Non-Formal Technological Education of Children in the City of Vilnius

Abstract

Education and socialization constitutes the method of formation of the person, society and state’s future; therefore well-organized non-formal education of children and youth as well as the occupation of their leisure time is a necessary condition for the socialization of the young generation and for effective delinquency prevention.
 The problem of the research is that the technological education is underestimated in the nonformal education. Children have equal possibilities to participate in activity groups of the general education school and the non-formal education school; however, a clear tendency can be seen that technologies hobby groups are not popular in the institutions of non-formal education of children.
 The aim of the research was to establish the organizational aspects of the technological education of non-formal education of children in Vilnius city as well as the determining factors. The tasks of the research were the following: to analyze the situation of the organization of non-formal technological education in Vilnius city. To reveal the factors of children’s choice of technological education in the field of non-formal education. To research the problems of the organization of technological development in non-formal education.
 To achieve this aim the following research methods were used: analysis of literature and documents, empirical study (triangulation questionnaire was used), statistical analysis and comparisons graphical analysis, correlation analysis were performed.
 The analysis of statistical reports has showed that 2 creation centres and 12 children and youth clubs operate in Vilnius city, in which non-formal and technological education is organized, however, technological hobby groups are not popular among children.
 The results of the research has showed that the main problems in the field of the organization of technological hobby groups in non-formal education and related their attendance are as follows: inefficient financing of technological hobby groups, lack of activity means, non-equipped technological rooms in which children could educate in the appropriate environment. Also the problems of communications, too high charges for hobby groups and incompatibility of the time and activity of technological education are still not solved.