Browsing by Author "Tuncer, Nuran"

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2

The Effects of Motivational Enhancement Training on the Motivation and Vocational-Outcome Expectations of Male Preservice Preschool Teachers
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023) Sak, Ramazan; Sahin-Sak, Ikbal Tuba; Oneren-Sendil, Cagla; Tantekin-Erden, Feyza; Tuncer, Nuran; Taskin, Necdet
This study examines the effects of Motivational Enhancement Training on male preservice preschool teachers' motivation and vocational-outcome expectations, using a randomized pretest-posttest control group design. Of the 34 participants, 17 formed the experimental group and the other 17, the control group. A Personal Information Form, Adult Motivation Scale and Vocational Outcome Expectation Scale, all adopted from prior literature, were used as data-collection tools. Data analysis relied on two-way analysis of variance for repeated measurements and t-testing. This revealed that Motivational Enhancement Training increased both the motivation and vocational-outcome expectations of the participants in the experimental group significantly as compared to those in the control group.
The Role of Parents' Gender in Parenting Attitudes and Parental Permission To Engage in Risky Play
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Sak, Ramazan; Sahin-Sak, Ikbal Tuba; Sendil, Cagla Oneren; Tuncer, Nuran
Play is an essential activity for various developmental aspects of the early childhood years and sometimes this activity includes taking risks, a mixture of emotions ranging from fear and feeling out of control to thrills and enjoyment. However, parents' fears, anxieties and expectations related to their children's safety may discourage children from engaging in risky plays. The aim of this research is to examine the role of parents' gender in parenting attitudes and parental permission to engage in risky play. The sample consisted of 341 parents of four- to six-year-old children, and the data collection relied on & Uuml;n & uuml;var and Kany & imath;lmaz's (2017) Scale of Allowing Risky Play and Karabulut Demir and & Scedil;endil's (2008) Parental Attitude Scale. Data analysis established that the interaction effect between parents' gender and number of children and between parents' gender and educational level were statistically significant for whether they would permit risky play. However, there was no significant interaction effect on parenting attitudes between their genders. Finally, parents with democratic and permissive parenting styles were more likely and those with authoritarian and overprotective styles were less likely to allow risky play.