covering peace education were developed, and they were administered to the children for 12 weeks. Within the framework of the results obtained, it was determined that the five-year-old children who made up the study group consciously gained the value of peace, were sensitive to the multicultural structure, and strengthened their communication with their peers. In light of these results, we should develop integrated programs in preschool education, place the value of peace at the center, and provide peace education widely in the preschool period by all stakeholders for global citizenship.

Keywords: peace education; global citizenship; multiculturalism; early childhood education; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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