Examining the teaching experiences of teachers graduated from Anadolu University Open Education Faculty Preschool Teaching Department

Anadolu University Open Education Faculty opened the Pre-School department in 2000 and students started to be admitted to the department in the same year. Only students who graduated from the department of child development in a girls' vocational high school and got enough points in the university entrance exam were able to choose. This department the admission of students who met these conditions continued until 2011, and the admission of students was terminated in 2012. Only the current students were graduated and the department was closed later. It was aimed to reveal the professional experiences of pre-school teachers who graduated from the Anadolu University Open Education Faculty. Anadolu University Open Education Faculty, based on their own original narratives. The method of the study was the oral history method, and the interviewees were reached with the snowball technique, and the interviews were recorded and carried out in line with the permission of the teachers. All of the interviewed teachers are women, and they consist of 22 people, two of them are for trial purposes, who are graduates of Anadolu University Open Education Faculty Pre-School Undergraduate Program. The findings part of the study includes detailed original narratives obtained from the interviews. According to the findings obtained as a result of the analysis of the data obtained from the interviews, it was seen that one of the most dominant reasons for teachers to prefer open education faculty was to stay with the family. Those who stayed with their families were able to continue their education more financially. Having the opportunity to work as a paid teacher during their undergraduate education provided the students with superiority in terms of financial and professional experience, but it was seen that the students were very tired because they had to carry out working with the lessons. The students stated that the field courses were more productive. They said that the most important negative aspect of studying in open education faculty is having lack of communication. The students, who could not find the opportunity to meet with the teacher of the course, stated that they could not find the chance to benefit from the experiences of the teachers. The theachers generally claimed that there had been no limitations for being an open education graduate. However, there were some who emphasized that face-to-face education is better than open education. Keywords: Open Education, Preschool Education, Oral History Method