Mnenja, stališča in prepričanja vzgojiteljev predšolskih otrok do tehnične vzgoje

Jelinčič, Jera (author), Avsec, Stanislav (mentor)

Dandanes si življenja brez znanja tehnike in tehnologije težko predstavljamo. Znanje vseh strojev in naprav ni postal le pomemben del našega življenja, temveč je ključen dejavnik moderne družbe. Namen diplomskega dela je bil raziskati mnenja, stališča in prepričanja vzgojiteljev in pomočnikov vzgojiteljev do tehnike in tehnične vzgoje. S pisanjem diplomskega dela smo želeli vse vzgojitelje in njihove pomočnike seznaniti s pomembnostjo vključevanja tehnike in tehnične vzgoje v njihov vsakdan. V teoretičnem delu smo se dotaknili samega položaja tehnike in tehnične vzgoje v vrtcu. Omenili smo povezavo tehnike s Kurikulumom za vrtce in izpostavili nekaj primerov dejavnosti, v povezavi z drugimi področji (gibanje, jezik, umetnost, družba, narava, matematika). Opisali smo pomen vključevanja tehnike in tehnične vzgoje v sam vzgojno-izobraževalni proces in zapisali konkretne usmerjevalne in globalne cilje. Dotaknili smo se tudi konceptualne razsežnosti tehnike v predšolskem obdobju in izpostavili pomen prisotnosti vzgojitelja oz. odraslega ob izvajanju tehnike in tehnične vzgoje. Analizirali smo tudi štiri tuje raziskave, katere nam dajo dober vpogled v situacijo s položajem tehnike po svetu. V empiričnem delu smo analizirali podatke, katere smo pridobili z anketnim vprašalnikom. V raziskavi smo analizirali odgovore 135 vzgojiteljev in pomočnikov vzgojitelja. Spraševali smo jih po mnenju, stališčih in prepričanjih do tehnike in tehnične vzgoje. Ugotovili smo, da se nekateri vzgojitelji počutijo prijetno ob načrtovanju in izvajanju tehničnih dejavnosti, ideje dobijo preko revij in leksikonov in so mnenja, da je pomembno povezovanje področij skupaj s tehniko. Medtem ko obstaja nekaj % ljudi, katerih je strah morebitnih vprašanj otrok, na katere nebi znali odgovoriti, se ob izvajanju ne počutijo prijetno in jih je strah rokovanja z orodij in napravami. Ugotovili smo, da je na področju tehnike in tehnične vzgoje, ter do morebitnih mnenj in stališč vzgojiteljev in učiteljev narejeno premalo raziskav, predvsem na slovenskih tleh.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: Predšolska vzgoja
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: PEF - Faculty of Education
• Year: 2022
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-142594
• COBISS.SI-ID: 129080835
• Publication date in RUL: 15.11.2022

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Preschool teachers' opinions, attitudes and beliefs about technical education

Abstract

Nowadays it is hard to imagine life without technical and technological knowledge. Knowledge of all machines and devices has become not only an important part of our lives, but a key factor of modern society. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the opinions, attitudes, and beliefs of educators and educational assistants regarding technology and technical education. Through this work, we aimed to familiarize all educators and their assistants with the importance of incorporating technology and technical education into their daily lives. In the theoretical part we addressed the position of technology and technical education in kindergarten. We mentioned the connection of technology with the kindergarten curriculum and pointed out some examples of activities connected with other areas (movement, language, art, society, nature, mathematics). We described the importance of integrating technology and technical education into the educational process itself and formulated specific guiding and global goals. We have also addressed the conceptual dimension of technology in the preschool period and have emphasized the importance of the presence of the educator or an adult in the implementation of technology and technical education. We have also analyzed four foreign studies that give us a good insight into the situation of technology in the world. In the empirical part, we analyzed the data collected with a questionnaire. In the survey, we analyzed the responses of 135 educators and educational assistants. We asked them about their opinions, attitudes, and beliefs about technology and technical education. We have found that some educators are comfortable planning and implementing technology activities, getting ideas from journals and encyclopaedias, and believe that it is important to connect fields with technology. However, there are also a few who are afraid of children's possible questions that they cannot answer, who do not feel comfortable doing so, and who are afraid of handling tools and equipment. We have noticed that in the field of technology and technical education, as well as the possible opinions and attitudes of educators and teachers, especially on Slovenian soil, there has not been enough research.

• Keywords: Preschool edcuation