Stališča vzgojiteljic do uvajanja elementov montessori v delo z otroki

Kosmač, Špela (author), Berčnik, Sanja (mentor)

V predšolskem obdobju se pri otrocih oblikujejo temelji za vse življenje, pri čemer imamo vzgojitelji pomembno in odgovorno nalogo. Na kakovostno vzgajanje ima velik vpliv tudi stalno izobraževanje vzgojiteljev. Pedagogika montessori se v Sloveniji pojavlja že skoraj dve desetletji in mnogo vzgojiteljic v javnih vrtcih vnaša njene elemente v svoje delo. V teoretičnem delu magistrskega dela smo se osredotočili na uvajanje sprememb v vzgojni proces, na stališča vzgojiteljic in njihov vpliv na uvajanje sprememb, predstavili smo temelje pedagogike montessori, izhodišča in temeljne usmeritve Kurikuluma za vrtce (1999), ob koncu pa še vzporednice, ki jih najdemo v Kurikulumu za vrtce in pedagogiki montessori. V empiričnem delu smo z anketnim vprašalnikom, namenjenim vzgojiteljicam v različnih vrtcih po Sloveniji, raziskovali stališča vzgojiteljic do uvajanja elementov pedagogike montessori v svoje delo, poznavanje pedagogike montessori, na kakšen način in kako pogosto vzgojiteljice uvajajo elemente, kje opažajo prednosti uvajanja ter izzive s katerimi se srečujejo. Želeli smo pridobiti podatke glede zanimanja vzgojiteljic za pedagogiko montessori in njihovo mnenje glede udeležbe na dodatnih izobraževanjih. Ugotovili smo, da je velika večina anketiranih vzgojiteljic seznanjena s pedagogiko montessori in da elemente pedagogike montessori vključujejo v svoje delo z otroki. Rezultati so pokazali, da si vzgojiteljice želijo dodatnega znanja o pedagogiki montessori in tudi, da so se pripravljene udeležiti različnih oblik izobraževanj za poglobitev svojega znanja. V sklepnem delu sem predstavila svoje izkušnje uvajanja elementov montessori v javni vrtec.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: pedagogika montessori
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: PEF - Faculty of Education
• Year: 2021
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-126420
• COBISS.SI-ID: 59106819
• Publication date in RUL: 20.05.2021

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Attitudes of preschool teachers towards the introduction of Montessori elements into work with children

Abstract

Kindergarten teachers have a big and important role in helping children form the foundation for their whole lives in the preschool period. The quality of teaching is influenced by the continuous education of the kindergarten teachers. The Montessori Pedagogy has been used in Slovenia for almost two decades and many kindergarten teachers incorporate its elements into their work in public kindergartens. The theoretical part of the master’s thesis focuses on implementing changes into the educational process, the kindergarten teachers’ influence on the changes and their attitude towards them. It introduces the foundations of the Montessori Pedagogy and the Kindergarten Curriculum (1999) and presents the parallels between the two concepts. The empirical part of the thesis focuses on a survey conducted with kindergarten teachers in different kindergartens in Slovenia. We have researched the kindergarten teachers’ attitudes towards including elements of the Montessori Pedagogy into their work, their knowledge of the concept. We were also interested in the method and how frequently they included these elements into their work and their observations on the advantages and challenges they faced during their work. We wished to acquire data about the kindergarten teachers’ interest in the Montessori Pedagogy and their opinion on attending additional courses. We have found that many survey participants are already familiar with the Montessori Pedagogy and have been implementing its elements into their work with children. The results of the research have shown that kindergarten teachers wish to acquire additional knowledge of the concept and they are prepared to attend different courses to improve their existing knowledge. The conclusion presents my personal experience with implementation of the Montessori Pedagogy into a public kindergarten.

• Keywords: Montessori pedagogy