THE REASONS OF PARENTS TO PREFER SIBYAN SCHOOLS AND THEIR OPINIONS ON SIBYAN SCHOOLS

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine the suitability of the education given in the primary
schools in the city center of Tokat in the 2018-2019 academic year, by looking at the development
of primary schools from the Ottoman period to the present, for the development of children at the
preschool education level (5-6 years old). Scanning model was used in the research. The study
group of the research consists of parents who sent students to primary schools in the central district
of Tokat province in the 2018-2019 academic year. The data of the research were collected by the
researcher through the interview form developed in accordance with the aims of the research.
Content analysis was used to analyze the data obtained from the interviews in the research. As a
result of the analysis of the data obtained from the research, it is seen that parents prefer primary
schools because they want their children to receive religious education at an early age. In addition,
it has been revealed that the primary school is perceived only as an "alternative Qur'an course to
kindergartens" due to the fact that the parents do not have experience of a primary school or a
similar institution in their own lives and the closed structure of primary schools. It is possible that
the choice of a parent who wants their child to receive religious education at an early age, to send
their child to the primary school will have consequences that may cause both pedagogical and
psychological problems. The effects of these schools on children should be determined in all
aspects and these results should be shared with the public.