The aim of this study is to evaluate pre-service
teachers’ perceptions regarding classroom management, which consists of five
dimensions. The study was also associated with the current literature.
Consisting of qualitative research and scanning technique, this study aims to
understand the five dimensions of classroom management by asking five
open-ended questions, all of which were prepared with the help of experts’
opinions. The data was gathered through face-to-face meetings by the
participation of 4th grade Primary School Teaching students (n = 5) from
Atatürk Teacher Training Academy. Content analysis was done to support the
collected data. The findings were also compared with the department memos and
the earlier findings regarding the five dimensions of classroom management.
Consecutively, the problem sentence was found and it is widely acknowledged
that contents of this study may help future studies on this subject.
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Güneyhanli, S. , Algan, E. K. and Caganaga, C. K. (2017). Perceptions of Pre-Service Teachers’ of Atatürk Teacher Training Academy regarding Classroom Management. Open Access Library Journal, 4, e3918. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1103918.
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