A phenomenological study of extracurricular activities conducted in children’s clubs in Turkey

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the extracurricular activities at preschool and primary school stages. There were seven schools, which were managing extracurricular activities and seven administrators chosen to be consulted within the work-group of this study. Content Analysis was used to analyze the data collected during the interviews with administrators. In the arrangements of extracurricular activities in children’s clubs, the expectations and requests of the families, their socio-economic levels (SEL), and the school administrators’ manners play a significant role. As these activities have an entrance fee, while schools with low SEL are being precluded from opening such clubs, the participation at the schools with medium and upper SEL is limited.