Journal of Early Childhood Education: Historical trends and future vision

Abstract

This study aims to examine the articles situated between 1968-1994 in the Journal of Early Childhood Education which was published by the Association for the Development of Early Childhood Education in Turkey. A five-stage document analysis process was used in the study conducted with the qualitative research method. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were conducted with two volunteered academicians who had a published article in the journal between 1968- 1994. The findings show that while there are many review articles targeting children between the ages of three and six, the number of articles on children aged between zero and two is much lower. When the main topics of the articles are examined closely, it is possible to explain that child development and education are common topics in the published articles, and then parental involvement and child health and care are other main topics. Lastly, the articles which were revealing the importance, problems, and future vision of early childhood education were discussed under the theme of purpose/suggestions.