Volume/Issue :

Article type :

Original article

Page No :

26-44

Abstract :

Under the conditions of constant social, economic and political change, parents face new, previously unexperienced social phenomena and challenges of parenting, therefore the need for parental pedagogical education arises. Successful parental pedagogical education is one of the main educational conditions for achieving higher quality pre-school education. The aim of the research is to analyse the possibilities for improving the situation of parental pedagogical education in pre - school education institutions. The qualitative research was carried out. The applied research methods include the analysis of scientific, pedagogical, psychological literature, documents, meta-analysis (to reveal the theoretical context), semi-structured oral interview (to collect empirical research data) and content analysis (to analyse empirical data). The results of the empirical research revealed that traditional forms of individual communication are the most recognized and the most widely used by pre-school teachers as the forms of improving the situation of pedagogical parental education. The emphasis is placed on virtual communication with parents, providing information, and providing feedback through virtual means. The following possibilities for improving the situation of parental pedagogical education are highlighted: the involvement of parents in practical activities in the institution, appropriate invitation used by the teacher, demonstration of attention to parents by expressing gratitude for participation, clarification of expectations through surveys. Teachers’ personal qualities and pedagogical skills are especially important. The conditions that improve the situation of parental pedagogical education have been singled out: the development of positive relations with parents on the initiative of the institution, the search for more innovative forms of parental pedagogical education. The relevance of the parental initiative is emphasised.

Keywords :

parental pedagogical education, pre-school education institution, qualitative research, situation improvement

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Cite as :

Kovienė, S. (2022). Tėvų pedagoginio švietimo situacijos ikimokyklinio ugdymo įstaigose gerinimo galimybės [Possibilities for improving the situation of parental pedagogical education in pre-school institutions]. Švietimas: politika, vadyba, kokybė / Education Policy, Management and Quality, 14(1), 26-44. https://doi.org/10.48127/spvk-epmq/22.14.26