International Journal of Childhood, Counselling and Special Education (CCSE), cilt.4, sa.1, ss.11-19, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
The study aimed to develop the education program in kindergartens in Syria in light of the
European model. The sample of the study consisted of female kindergarten directors and teachers who
were selected randomly from kindergartens in the city of Damascus. Also, the study used the descriptive
analytical method in the study, in addition to building a tool to measure the development of educational
programs in kindergartens in Syria. Where the questionnaire consisted of 19 items distributed on one
axis: the first axis includes "the development of kindergarten in the light of the relationship of female
teachers with children and their families." The study revealed that the development of education
programs in kindergartens in the city of Damascus from the point of view of kindergarten female
kindergarten directors and female teachers was generally large. The study also found that there are no
statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α = 0.05) between female kindergarten
directors and female teachers’ evaluation of their awareness of the areas of developing educational
programs in kindergartens according to the work variable.
Keywords: Kindergarten; Development; Education programs.