Organization and Implementation of Typical Days of Young Children in Government Preschool in Addis Ketema Sub city
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2023-03
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Addis Ababa University
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This study's objective is to investigate the organization and implementation of the typical days of young children in government preschools. The site of the study was government preschools in Addis Ketema sub city specifically in a five woredas. Methodologically the study employed mixed research approach specifically concurrent triangulation design utilized for the assessment of this research. Instruments used in the study were questionnaire, interview, observation and document analysis. A random sampling technique was used to select 1 sub city from a total of 11 sub cities of Addis Ababa and 5 woredas from 11 woredas of the selected sub city and five preschools from a total of 18 government preschools which are in the sub city. All the selected preschool teachers 76 in number were participated in the questionnaire and all or (5) of the selected preschool principals(coordinators) participated in the interview session. The data collected through questionnaires from the teachers were presented in tables and analyzed using percentage and descriptive statistics using statistical package for the social science (SPSS). Qualitative data obtained through observations, document review and interviews were analyzed though narration. The data found from different sources triangulated for assessing the trustworthiness of the information. The finding showed that the organization and implementation of typical days of young children in government preschools was low or not in line with standard set by the ministry of education (MOE). The time which is given for free play, classroom play and outdoor play is very lower than the time which is set by the ministry of education ministry of education (MOE), small and large group work/play, role play, learning by doing, scaffolding, discussion, field visitation are some of the methods that ministry of education (MOE) stated as a standard for preschools but the study found that reading aloud, showing pictures on the board are used as a major methods in the sampled centers, insufficient indoor and outdoor teaching and learning resources, inappropriate teacher- child ratio, lack of professionals knowledge in developmental level of children are found as a major challenges. Finally, the researcher concluded that as the finding showed in the organizing and implementing the typical days of children practicing with lots of limitations and it has lacks appropriateness. And the result revealed that there need to be further implementation in organizing and implementing typical days of children in government preschools.
Key words: typical days of children; preschool education; developmental domains; developmentally appropriate practice