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Abstract: The purpose of the study is to examine the early childhood education students’ values and what are the differences in the students’ values in specific conditions related to social environment. The values of undergraduate students who study early childhood education are very important for professional development and practice. The purpose of this study is to determine, if their values change during their study programme; which values are more important to the students; and what are the differences in the students’ values in terms of the type of study (full time/part time), years of study, age, work experience and work status. Results indicate that employed students have higher scores on other-centred values than unemployed students, older students express more others-centred values than younger students, while in self-centred values there are no age differences. Students who have more work experience express more others-centred values and students who study longer express more others-centred values than fresh students, while in self-centred values differences by years of study do not occur. These results reveal important changes in the hierarchy of values related to measured variables and interplay between various conditions.
Keywords: preschool education, higher education, values, ECE students, ecological conditions, age
Published in DKUM: 26.09.2024; Views: 0; Downloads: 18
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Abstract: Teaching social sciences in early childhood education context is demanding and little research has been done related to competences that support the high-quality teaching in social studies. The purpose of this study is to examine specific concepts to better understand possible implications of these concepts in teaching social sciences in early childhood education. Future teachers, students of preschool education (N=31), reported the highest mean values for teamwork, following social sciences teaching skills, creative self-assessment, and algorithmic thinking teaching skills. Students feel most competent in teaching life skills and slightly less competent in teaching social studies, presumably of its complexity. The analysis of correlations between all four concepts revealed that students who report higher creativity, report higher teamwork skills and higher algorithmic thinking teaching skills. The results are important for supporting the students in creativity during their undergraduate study and in learning how to teach social sciences in early childhood education.
Keywords: social sciences, early childhood education, algorithmic thinking, teamwork, creativity
Published in DKUM: 09.05.2024; Views: 194; Downloads: 5
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Abstract: Medgeneracijsko učenje zajema vse načine učenja med različnimi generacijami, ki lahko potekajo na formalen in neformalen način in sta zasnovana na prepričanju, da lahko organizirane dejavnosti povežejo mlajše in starejše generacije. Velik pomen medgeneracijskemu sodelovanju v razvoju predšolskih otrok namenjajo postmodernistični koncepti predšolske vzgoje, ki poudarjajo pomen sodelovanja vrtca z okoljem. Življenje in delo vrtca se prepletata z družinskim in širšim okoljem. V empiričnem delu je raziskano, kakšno je medgeneracijsko sodelovanje in učenje v slovenskih vrtcih, kako pogosto se izvaja, kateri vrtci ga najpogosteje izvajajo in kakšni so učinki na motivacijo za učenje otrok in na razvoj socialnih veščin. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 90 strokovnih delavcev, vzgojiteljev in pomočnikov vzgojiteljev. Raziskava je potrdila, da medgeneracijske dejavnosti najpogosteje izvajajo strokovne delavke z višjo in visoko izobrazbo, pogosteje so to pomočnice vzgojiteljic kot vzgojiteljice v starostni skupini od 36 do 40 let. Najpogosteje se medgeneracijske dejavnosti izvajajo v primestnih vrtcih. Dejavnosti se v večini vrtcev izvajajo nekajkrat letno v obliki prireditev, delavnic, lutkovnih predstav. Rezultati kažejo, da medgeneracijske dejavnosti in aktivnosti izboljšajo razvoj socialnih veščin in motivacijo za učenje v 1. in 2. starostnem obdobju. Strokovni delavci ocenjujejo, da medgeneracijske dejavnosti spodbujajo razvoj socialnih veščin in predstavljajo močno orodje pri povečanju motivacije za učenje. Otroci pri medgeneracijskih dejavnosti kažejo kompleksnejša čustva, razvijajo svoj odnos do starejše generacije in se učijo izražanja skupaj z njimi. Rezultati so pokazali, da ima medgeneracijsko sodelovanje pomembno vlogo pri razvoju otrok in bi ga bilo smiselno večkrat vključiti v vzgojno-izobraževalno delo v vrtcu.
Keywords: medgeneracijsko učenje, medgeneracijsko sodelovanje, motivacija, učenje, socialni odnosi, predšolska vzgoja
Published in DKUM: 20.11.2023; Views: 485; Downloads: 48
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Abstract: The purpose of this study is to analyse how important are specific environmental conditions and skills of early childhood education (ECE) teachers as predictors of collaboration with immigrant parents. The study included 348 ECE teachers in Slovenia. The results revealed that environmental conditions (e.g., gender, level of education, job position, educational environment support) are important predictors of collaboration with immigrant parents. Male teachers, teachers whose job position is ECE teacher rather than assistant teacher, and teachers who have higher levels of education reported a significantly better collaboration with immigrant parents than female teachers and teachers with lower educational levels. Regarding ECE teacher skills, results revealed that interpersonal and professional skills (e.g., positive values, positive attitudes towards teaching immigrant children and perceived immigrant child misbehaviour) are important predictors of reported collaboration with immigrant parents in ECE. The results are of practical significance for ECE teachers, immigrant parents and ECE management staff.
Keywords: early childhood education, teachers, immigrant parents, interpersonal skills, collaboration
Published in DKUM: 17.07.2023; Views: 490; Downloads: 50
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Abstract: V teoretičnem delu so predstavljene prednosti inkluzije, značilnosti vključevanja dolgotrajno bolnih otrok v redno osnovno šolo ter specifične prilagoditve, ki jih potrebujejo otroci s tovrstnimi težavami. Na teoretični ravni so analizirane glavne značilnosti Arnold-Chiarijevega sindroma in individualizacija dela učenca z Arnold-Chiarijevim sindromom. V empiričnem delu je predstavljena študija primera učenca z Arnold-Chiarijevim sindromom (ACS). Podatke smo pridobili s pomočjo intervjujev z učencem z ACS, njegovo razredničarko, specialno pedagoginjo, dvema učiteljema predmetnega pouka in njegovimi družinskimi člani. Ugotovili smo, da učencu prilagoditve zelo koristijo. Ima 4 šolske ure dodatne strokovne pomoči, uporablja računalnik za zapisovanje zapiskov in ima skrajšan urnik. Skrajšan urnik na kvaliteto socialno-emocionalne vključenosti učenca v šolskem okolju ne vpliva. Raziskava je pokazala, da imajo pedagoški delavci največ izzivov pri individualizaciji, kako in na kakšen način določiti obseg učnih vsebin za učenca, ki ima skrajšan urnik. Naloga je pomembna, saj so rezultati pokazali, kako in zakaj je potrebno učencu z ACS individualizirati poučevanje in mu nuditi dodatno strokovno pomoč. Prav tako smo predstavili primere dobre prakse, ki služijo za nadaljnje delo z učenci z ACS.
Keywords: inkluzija, dolgotrajno bolan otrok, individualizacija, Arnold-Chiarijev sindrom, primeri dobre prakse.
Published in DKUM: 13.07.2023; Views: 475; Downloads: 125
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