Using YouTube in early childhood classroom: An investigation on early childhood teachers’ self reported practices

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2024-1

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Susam, Ayşe

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This qualitative study aims to reveal to what extent early childhood teachers use YouTube © in their classrooms. It is investigated which YouTube channels and types of videos teachers use most frequently and which teaching techniques they use when using videos in the classroom. It is aimed to reveal the purposes of teachers to use YouTube © videos, what they pay attention to while choosing the YouTube © videos, and the reasons for not using YouTube © in the classroom. The data of the study was obtained through a semi-structured interview protocol prepared in line with expert opinions and relevant literature. The participants were 19 early childhood teachers working in Nevşehir, a small city located in the central Anatolia region of Türkiye. The sampling technique in this study is convenience sampling. It was conducted as a phenomenology study within the scope of qualitative research method. Thematic analysis was used in the data analysis. According to the self-reports of early childhood teachers, it was revealed that most of them use YouTube © videos in their classrooms. Teachers stated that they use the YouTube © video platform in the classroom for educational purposes and most frequently use educational and music videos.

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YouTube ©, Early childhood, Early childhood teachers

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/107742

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis