ECE615 CURRENT RESEARCH IN EARLY CHILDHOOH EDUCATION
Course Code: |
4110615 |
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
Department: |
Early Childhood Education |
Language of Instruction: |
English |
Level of Study: |
Graduate |
Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. REFÝKA OLGAN |
Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The course aims to help Ph.D. students to become familiar with early childhood research, and to understand the ways education research relates to practice and early care and education quality improvement. The course mainly focuses on the current state of theory and research on learning, instruction, and curriculum in early childhood education. There will be a review of selected studies that try to synthesize the research movements in early childhood education. Therefore, the course is expected to provide the graduate students with a sound understanding and critical perspective of the early childhood education research.