Journal of Technology and Information Education 2015, 7(1):114-126 | DOI: 10.5507/jtie.2015.010

MANUAL TRAINING IN THE CONTEXT OF PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM

Eva ŠMELOVÁ

Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci

In her theoretical study, the author performed an analysis of educational programs for kindergartens that have been developed since 1945. In terms of the objectives and content of preschool education the author focuses on manual training, which had been, until 1990, included in the compulsory educational content as one of the components of education. In 2001 preschool teachers were presented with a completely different curriculum and also a new concept of educational areas, which included polytechnic education not as a component of education but in the form of knowledge, skills and attitudes contained in all educational areas. Based on the predetermined criteria the author monitored the basic differences in manual training during socialist education and in the context of the current preschool curriculum.

Keywords: Child, kindergarten, educational program, polytechnic education

Received: February 16, 2015; Accepted: May 25, 2015; Published: June 1, 2015  Show citation