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Aktywność fizyczna dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym

Author(s): Lidia Pawelec / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2017

Physical activity is considered to be one of the most important health conditions. It is a major human need at every stage of development and one of the most important components of a healthy lifestyle. Its intensity is conditioned by the time of life in which a human is placed and in each of these periods it meets other functions. Physical activity is an important factor that affects the somatic, psychological and social development of the child at preschool age.This is the age most suitable for a variety of educational impacts, because children are very malleable and is the best time to inculcate the habits and interests.Education habit of physical activity in pre-school children is the responsibility of parents and the kindergarten. Parents and teachers in the kindergarten should organize their time in such a way so that the child can take the optimal amount of exercise every day. During the daily activities in the kindergarten different methods of developing motor skills of children should be used, but no educational institution can replace parents in education to leisure time activities. It is up to them to be obliged to inculcate a child the skills and habits of movement..

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An Analysis of the Barriers to Inclusion of Children with Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties (besd) in the Contexts of Greece and England

Author(s): Katerina Lykourgioti / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2017

Children with Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties (BESD) are at high risk of experiencing exclusion in both England and Greece. However, this particular category of Special Educational Needs (SEN) has so far received relatively little academic or political attention in comparison to other SEN. This paper attempts to point out the barriers that may prevent the inclusion of children with BESD both in terms of the theoretical conceptualisation of the category itself and in terms of the policies and practices that England and Greece may implement. In order to achieve a further yet coherent picture of the current situation, this paper has identified three different types of factors that may negatively influence inclusion. Therefore, by discussing the possible ideological, structural, and practical challenges, the paper aims to highlight the crucial need for further theoretical insight that would be able to inform and promote the establishment of a more cohesive and efficient legislative framework for pupils with BESD in both countries.

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An Investigation Of Pre-Service Preschool Teachers’ Occupational Anxiety Levels In Terms Of Different Variables

Author(s): Ömer BEYHAN,Nurtug Bariseri,Yavuz Selim SISMAN / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2018

Can we train well-equipped teachers who can achieve expected education quality in schools in these days? Do teacher candidates feel ready for their profession? The occupational anxiety levels of pre-service preschool teachers must be observed regularly in order to let them improve their self-confidence about their profession and take precautions to foster their self-confidence. The aim of this study is to determine the occupational anxiety levels of pre-service preschool teachers and to investigate their anxiety levels in terms of teacher candidates’ gender and associate’s degree. A questionnaire was used as a data collection tool and quantitative approach was employed in this study. Questionnaires were conducted to 226 4th grade pre-service preschool teachers in Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Keleşoğlu Education Faculty, Program of Preschool Education. Data of the study were collected with the Occupational Anxiety Scale, developed by Cabi & Yalçınalp (2013). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 21.0 and data were analyzed using the percentage, frequency and Mann Whitney U tests. The study results revealed that the occupational anxiety levels of pre-service preschool teachers is not very high and they feel ready to perform their job. The most remarkable finding of the study is that pre-service preschool teachers have very high anxiety levels about finding a position in a public school in the future.

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ANALIZĂ COMPARATIVĂ PRIVIND VALORIFICAREA METODELOR DIDACTICE TRADIȚIONALE ȘI ACTIV-PARTICIPATIVE ÎN EDUCAREA LIMBAJULUI LA PREȘCOLARI

Author(s): Ramona Stefana Petrovan / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 3/2018

"The pedagogical quality of the teaching method requires transforming it from a knowledge-based method proposed by the teacher into a learning method effectively achieved by the pre-schooler, pupil, student, within formal and non-formal training which opens towards permanent education.”(Sorin Cristea,1998,)In pre-school as well as in other school levels, the learning methods represent part of the activity established between teaching staff and pupils. The working methods should not have a fixed value, they should acquire value by means of the efficiency with which they lead the subject`s activity towards an objective within given situations.The main methods which can be applied at pre-school level include: observation, description, explanation, conversation, reading books, demonstration, story telling, guided experience, practical work, exercise. The objectives of the reform education system are change in mentality and training teachers, the use of modern working methods leads to a radical change in approaching teaching activity. Modern methods promote the interaction between participants` minds leading to a more active learning with obvious outcomes. Among participative methods mention should be made of : problem-solving, mutual teaching/learning method, work in pairs, the double bubble map, the snowball throwing teaching technique, etc. Successfully applying a combination of classical methods and modern procedures will lead to drawing the preschooler close to the school, transforming school into a continuation of the kindergarten. Activities pertaining to educating language and developing language skills must contribute to developing children`s ability to acquire basic vocabulary, by offering them games and activities, an environment in which they feel protected and which helps them develop in harmony and learn attractive things.

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Analiza odgojnih vrijednosti u časopisu za djecu i mladež Milodarke

Author(s): Ivan Lenard,Dragana Božic Lenard / Language(s): Croatian / Issue: 2/2018

Through a content analysis of the first journal for children and youth in Osijek, Milodarke, this paper identifies, categorizes, and elaborates on the educational values addressed in the journal. The journal for children and youth, Milodarke – An Illustrative Journal for Croatian Youth, was published from the fall of 1913 until the spring of 1914. The journal was published in five issues, and was launched with the aim to provide children and youth living in the city of Osijek and the region of Slavonia with educational and pedagogical reading materials. The paper employs methods of historical content and quantitative analysis. The quantitative analysis was used to determine the number of elements of children’s literature in the journal as well as the number of specific educational values. The identification and elaboration of the recognized educational values were done using the content analysis method. The analysis has pointed to poems as the most represented literary element, followed by tales and parables. The content analysis has shown that the most fostered educational values were in the category of personal characteristics, such as fairness, respect, sacrifice, wisdom, pride, loyalty, resourcefulness, and honesty. In addition, educational values in the categories of universal, family, and religious values were also strongly encouraged. The research points to the usage of educational values for acquiring knowledge and developing children’s and youths’ self-identities in Osijek and Slavonia.

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ANIMOVANÝ FILM A DETSKÁ MYSEĽ

Author(s): Lea Kriškova / Language(s): Slovak / Issue: 03/2015

The author of this study deals with the reception of animated films by child viewers. She attempts to clarify the process of how animated stories are understood with regard to the cognitive and emotional skills of children of preschool (4–6) and early school age (7–9). She confirms the theoretical propositions of developmental psychology and supplements them with a qualitative testing of selected age groups. The study aims to outline how children think and apply this knowledge in analyzing the process of how they watch animated films, children’s most favourite film genre. The results not only point to the problems of child viewers, but also of films intended for them.

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Anne Eğitim Programi’nin Anne Çocuk İletişimine Etkisinin İncelenmesi

Author(s): Feyza Uçar Çabuk,Fatma Tezel Sahin / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 35/2017

The current study was carried out to investigate the communication of mother and child for the mothers having a child at the age group of 4-6 and participating in the mother education program. The working group of the study was made up of 40 mothers, 20 in test group and 20 in control group, having a child at the age group of 4-6. As the data collection tool, General Information Form and ‘Parent Child Communication Evaluation Tool’ were used. The mothers in the test group participated in the education program of “4-6 Year Old Child Education and Activities”. Those in the control group did not attend to any education program. The data was analysed with student t test and t test in paired groups. At the end of the study, it was found that PCCET post test scores of the test group at the sub- dimensions of speaking, listening, messaging, non-verbal communication and empathy were significantly higher compared to pre-test scores (p<0.05) It was also found that Mother Education program had a positive effect on the communications of mothers with their children.

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Appearance of Triangulation in Teacher Trainees’ Research Plans

Author(s): Sántha Kálmán / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2019

This study investigates the emergence of triangulation in teacher trainees’ research plans. The main objective of the research is to detect the inap¬propriate uses of triangulation to point out didactic aspects that can promote the efficiency of educators teaching research methodology. Participants in research methodology courses had to design and document a research process related to school or teaching in the form of a research plan. They had a free choice regarding the topic of the research. The coding of the text corpora amounting to 400 pages was done by combining deductive and inductive logic. The reliability of coding was ensured by intracoding. The results show that inappropriate uses of triangula¬tion can be described as misuse of terminology, false equivalence of triangulation and methodological triangulation, and false equivalence of triangulation and mixed methods. The problems encountered have a double feedback function. First, they give feedback for the academic course, second, after drawing the conclusions they also serve as self-reflection to form education activities and thinking.

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Around the Bloc: Hungarian Teachers Strike Against Centralization

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 04/26/2016

Protest is first full-day strike since Prime Minister Viktor Orban took power in 2010.

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Arteterapia i edukacja twórcza w praktyce wychowawczej placówki socjalizacyjnej

Author(s): Halina Bejger / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 2 (48)/2018

The article addresses the problem of creation and development of creativity of children and youth through art therapy and creative education workshops in a socialization facility. Empirical studies were conducted, the subject of which were both methods of interaction through art. The aim of the study was to determine the scale of problems of charges, therapeutic competence of pedagogical staff, the scope of therapeutic and educational impacts and their effectiveness in the assessment of teaching staff and foster children. The main research problem concerned the following: What is the role of art therapy and creative education in bringing up children in a socialization institution? The research used the method of diagnostic survey and survey techniques as well as document research. As it results from the conducted research, the dominant form of helping children is art therapy, which mainly includes children with communication problems, with increased emotional tension, behavioral disorders and symptoms of social maladjustment. Creative education workshops are conducted for all those interested in this form of activity, although not in all educational groups. Pedagogical staff using the tested methods in their work with pupils, have completed appropriate postgraduate studies, courses and trainings. Artetherapy helps these children relieve emotional tension, express their emotions, thoughts and feelings and deal with emotional problems, stress, anger and aggression. Creative education workshops in artistic forms and creativity training stimulate the integral development of the pupils’ personalities and stimulate the processes of self-creation and self-education of foster children.

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Assessment of Importance of Competences for Students – Future Preschool Teachers in Serbia and Romania

Author(s): Tanja Nedimovic,Adrijan Božin,Nataša Sturza Milic / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2014

Education plays special role in fostering development of human potentials for acquiring competence as general ability of an individual. New educational and psychological paradigms consider competence as a set of potentials, development capacity of an individual to successfully achieve its objectives, needs and roles in various areas of social and professional life and for mutual communication with others. Modern approaches emphasize the obsolete nature of the concept of one-dimensional competences of education, which has been primarily based only on knowledge, stressing the importance of practical activities, active teaching, creative work, ability of working in team and understanding others. This paper presents the results of an empiricalexplorative study aimed at identifying competences that preschool teachers believe to be important for their vocation. The overall sample consisted of 306 respondents, future preschool teachers who study in Serbia and Romania. The research is based on a questionnaire that was developed for students with the goal to examine the extent of differences regarding the assessment of importance of competences for the vocation of preschool teacher depending on the year of study and place of residence (Serbia / Romania). The research revealed that there are statistically significant differences in the assessment of importance of preschool teacher competences and the place of residence. Students from Romania attribute higher importance to the knowledge of standards required for the vocation of preschool teachers, achieving objectives in accordance with the program, using information technologies, evaluating the own work and awareness of the importance of lifelong learning, than do students from Serbia. Results obtained in this research may find their application through incorporation in teaching programs of higher education institutions of content related to the importance of competence of future preschool teachers.

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Assessment of Young Learners in the Pre-Literacy Period in Serbia

Author(s): Biljana Radic-Bojanic,Jagoda Topalov / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2017

Given the fact that English is an obligatory subject in Serbian schools since the first grade, many parents opt for an early start and enroll their children in English classes while they are still in kindergarten, before they can actually read or write. Another context in which young learners learn English in Serbia are the first two grades of primary school, which are also considered to belong to the pre-literacy period because children learn the Latin alphabet only in the second semester of the second grade. For those reasons pupils in Serbia do not read or write in English until the age of 9, so the question is how the teacher can implement assessment in the pre-literacy period. Relying on informal interviews with 15 teachers, this paper intends to investigate how assessment is done with very young learners in the pre-literacy period in private and state-owned primary schools and to present a solution based on the competences that children in this age group already possess, as well as on the teaching and learning aspects which are of great value for the improvement of children’s English language competence.

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Attitude of Children’s Parents, Teachers, and Headmasters towards the Admission of Two-Year-Olds to Kindergartens in the Czech Republic

Author(s): Radmila Burkovicová / Language(s): English / Issue: 12/2018

The amended Czech Education Act enables the admission of two-year-olds to kindergartens. Certain conditions for the admission of a two-year-old child were stipulated and must be fulfilled. Theresearch has focused on whether two-year-olds are currently already admitted in kindergartens andwhether kindergartens have already created required conditions for their admission. Respondentswere headmasters of kindergartens. The research has also focused on the attitude of kindergartenteachers towards the admission of two-year-olds, the attitude of parents of children attending kindergartens towards the placement of two-year-olds in kindergartens and the attitude of parents oftwo-year-olds who are not yet placed in kindergartens. The text presents the results obtained fromall groups of respondents.

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Autonomia poznawcza dziecka w koncepcji Marii Montessori – współczesne (re)interpretacje

Author(s): Dorota Zdybel / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1 (47)/2018

This text presents a theoretical analysis of Maria Montessori’s concept of cognitive autonomy, defined as a process of gaining power and control over one’s own thinking and learning, building the ability to regulate its course and evaluate the results of learning. The main aim of the article is to present the cognitive potential included in M. Montessori’s pedagogical thinking, the undiscovered dimensions of her concepts, and the unusual actuality confirmed by the latest research results. The first part of the article presents the constructive nature of the learning process based on self-discipline, the internal ability to regulate one’s own impulses, and control them consciously. The second part of the article presents contemporary interpretations of Maria Montessori’s concepts, provided by researchers and teachers- practitioners from the perspective of new psychological and pedagogical achievements. The evolution in the thinking of Montessori teachers is seen here as being a sensitive balance, with the “purity” of Montessori’s original ideas on the one hand, and a critical reflection over one’s own personal teaching practice, and discovering problems or phenomena, which – although unnamed – are deeply rooted in the Montessori classroom environment.

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Awareness of Parents about Montessori Education: A Sample of Ankara & Seattle

Author(s): Sevinc Ucar,Ender Durualp / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2018

The purpose of this study is to examine the Montessori awareness of parents living in Ankara and living in Seattle and whose children are attending Montessori preschool.

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Az első osztályos olvasókönyvek olvasmányainak világképe és értékszemlélete

Author(s): Orsolya Mihály / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 4/2009

A felnövekvő nemzedékek szocializációjában meghatározó szerepet tölt be az iskola. A társadalom – a család mellett – ezen intézménytől várja el, hogy felkészítse a fiatal generációkat a sikeres életre; átadja azon ismereteket, melyek nélkülözhetetlenek a társadalmi boldoguláshoz. Mindezen elvárások magukban foglalják azt a látens követelményt is, hogy az iskolarendszer által közvetített tudás képezze le a mindenkori társadalom, világ állapotát.

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Badania nad seksualnością dziecka

Author(s): Justyna Ratkowska-Pasikowska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 4 (50)/2018

The presented text is an attempt to review existing studies on child sexuality. On the one hand, it is concerned with stereotypical beliefs about it and, on the other, there is still a lack of reliable research and publications. Currently, the guidance market is “flourishing”, where many books devoted to this subject appear, unfortunately it often has an ideological form and is not always based on scientific research. The structure of the text consists of four parts. The author begins her reflections on the child’s sexuality by also invoking anthropological themes. She then presents examples of student’s artistic expressions on the subject in the form of montages. The article closes with an overview of the commonest methodological solutions available in child sexuality literature.

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Badania z dziećmi. Twórczość, czyli co? Wiedza dzieci na temat twórczości

Author(s): Renata Pietrunko / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 4 (50)/2018

The child’s creative activity is the main stimulus of his/ her development. When working with children, I attach great importance to children being active and creative. I decided to talk with children about what they think on the subject. The article presents children’s statements about creativity. In my research, I gave the voice to children so that they could say what they know about creativity. The aim of presented research work is to familiarize the reader with the knowledge of seven-year-old children about creativity. The research was conducted in the qualitative field, with the use of the method of group conversation with children. The research results present the children’s knowledge about creativity. According to the children surveyed, creativity is the action of a human being - the creator which effects in a concrete, useful product. It turns out that for children the creative process, or creation, is closely linked to thinking. The research allowed the determination that the examined children see themselves as creators, emphasizing that they create on a daily basis in the dayroom, but also at home. They emphasize that they like to create and are creative in their activities. The text consists of three parts. The first part is a reflection on creativity in general and children’s creativity. In the second part I describe the methodology and the course of research. The empirical part includes the analysis and interpretation of children’s statements about creativity, as well as some conclusions.

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Bajki dla dzieci jako instrument kontroli społecznej

Author(s): Liliana Fabisinska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 16/2015

In order to address the question of fairytale socializing function, and more precisely the impact of fairytales and their morals on the child, focus studies were con ducted which covered 160 primary school pupils aged 6-12. They were asked to talk about fairytales which were most impressive, about most frightening characters from the fairytale of their choice, and next about Grimms’ fairy tales only. Additionally, to find out what traces of childhood reads stay in an adult mind, we analyzed an on-line discussion on the subject, and conducted a similar focus study with adults. The study covered 44 subjects, aged 30-45. Some interesting patterns were identified, among all, that children are perfectly aware of the moral which adults strive to convey in a specific fairytale, and that adults would change their attitude to specific fairytales with time and experience gained.

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BESIFORMUOJANTIS RAŠTINGUMAS, MATEMATIKOS IR SAVIREGULIACIJOS GEBĖJIMAI PRIEŠMOKYKLINIAME AMŽIUJE: LYČIŲ SKIRTUMAI

Author(s): Saule Raižiene,Renata Garckija,Ingrida Gabrialaviciute,Vilija Jaruševiciute,Gintautas Šilinskas / Language(s): Lithuanian / Issue: 2/2019

Reading, writing, and mathematical success at school is not only predicted by the process of teaching and learning at school, but also by the early literacy, mathematical, and self regulatory skills that were acquired in pre-school years. The possible risks of learning difficulties can be already recognized while observing early differences in letter recognition skills, breadth of vocabulary and concepts, phonetic analysis of the words, recognition of sequence of numbers, abilities to manage impulses and behavior before entering formal school education. The mentioned differences in abilities can be explained by gender differences as well as differences in the educational system.The goal of the current study was to compare the early literacy, mathematical, and self-regulation skills of Lithuanian pre-school boys and girls. The study is aimed at answering following research questions: can gender differences in early literacy, mathematical, and self-regulation skills be found? Which group of children has better developed skills atpreschool age? 229 (116 girls and 113 boys) pre-school children (age mean 6,63) took part in individual evaluation of early literacy, mathematical and self-regulation skills. Children were attending six institutions providing pre-school education.The results of the study proved that girls outperformed boys in most of the early literacy skills: vocabulary knowledge, naming first sound of the word, letter naming, word reading and writing. Rapid naming of the objects and initial phoneme deletion skills were not different among boys and girls. Girls were also better at self-regulation skills than boys. On average, there were no gender differences in mathematical calculation (number adding and subtracting, number sequencing) skills. However, when the groups of top performing children were analyzed, the results showed that there are more boys than girls in the groups performing highest on number adding and subtracting tasks).The results of this study invite to organize the pre-school education in a way that would provide equal opportunities to every child, regardless of their gender to disclose their early literacy, mathematics, and self-regulation abilities. Pre-school educators are advised to monitor the development of reading and writing skills among boys and mathematical skills among girls as the gender groups are at higher risk of developing lower skills in these academic areas. If needed, educators could attempt to stimulate students interest in literacy or mathematical tasks and provide with early academic support.

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