Prostovoljstvo in vrtci v Gambiji

Noč, Liza (author), Zadnikar, Darij (mentor), Razpotnik, Špela (comentor)

Jeseni sem odpotovala v malo državo Gambijo v Zahodni Afriki ter se vključila v pedagoško delo v tamkajšnjem vrtcu, ki ga je ustanovila slovenska prostovoljska organizacija. Zaradi opazne razlike med našo in gambijsko kulturo sem se odločila, da bom raziskala delovanje tega vrtca ter vključevanje slovenskih prostovoljcev vanj. V teoretičnem delu sem predstavila nekaj bistvenih značilnosti države Gambije. Da bi bolje razumela gambijsko kulturo, sem se dotaknila dveh bistvenih zgodovinskih dogodkov, ki sta močno preoblikovala gambijsko družbo in postila pečat na vsakdanjem življenju Gambijcev. Okvirno sem opredelila revščino, ki zaznamuje življenje precejšnega dela prebivalstva Gambije. Pozornost sem namenila tudi izgradnji vzgojno-izobraževalnega sistema in značilnosti vrtcev v Gambiji, predvsem tistih, ki jih naredijo tako drugačne od naših. Zadnje poglavje teoretičnega dela sem namenila obravnavi značilnosti prostovoljstva ter prostovoljskega dela v tujih državah. Predstavila sem nekaj različnih pogledov na prostovoljstvo in prostovoljski turizem ter njune elemente. Raziskavo, katere rezultate sem predstavila v empiričnem delu, sem izvedla z etnografsko metodo raziskovanja z udeležbo. Raziskovanje je potekalo v dveh delih; skozi svoj obisk in delo v gambijskem vrtcu sem podatke beležila v dnevnik, ki sem ga kasneje kategorizirala ter izluščila pomembne podatke, ki odgovorijo na zastavljena vprašanja. Za beleženje podatkov sem uporabila deskriptivno metodo. Skozi udeležbo sem opazovala in zabeležila podatke vezane na prostore vrtca, metode dela, odzive otrok, uporabljeni material pri delu, organizacijo dela, doživljanje različnih akterjev, lastno aktivnost, reakcijo otrok na mojo aktivnost, moje doživljanje ter doživljanje ostalih prostovoljcev. V zadnjem delu diplomske naloge sem svoje kategorizirane zapise analizirala in si pri tem pomagala z literaturo.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: vrtci v Gambiji
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: PEF - Faculty of Education
• Year: 2020
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-119322
• COBISS.SI-ID: 27314691
• Publication date in RUL: 14.09.2020

NOČ, Liza, 2020, Prostovoljstvo in vrtci v Gambiji [online]. Bachelor’s thesis. [Accessed 18 May 2025]. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=119322

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Volunteering and kindergartens in the Gambia

Abstract

Last fall I travelled to Gambia, a small country in West Africa, where I took part in pedagogical work in a local kindergarten, which was founded by a Slovenian voluntary organization. Due to substantial differences between our two cultures I decided to research how their kindergarten operates and how Slovenian volunteers are involved in its activities. In the theoretical part I presented some of the most important facts about Gambia. In order to better understand Gambian culture I touched upon two of the most significant historical events which transformed Gambian society and left a great mark on everyday life. I set out to define poverty, which impacts the life of a large part of Gambian citizens. I focused on the formation of the educational system and nursery schools in Gambia, particulary on those characteristics that are vastly different from ours. The last chapter of the theoretical part deals with the characteristics of volunteerism itself and volunteer work in foreign countries. Here I presented several different views of volunteerism and volunteer tourism and their elements. In the empirical part I presented the results of my research, which was conducted using the ethnographic method with participant observation. The research was done in two parts – first I gathered information in my journal, and after that I extracted and categorized information that is relevant to my thesis. The information was presented used the descriptive method. By participating in the activities I focused on the following aspects: the nursery school premises, pedagogical methods, children's reactions, materials used, organization of work, the experience of the majority of the participants, activities connected to my personal involvement and children's reaction to it. In the final part I analyzed the categorized data, connecting my findings with the theoretical part and literature.

• Keywords: nursery schools in Gambia