Investigation of Pre-School Education Stakeholders' Attitudes towards Children's Rights

The purpose of this research; To determine the attitudes of pre-school teacher candidates, preschool teachers and parents who are currently enrolled in pre-school education towards children's rights and to reveal the difference between their attitudes towards children's rights, if any. This study was designed as a survey model based on quantitative research. The research data were collected in the spring term of the 2019-2020 school year when education was given face to face. The sample group of this study consisted of 71 preschool teachers, working in the central districts of the province of Erzurum, 97 preschool teacher candidates receiving undergraduate education in the departments of preschool teaching at Bayburt University and Tokat Gazi Osmanpasa University. In addition, 245 parents, whose children were enrolled in pre-school education institutions in the provinces of Erzurum, Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Adana, Malatya and Erzincan were also included in the sample group. In this study, “Demographic Information Collection Form” developed by the researcher and “Attitude Scale for Children’s Rights” developed by Karaman Kepenekci (2006) were used as data collection tools. It was found out according to the results of this research there was a significant difference among the mean scores received by preschool teacher candidates, preschool teachers and parents from the attitude scale for children’s rights (CHTO).