INVESTIGATION OF MULTICULTURAL PERCEPTIONS AND MULTICULTURAL SELF-EFFICACY OF PRE-SERVICE PRESCHOOL TEACHERS

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2024-2

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Bingöl, Arjin

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This study aimed to explore the pre-service preschool teachers' level of perception, multicultural self-efficacy, and the relationship between these factors. With this aim, variations based on demographic variables like grade level, birthplace cultural diversity, and current residence cultural diversity were investigated. Accordingly, an explanatory correlational research design was employed. The data were collected from 592 pre-service preschool teachers from 22 universities in Türkiye, including at least two universities from each region. Two instruments were involved in the data collection: the Multicultural Perception Scale and the Multicultural Efficacy Scale. Descriptive analyses were conducted to examine differences and correlations among the variables. Results indicated that multicultural perceptions and self-efficacy levels are connected. Moreover, results showed that cultural diversity within birthplace and current residence influences perception. On the other hand, grade levels and completing a course on multicultural education indicated no significant relationship between perception and self-efficacy levels.

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Multiculturalism, Multicultural Education, Perception, Self-Efficacy, Preschool Pre-service Teachers, Çokkültürlülük, Çokkültürlü Eğitim, Algı, Öz-Yeterlilik, Erken Çocukluk Dönemi Öğretmen Adayları

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/108484

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis