The situation of pre-school institutions based on a research with Hungarian families in Vojvodina Cover Image

A vajdasági magyar óvodák helyzetképe az odajáró gyermekek szüleinek tapasztalatai alapján
The situation of pre-school institutions based on a research with Hungarian families in Vojvodina

Author(s): Réka Ágyas
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Education, Sociology, Preschool education, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Nemzetpolitikai Kutatóintézet
Keywords: kindergartens;bilingual;research;Vojvodina;pre-school;Hungarian parents

Summary/Abstract: The kindergartens, as well as most of the minority schools in Vojvodina, are bilingual (Serbian and Hungarian). Education and nursing take place in 136 localities in Vojvodina. The survey presents the situation of Serbian – Hungarian pre-school institutions, based on the opinion of Hungarian parents. In the survey, we examined the motivations of preschool selection, which can be categorized primarily as subjective factors: the personality and sympathy of the teacher, as well as the quality of the pedagogical work. There were objective factors as well, such as the importance of mother tongue education and nursery, or the good physical condition of the facility in a safe area. The parents formulated some development directions, such as the importance of sports and physical education, and playful acquisition of the official and foreign languages (primarily English). The paper highlighted that in Hungarian families the plan of the majority language education hardly appears.

  • Issue Year: 3/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 57-85
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Hungarian