Investigation of the impacts of physical environment on teacher child communication

This study was carried out to reveal the effects of physical environment in pre-school education on teacher-child communication. The sample of the study is composed of 42 nursery classes and their teachers in primary schools affiliated with Konya Provincial Directorate of National Education. The study was conducted in survey model. In the study, "The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale- the sub-dimensions of Classroom Space and Furnishings" was used to assess physical environment and "Teacher-Child Communication Questionnaire" which was developed by the researchers was used to assess teacher-child communication. The relation between physical environment and teacher-child communication was tested with Spearman Correlation. The results of the study revealed that teacher-child communication is a significantly related with ECER-S daily care, play and learning space sub-scale and furnishings for relaxation and comfort sub-scale.

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Physical Environment ,

Teacher-Child Communication ,

Preschool Education ,