An Evaluation of the Emotions and Thoughts of First-Grade Primary School Students Who Could Not Attend School After the Earthquake During Their Readaptation Process

Emine Kaya; Ali Ünişen

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An Evaluation of the Emotions and Thoughts of First-Grade Primary School Students Who Could Not Attend School After the Earthquake During Their Readaptation Process

Yazarlar:

Emine Kaya | Ali Ünişen

Yayıncı:

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sınıf Eğitimi | İlköğretim

Dergi:

Uluslararası Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.412-437

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001340549

pISSN:

2148-2314

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Özet:

 Earthquakes profoundly impact human life by causing both individual and societal trauma. Particularly, childrens most basic feelings of safety and security can be shaken by earthquakes. This study aims to examine the readaptation process to school of first-grade primary school students who experienced the February 6, 2023, Kahramanmaraş earthquake and whose education was disrupted due to school closures. The study group consists of 13 students attending a primary school in the city center of Adıyaman during the 2023-2024 academic year. A qualitative method was used in the research, and the data were analyzed using descriptive analysis techniques. Through descriptive analysis, the physical and emotional difficulties experienced by the children were revealed. A semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers was used as the data collection tool. The research findings indicate that students struggled to return to their previous routines after the earthquake, lived in tents near their damaged homes, and felt anxious about being helpless in the event of another earthquake since their families were not with them when face-to-face education resumed. This anxiety made it difficult for them to focus on lessons, and the ruins they saw on their way to school retraumatized them. Although their activities during the time they were away from school did not lead to the desired success, they believed they were able to readapt to school. Based on these results, recommendations were made such as increasing guidance services, implementing post-traumatic educational support programs, and expanding earthquake education programs.

 Earthquakes profoundly impact human life by causing both individual and societal trauma. Particularly, childrens most basic feelings of safety and security can be shaken by earthquakes. This study aims to examine the readaptation process to school of first-grade primary school students who experienced the February 6, 2023, Kahramanmaraş earthquake and whose education was disrupted due to school closures. The study group consists of 13 students attending a primary school in the city center of Adıyaman during the 2023-2024 academic year. A qualitative method was used in the research, and the data were analyzed using descriptive analysis techniques. Through descriptive analysis, the physical and emotional difficulties experienced by the children were revealed. A semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers was used as the data collection tool. The research findings indicate that students struggled to return to their previous routines after the earthquake, lived in tents near their damaged homes, and felt anxious about being helpless in the event of another earthquake since their families were not with them when face-to-face education resumed. This anxiety made it difficult for them to focus on lessons, and the ruins they saw on their way to school retraumatized them. Although their activities during the time they were away from school did not lead to the desired success, they believed they were able to readapt to school. Based on these results, recommendations were made such as increasing guidance services, implementing post-traumatic educational support programs, and expanding earthquake education programs.

 Earthquakes profoundly impact human life by causing both individual and societal trauma. Particularly, childrens most basic feelings of safety and security can be shaken by earthquakes. This study aims to examine the readaptation process to school of first-grade primary school students who experienced the February 6, 2023, Kahramanmaraş earthquake and whose education was disrupted due to school closures. The study group consists of 13 students attending a primary school in the city center of Adıyaman during the 2023-2024 academic year. A qualitative method was used in the research, and the data were analyzed using descriptive analysis techniques. Through descriptive analysis, the physical and emotional difficulties experienced by the children were revealed. A semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers was used as the data collection tool. The research findings indicate that students struggled to return to their previous routines after the earthquake, lived in tents near their damaged homes, and felt anxious about being helpless in the event of another earthquake since their families were not with them when face-to-face education resumed. This anxiety made it difficult for them to focus on lessons, and the ruins they saw on their way to school retraumatized them. Although their activities during the time they were away from school did not lead to the desired success, they believed they were able to readapt to school. Based on these results, recommendations were made such as increasing guidance services, implementing post-traumatic educational support programs, and expanding earthquake education programs.

 Depremler hem bireysel hem toplumsal travmalara neden olarak insan yaşamını derinden etkilemektedir. Özellikle çocukların emniyette ve güvende olma gibi en temel duyguları depremle sarsılabilmektedir. Bu araştırma 6 Şubat 2023 tarihinde Kahramanmaraş depremini yaşayan ve deprem sonrası okulları kapalı olduğu için eğitimleri aksayan ilkokul birinci sınıf öğrencilerinin okula yeniden uyum sürecini onların gözüyle incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2023-2024 eğitim-öğretim yılında Adıyaman il merkezinde bir ilkokulda öğrenim gören 13 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada nitel yöntem kullanılmış olup veriler betimsel analiz tekniği ile çözümlenmiştir. Betimsel analiz ile çocukların yaşadığı fiziksel ve duygusal zorluklar ortaya konulmuştur. Veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda öğrencilerin deprem sonrası daha önceki rutinlerine dönmekte zorlandıkları, hasar gören evlerinin yakınına çadır kurarak yaşamlarını devam ettirmeye çalıştıkları, okulda tekrar yüz yüze eğitime başladıklarında aileleri yanlarında olmadığı için olası bir depremde çaresiz kalacakları endişesi taşıdıkları ve bu endişe nedeniyle derse odaklanamadıkları, okul yolunda gördükleri enkazların onlara tekrar deprem travması yaşattığı, okuldan uzak kaldıkları süre içerisinde uğraşılarının istedikleri başarıya kavuşmalarına yetmediğini ama tüm bunlara rağmen okula yeniden uyum sağlayabildiklerini düşündükleri sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bu sonuçlara dayalı olarak rehberlik hizmetlerinin arttırılması, travma sonrası eğitsel destek programlarının uygulanması, deprem eğitim programlarının yaygınlaştırılması gibi önerilere yer verilmiştir.

Makale detayları

An Evaluation of the Emotions and Thoughts of First-Grade Primary School Students Who Could Not Attend School After the Earthquake During Their Readaptation Process

Yazarlar:

Emine Kaya | Ali Ünişen

Yayıncı:

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sınıf Eğitimi | İlköğretim

Dergi:

Uluslararası Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.412-437

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001340549

pISSN:

2148-2314

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Earthquake and Education

Educational Consequences Of Earthquakes on Children

Orientation Process in Primary School Students

Emotional Security at School.Travma Sonrası Stres Bozukluğu

Deprem ve Eğitim

Çocuklarda Depremin Eğitsel Sonuçları

İlkokul Öğrencilerinde Oryantasyon Süreci

Okulda Duygusal Güvenlik.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Emine Kaya | Ali Ünişen

Yayıncı: Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Ana Başlıklar: Sınıf Eğitimi | İlköğretim

Dergi: Uluslararası Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.412-437

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001340549

pISSN: 2148-2314

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Emine Kaya | Ali Ünişen

Yayıncı:

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sınıf Eğitimi | İlköğretim

Dergi:

Uluslararası Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 1, pp.412-437

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001340549

pISSN:

2148-2314