Pedagogika / Pedagogy 1991 t. 27

The article presents a review of teaching the Lithuanian language and literature in the secondary schools of Lithuania. The main trends and problems for perfecting the teaching process of the Lithuanian language and literature in the national school are analysed. Practical and scientific solutions concerning the teaching problems of the subject are indicated.

Due to his articles related to language teaching, the famous Lithuanian educationalist and psychologist of the first half of the 20th century J. Vabalas-Gudaitis can be regarded as a pioneer of the bilingual psychology of the theory of language teaching in. Lithuania. The paper deals with some considerations, test data and recommendations given by J. Vabalas-Gudaitis. They could contribute to the improvement of language teaching in our republic.

Įsitikinęs, kad pedagogika apima ne tik žmogaus „mokslinimų", bet visų psichofizinių funkcijų ugdymų ir žmogaus dorovinimų, jo kultūrinimų ir visašališko darbingumo didinimų" J. Vabalas-Gudaitis teigė, kad bent trumpas supažindinimas su pedagogikos mokslu būtų „privalomas kiekvienam subrendusiam žmogui, nes kiekvienas susiduriame su vaikais ir jaunimu, nes kiekvienas turime, kur tik galime, prisidėti prie mūsų tautos dorovinimo bei kultūrinimo" . Baigiamojoje klasėje jis siūlė įvesti privalomų 2 valandų per savaitę propedeutinės pedagogikos kursų, kurį dėstytų „ne paprastas kurio nors dalyko mokytojas, o pedagogas specialistas", žinantis „kūno ir sielos kultūros pagrindus, eugenikos elementus, šeimyninio auklėjimo pradmenis"

Different attitudes towards pedagogics as a science of education have been observed. In some cases pedagogics has become underestimated among schoolteachers and higher school teachers. S. Salkauskis’s (the Lithuanian philosopher and pedagogue, 1886-1941 ) treatment of pedagogics is of considerable interest

The article presents the views on education expressed by Marija PeGkauskaitä-Šatrijos Ragana, an outstanding representative of the Catholic trend in Lithuanian pedagogy. The following issues are in the focus of attention: the purpose of education and the resulting tasks; the development of a child’s intelectual, emotional and volitional spheres; forming the moral consciousness and behaviour. The article also reviews the principal ways and methods of education as well as some postulates of her pedagogical ethics