The Traditional in Contemporary Curricula of Preschool Education

• Authors: Emina Kopas-Vukašinović , Margit Savović
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Contemporary curricula of preschool education are the result of the improvement of pedagogical and didactic theories. They imply a technical plan with which it is possible to achieve measurable objectives of preschool education. The curriculum is also defined as a tool for quality and equal education for all. It represents a reflection of the time, society and culture in which it exists, but also a model for future society and education. Thus an important research question arises as to what extent we recognize traditional ideas about learning and the development of a preschool child in contemporary preschool programs. Are traditional ideas about educating young children unjustly neglected or do we recognize them in contemporary pedagogical theory even today, at the same time forgetting about the past and declaring them innovations? This paper deals with the starting points for the development of a curriculum. The goal of the research was to determine to what extent can the starting points for the development of preschool children, which have existed in the first preschool programs in Serbia in the late 19th century, be recognized in contemporary preschool programs. A descriptive method was applied as well as a procedure for content analysis of program documents. Research results confirm that the elements of the first preschool programs, which remain relevant until today, can be recognized in contemporary preschool programs. They are related to target orientations, principles and functions of preschool education. However, these ideas are defined as contemporary tendencies, and the fact that they existed in preschool programs that were developed a long time ago is unjustly ignored.

Keywords

EN

preschool education curriculum; the first preschool programs; education of young children; play and development; preschool teacher

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Practice and Theory in Systems of Education
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 13-19

Dates

published

2016-02-01

received

2015-06-19

accepted

2015-10-30

online

2016-08-19

Contributors

author

Emina Kopas-Vukašinović

• Faculty of Education, University of Kragujevac, Jagodina

author

Margit Savović

• Faculty of Education, University of Kragujevac, Jagodina

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ptse-2016-0002