Evaluation of extracurricular activities in education according to pre-school teacher candidates’ views

Abstract

The extracurricular activities course in education is important for both teacher candidates and the implementation of extracurricular activities. So, the study was designed according to the case study, which is one of the qualitative research methods. The interview data, which was held in line with the data obtained after the evaluation of the planned activities of the teacher candidates, was analyzed via content analysis and descriptive analysis. As a result, it was concluded that the theoretical content of the extra-curricular activities in the education course contributed to the teacher candidates in terms of both professional and personal experience gained in the study.

Keywords

• Extracurricular activities
• Pre-school education
• Pre-service teachers
• Pre-school teacher training