Abstract
The paper presents a description and comparison of the undergraduate student teacher training and kindergarten teacher continuing education in the Montessori Method of Education encompassed in formal education in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The theoretical part of the paper aims at depicting Montessori education, still an attractive pedagogical direction in both countries, in a thorough, unconventional and innovative way. Even though Montessori education has been rooted worldwide for centuries, in Slovakia and the Czech Republic it presents relatively new alternative education, considering that an integrated school system, introduced in these countries in 1948 and lasting almost to the end of20thcentury, did not allow the use of other alternatives in addition to the mainstream education. A description of (preschool) education in both countries and an analysis of kindergarten teacher's personality and his/her lesson plans are included in the theoretical part of the paper. The empirical part contains pedagogical research of qualitative design, conducted in Slovakia and the Czech Republic in order to identify and map the current state, level and possibilities of formal education of pre-service and in-service teachers in Slovak and Czech kindergartens.
Highlights
Introduction to education and psychologyComparative pedagogy and history content Personalities and concepts of the reform movement abroad Montessori education, Waldorf education, Reggio Emilia, Start together
Within the research in formal education, we focused on the analysis of study programs of selected universities in Slovakia and the Czech Republic
In Slovakia and the Czech Republic, there are ways for undergraduate kindergarten teachers to learn about Montessori education as part of acquiring a qualification at pedagogical faculties
Summary
Comparative pedagogy and history content Personalities and concepts of the reform movement abroad Montessori education, Waldorf education, Reggio Emilia, Start together. Development, functions and types of alternative education for preschool children. Masaryk University and the University of Ostrava teach about alternative approaches to education in the subjects Introduction to education and psychology and Comparative pedagogy and history. Charles University teaches about alternative and reform systems in the subjects History of preschool education and Alternative programs in theory and practice
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