The social skill levels of 4-6 year old refugee children who are attending preschool education

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the social skill levels of 4-6 year old refugee children who are attending preschool education in terms of some variables. Survey method was used. The study group consists of a 4-6-year age-group 100 refugee children attending to 4 international, private preschool institutions in Bağcılar and Başakşehir districts of Istanbul. The measurement tool used for the data collection were the “Personal Information Form” and the “Social Skill Scale" which are part of the Preschool and Kindergarten Behaviours Scales (PKBS-2). In the analysis of the data, SPSS 20 package program was applied. At the end of the research it is found that the social skill levels of 4-6 year old refugee children who are attending preschool education not significantly vary by gender, number of siblings, income level, language spoken at family, language spoken at school, marital status of parents, and living status of parents (living or not living). Different from that; the social skill levels of 4-6 year old refugee children who are attending preschool education significantly vary by age, mother's ethnic origin and father's ethnic origin.