Epistemology

Psychology

Chemistry

Chromatography

Developmental psychology

Philosophy

Environmental health

Pedagogy

Sample (material)

Population

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Phenomenology (philosophy)

Sociology of Education

Qualitative research

Disease

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Medical education

Pandemic

Nonprobability sampling

Mathematics education

Pathology

Sociology

Content analysis

Social science

Medicine

Early Childhood Education Journal

This study investigated the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic on preschool education and sought answers to how preschool education is implemented, what kind of activities are held, what kind of challenges need to be overcome, and what measures need to be taken to sustain preschool education. The sample consisted of 25 preschool teachers and 30 parents recruited using criterion sampling, a purposive sampling method. The study was based on phenomenology, which is a qualitative research design. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview form and video records of participants performing educational practice within two months. Data were analyzed using inductive content analysis. Participants stated that the Covid-19 pandemic had numerous adverse effects on preschool education and that they held art, science, and mathematics activities and games to sustain education but faced numerous challenges during the process. They also emphasized that measures should be taken to sustain preschool education during pandemics.

Preschool Education in Turkey During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study