Privatus laisvalaikio centras kaip nauja ugdymo institucija

Abstract

Private out-of-school centre is a new institution of education. It has occurred as an alternative to the out-of-school centers financed by the state. Such a phenomena is to be related with the extra money that can be paid by the parents for the upbringing of their offspring. The purpose of the research. To reveal the course of the activity of a private out-of-school centre as a new institution of education. The tasks of the research: to survey the psychological and educational literature on the topic; to reveal the state of a private out-of-school centre; to establish the essential features of the activities of a private out-of-school centre; to foresee the perspectives for the private out-of-school centre. There were such methods applied in the research: analysis of the nonfiction literature and generalization, documentary analysis, questionnaire, interview, conversation, observation and mathematics statistical methods SPSS ( Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) 10.0 for Windows. The manager of Riešės out-of-school centre, the teachers, parents and children were participating in the research. There are the main results and findings: • The surveys made by the foreign and Lithuanian scientists have confirmed the existence of the problem. It has got to be underlined that the surveys of the foreign scientists could be applied to this research only with the assumption that the cultural and sociological peculiarities of the country are respected. • The activity of a private out-of-school centre is systematic, consistent, novelty-conscious. It is related with the realization of the general purposes, out-of-school education as a constituent of the process of education. • The amelioration of the activity of the private out-of-school centre is closely coherent with it’s efficiency, coordination and cooperation among teachers, mutual assistance, variety of the activities. • In a private out-of-school centre every child can freely chose it’s favorable activity, which corresponds best with the child’s needs and interests. • Riešės out-of-school centre is a modern new institution of education, which legal form allows it to chose for the most efficient types and directions of activities carried out. It can be characterized as flexible, client-oriented attitude, high quality services, comfortable environment. It is in good geographical location. • Riešės out-of-school centre has good perspectives for development as the need of such services in Riešės community is constantly growing because of the demographic and economical reasons.