Pedagogical Conditions Of Adaptation And Education Of Migrant Children In Preschools

Abstract

Due to globalization and global migration, children face a pressing problem of adjustment to a multicultural society and adaptation to new socio-cultural environment on all stages of education. This article discusses integration, adaptation and education in a multicultural society, emphasizing the processes in a preschool educational establishment that migrant children go through. Using the generalized domestic and foreign experience, the terms “adaptation” and “education” will be analyzed in the context of theory and practice of work with pre-school migrant children and their correlation will be demonstrated. The interconnectedness of adaptation and education processes in socialization, individualization, personal and creative development of migrant children will be emphasized. The authors have defined and described in detail the important educational conditions ensuring adaptation and education of pre-school migrant children: emphasis on the principles of the humanistic pedagogy; creation of an educational environment in a kindergarten group; manifestation of the unity of children and adults in interactions with children; organizing the children’s activities; advanced training of teachers; involvement of parents as participants in the socialization and education processes. This article describes the real-life experience of implementation of educational conditions for adaptation and education of pre-school migrant children. The authors have defined the essence of adaptation of migrant children in an educational establishment and stated the necessity for coordination between children, teachers and parents as members of the educational process; they have also brought into focus the necessity for early pedagogical support of adaptation and education of pre-school migrant children.