Darželio auklėtojų požiūris į vaiko teises
| Author |
|---|
Glebuvienė, Vitolda Sofija |
Tarasonienė, Aldona Liucija |
| Date | Volume | Start Page | End Page |
|---|---|---|---|
2003 | 65 | 63 | 68 |
The Child Rights Protection Law of the Republic of Lithuania passed March 14, 1996 determines the main child rights and their guarantees, liberties and duties, considering the specific status ofthe child in the family and society. It is essential to ensure existential, developmental, protection and participation rights of children in educational institutions.
In 2000 - 2001, teachers and MA students of the Pre-school Education Department of VPU conducted a research, which reviewed the situation of child rights at pre-school institutions of Vilnius and its district. The aim of the research was to define educators’ attitudes towards child rights and analyse the real situation related to their guarantees. The objectives of research were to ascertain the educators’ point of view towards child rights, to establish peculiarities of educator-child interaction protecting child rights, to examine children’s point of view to the guarantees of their rights in the group. The subject of the research was 571 kindergarten educators and 763 children. The methods of the research were observation, questionnaires and statistical analysis.
The research results revealed that 45.2 % of the educators have good understanding of the main child rights. The educators’ attitudes towards child rights differ at different institutions. The majority ofthe teachers accept child rights related to child development. Existential rights are well known to 38,2 % of the teachers. Only 25,7 % of the preschool education teachers are aware of child protection rights, and 14,2 % are familiar with child participation rights.