Objectives and competences
• Research and acquisition of theoretical knowledge and practical competence for operation and understanding of importance of preschool period as a critical development period in the life of every individual.
• Understanding and compare the preschool education in family and outside family, based on a historical insight and modern trends.
• To explain the connection between early childhood and social context.
• To recognize and distinguish the knowledge and skills required for stimulation of child's development.
• Competent and professionally responsible creation of different bases for execution of preschool education in accordance with modern scientific establishments.
• Advocate results of their own research or work.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Theoretical methodological aspects of preschool pedagogic as a science branch
• Historical overview of development of preschool education idea.
• Scientific and social foundations of modern preschool education (Position of children in the world and in our country, Children rights and their realization).
• Early childhood and the social context (Social consciousness and the importance of preschool education; socialization of preschool children and its importance).
• Family (family as primary community; the position and role in society and position of the child in family).
• Curriculum for kindergarten in Slovenia (principles, goals, field of activity and possibilities for realization in praxis).
• Visible and hidden curriculum in kindergarten.
• Pedagogical aspects of quality in kindergarten.
• Game - basic method of preschool education. Game theories. Good toy.
• Educator of preschool children and his competences.
• Consultants and their role in kindergarten.
• Project work as learning model.
Learning and teaching methods
• lecture,
• discussion,
• project work,
• documents analyzes
• ICT
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
• integration of theory and practice in educational institutions,
• the comprehensive development of a preschool child,
• of preschool education as an important component of lifelong education,
• the child's development from birth to school,
• integration of family and institutional education,
• independent and autonomous understanding of the processes of preschool education,
• the historical development of preschool pedagogy and the development of a preschool child,
• development of one's own professionalism and knowledge acquisition skill,
• independent conduct of the research and presentation of its results.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
• independent and autonomous understanding of the processes of preschool education,
• development of one's own professionalism and knowledge acquisition skill.
Readings
• Devjak, T., Berčnik, S. in Plestenjak, M. (2008). Alternativni vzgojni koncepti. Ljubljana: Pedagoška fakulteta.
• Hmelak, M. in Lepičnik Vodopivec, J. (2015). Izbrane teme predšolske pedagogike: izzivi predšolske pedagogike na začetku 21. stoletja. Koper: Univerza na Primorskem, Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče, Univerzitetna založba Annales.
• Lepičnik Vodopivec, J. in Hmelak, M. (2016). Strokovni izzivi vzgojiteljskega poklica. Koper: Založba Univerze na Primorskem.
• Marjanovič Umek, L. (et al.) (ur.) (2002). Kakovost v vrtcih. Ljubljana: Znanstveni inštitut Filozofske fakultete.
• Puhar, A. (2002). Prvotno besedilo življenja. Ljubljana: ČGP DELO.Obstoječi učbeniki za izbrani instrument.
• Lepičnik Vodopivec, J. in Hmelak, M. (2019). Spodbudno okolje in participacija predšolskega otroka v vrtcu. Koper: Založba Univerze na Primorskem. Dodatno literaturo bo nosilec določal sprotno v vsakoletnem učnem programu.
Prerequisits
A prerequisite to approach the course: none.
A prerequisite to approach exam is positively prepared and presented (graded) project.
Additional information on implementation and assessment Prerequisite for taking the written examination: positively completed project work.
Every part of the examination must be positively graded (more or the same 55%).
