Analyzing Pre-school Education Parents’ Problem Solving Skills with Regard to Biological and Gender Characteristics

Problem solving is the act of giving a decision about a problem. The act of giving a decision is used at the stages of indivi dual's realizing the problem, gathering information, determining alternatives, testing the most appropriate alternative and evaluat ing the results. Bem stated that in problem solving and being able to cope with problems social gender is a major factor. In this study; gender characteristics and problem solving skills of the mothers and fathers of the children who are having preschool education have been analyzed. Furthermore, whether these fathers’ and mothers’ problem solving skills differentiate or not with regard to biological gender and social gender have been analyzed. Working group of the study; 248 parents whose children are having preschool education. According to the findings of the study, there is no significant difference on parents’ perceptions related to their problem solving skills with regard to their biological gender. However their perceptions related to their problem solving skills differentiate at significant level with regard to their social gender roles