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COLOURED STICK: TEACHING WITH A COMPREHENSIVE GAME FOR IMPROVING CHILDREN’S SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL ABILITY IN KINDERGARTEN
59-65Views:609The emotional ability must be properly managed in order to survive and adapt to social life so that social and emotional abilities can be trained from an early age. As a part of early childhood, kindergarten is one of the most effective places to help children develop social and emotional abilities effectively through play activities. Thus, kindergarten teachers need to find alternative activities and play equipment that can stimulate socio-emotional abilities. One way is by means of the game "Coloured Stick" made of pieces of wood that are developed by combining three types of games, namely constructive games, educational games, and traditional games. This teaching tool can be applied in an integrated manner in kindergarten learning activities, which include the opening, core, and cover with a strategy that varies according to the indicators of social-emotional development. The learning process is the use of the game "Coloured Stick" which is systematically designed and integrated so as to facilitate its application. The application of this tool was tested in small groups of 8 students over eight meetings in July and August 2015, and a large group of 14 students over 12 meetings in August and September 2015 in Fithria Islamic Kindergarten, South Jakarta. Subjects in the test groups were teachers and kindergarten students. The results of both the trial groups were seen from the difference between initial and final assessments. The small trial group results increased by 0.1 points (4.88%) up to 0.29 points (9.76%) whereas the large trial group results increased by 0.05 points (1.63%)to 0.93 points (30.83%). Descriptive this increase occurred in the child are varied and each child's progress in socio-emotional capabilities in the grain or indicators of social-emotional abilities are different. This is very possible because each child has a differing ability to absorb the learning content. The results show that the colored sticks game tool can help children develop social skills because the learning process can be carried out in groups. In addition to boosting the child's emotional development, it can also help children develop confidence and respect for themselves, not become easily frustrated because the concepts are according to the age and development of the children, and to exercise patience because they have to wait for their turn to play.
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DOCTORS MEETING PATIENTS WITH DISABILITIES
99-111Views:347The paper explores a topic that affects everyday life: the encounter between doctors and patients with disabilities. The aim of the research was to find out how doctors and medical students think about disability, people with disabilities, and their encounters with them, in the course of their work. Despite the fact that age, the number of years spent in practice, and the areas of specialisation of the 10 interviewees present varied pictures they express many similar opinions in their responses. The responses point out that during their university years, they had heard little about the different aspects of disabilities in theoretical classes and during their practice so they really only had everyday knowledge and stereotypes about their disabled patients. The question arises: can doctors with a high social prestige set a positive example to the rest of society when it comes to the treatment of people with disabilities? The question then goes on to raise the need for a wider study, which should include other health professionals.
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THE PLACE OF THE KINDERGARTEN WITH THE HUNGARIAN-SPEAKING ROMA/GYPSY CULTURAL EDUCATION IN THE SYSTEM OF NATIONALITY EDUCATION
159-162Views:252The place of the kindergarten with the Hungarian-speaking roma/gypsy cultural education in the system of nationality education - workshop
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Survey of the Cognitive Competences about the Disadvantaged Preschool Children in the Counties Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
125-133Views:270Between 2017-2020 I was a member in the project called „Opportunity Maker Kindergarten” (EFOP-3.1.3-16-2016-00001). It was organised by the National Educational Office. The purpose of this project is helping and supporting the kindergartens which are teaching and educating lots of disadvantaged (and roma) children. There was an important part of this work: taking an ability measurement by the kindergarten teachers. It was a special measurement, because we collected their judgements of some statement. In the study, we looked at children aged 5-7 years. The statements described the cognitive competences of children. Results were obtained in three categories (perception, thinking and imagination), in five dimensions per category, from the kindergartens participating in the project in the three selected counties. In the overall survey, kindergartens provided information on a total of 1,112 children, with the following numbers of responses in the three counties analysed: 259 in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, 178 in Hajdú-Bihar and 271 in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. No significant difference was observed in the results: only in the category of perception and sensation did the data from Sablos score higher in several areas e.g. in the case of tactile and visual perception.
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Examining the Circumstances of Napping Time in Kindergarten-Aged Children
135-151Views:392This study explores the conditions surrounding nap in the lives of kindergarten-aged children, focusing on both family and kindergarten environments. Recognizing that restful napping and relaxation are essential for healthy development, the research aims to identify factors that support or hinder children's nap quality. The study examines the effects of nap-related habits and practices, addressing both beneficial and detrimental influences on children's daily well-being. The goal is to uncover outdated or ineffective approaches to nap management and to promote strategies that consider the individual needs of children. By investigating the conditions of nap and rest, the study contributes to the development of nap hygiene for kindergarten-aged children. This includes providing insights that can guide parents and educators in adopting more effective methods to support children's mental health and overall well-being through proper nap routines.
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THE EXPERIENCES OF PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PRESCHOOLS IN THE LIGHT OF A KINDERGARTEN RESEARCH IN HAJDÚBÖSZÖRMÉNY
27-34Views:469The literature and research on physiotherapy in Hungary are not as complete as the research on physical education, so this article is also incomplete. Our research aimed to report on the experiences of physiotherapy sessions for preschool children within the physical education sector, as this area is less researched. Our research presents the experiences of children and their parents who have participated in pre-school physiotherapy in a sample of children attending the Good Shepherd Reformed Kindergarten in Hajdúböszörmény. The results are presented based on the analysis of a questionnaire filled in by 50 parents and an interview with the physiotherapy teacher who teaches in the kindergarten. The survey shows that 8% of parents of preschool children did not know that their child was attending such sessions, 92% of parents were informed, but 20% did not know how many development sessions their child was attending. The majority of parents follow up on their child's development, but consider the information provided by the teacher to be insufficient. The vast majority of parents were also aware of their child's diagnosis. Parents' opinions showed that they consider the existence of physiotherapy sessions important, as they consider it essential for the effective development of a growing organism. Parents also noted positive effects of physiotherapy sessions, such as improved posture, flexibility, reduced orthopaedic deformities, increased endurance, or improved dexterity and hand-foot coordination. Another important aspect, according to parents, is that these sessions are free of charge, take place during nursery school hours and they are playful. According to the physiotherapy teacher, the number of sessions is not sufficient to achieve optimal improvement, given that the vast majority of children only receive development in kindergarten. These results are useful and can be used in the training of kindergarten teachers or further training courses.
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Examination of Agility Development in Extracurricular Activities
59-69Views:237In contemporary sports, achieving higher levels of performance has become almost unimaginable without scientific support. This is equally true for modern football, where agility stands out as one of the most critical abilities. Agility is a multifaceted skill that encompasses components such as change-of-direction running, recognizing game situations, decision-making, and response time. While physical abilities contribute significantly to performance enhancement, the distinguishing factor in agility often lies in the speed of decision-making. The objective of our research was to investigate the trainability of agility. Specifically, we aimed to design an agility test that evaluates not only physical abilities related to direction changes – such as dynamic leg strength and running technique – but also agility in its full complexity, incorporating all related decision-making mechanisms. Our study sought to determine the extent to which agility could be developed in the examined age group through an 8-week training program consisting exclusively of agility tests. School sports clubs provided an appropriate foundation for the research, as participants were non-elite athletes, making short-term progress more likely. The study was conducted in 2023 at the gymnasium of Huszár Gál High School, Elementary School, Basic Art Education Institution, and Kindergarten. The participants were first- and second-grade boys, with an average age of 7.4 years. A total of 16 students took part in the research. At the start of the study, during the initial assessment, students performed several tests: a 20-meter straight-line sprint, a shadowing agility test, an auditory signal agility test, and a predetermined course agility test with a known route. Following this baseline measurement, an 8-week period commenced, during which students participated in sports club sessions twice a week. These sessions incorporated agility tests as training elements. Specifically, students performed three Agility T-tests and three Illinois agility tests during each session. After eight weeks, post-training assessments were conducted under identical conditions. The results indicated that incorporating agility tests as training elements led to significant improvements in time-based performance metrics. It was also evident that tasks requiring decision-making took longer to execute compared to those following predetermined routes. Our findings confirmed the hypotheses set before the research and provided answers to the research questions posed.
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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WALDORF EDUCATION IN INDONESIA AT A GLANCE
111-132Views:293In the education world, Waldorf education exists in some countries. Waldorf education revitalized the Indonesian education issue to improve individual well-being. This study reviews Waldorf education in Indonesia. We collected data via online content analysis focused on the Waldorf school website and Facebook. It was reported that Waldorf education only exists in big cities such as Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Balikpapan, and Bali. All Waldorf education in Indonesia only offered play gardens, except Arunika Waldorf and Madu Waldorf, which offer an elementary school. All of the websites from Jagat Alit, Arunika, Bambino Preschool, Madu Waldorf, and Kulila Playgroup provide all the information about their school. However, for Denia Beun Play Garden, the information was mostly updated on their Facebook account. The implementation of Waldorf philosophy was well implemented in all schools. The adjustment point only on cultures because of the differences between Europe culture and Indonesian culture.
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Pedagogical-Psychological Aspects of Artificial Intelligence
127-142Views:608Artificial intelligence (AI) can serve as the basis for pedagogical-psychological research, a valuable tool for psychologists, and a subject of psychological attitude formation in the context of the topic „the interaction of AI and the world.” The study outlines the main research questions related to AI in the context of pedagogical psychology, explores the possibilities of utilizing AI in kindergarten and school psychology, and discusses its key factors in shaping children's and students' attitudes towards AI.
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SURVEY OF THE SOCIAL COMPETENCES ABOUT THE DISADVANTAGED PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE COUNTIES BORSOD-ABAÚJ-ZEMPLÉN, HAJDÚ-BIHAR AND SZABOLCS-SZATMÁR-BEREG
51-63Views:333Between 2017 and 2020, we participated in a national project led by the Education Office, called „Support for social inclusion and integration measures in public education” (EFOP-3.1.3-16-2016-00001), which we simply called "Kindergarten for Opportunities". The aim of the project was mainly to help kindergartens educate and develop disadvantaged and multiply disadvantaged Roma and Gypsy children. An important phase of the work was the survey, in which a specific assessment of skills was carried out with the active participation of the institutions, adapted to life in the kindergarten and based on the observations of the kindergarten teachers. In the present study, we focus on an important aspect of the survey, the study of social competencies. Results were obtained in three categories (self-images, social relations, and emotional-willing qualities), in five dimensions per category, from the kindergartens participating in the project in the three selected counties. In the total survey, the kindergartens provided information on a total of 1112 children, of which the number of responses received in the three counties analyzed by us was as follows: 259 in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, 178 in Hajdú-Bihar county and 271 in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. So kindergarten teachers' statements regarding n=708 children were analyzed in this study. No significant difference can be observed in the results: only in a few cases did we experience a negative deviation in social competences in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county.
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EARLY INTERVENTION IN THE LIGHT OF A RESEARCH
17-32Views:1095Nowadays, the number of children with special educational needs (SEN) is increasing, which poses new challenges for both parents and educators. It is therefore important to research this topic from the perspective of parents and professionals. At the beginning of 2019, we conducted a questionnaire survey on early intervention in Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg counties. The online and paper-based questionnaires were processed by parents (N = 103) and professionals (N = 106) (kindergarten teacher, special education teacher, conductor, etc.), for a total of 209 questionnaires. Data collection was anonymous and participation was voluntary. After processing the data in the questionnaire, we analyzed the obtained results using an Excel spreadsheet and a SPSS statistical program. The results show that both parents (76,7%) and professionals (71.7%) believe that the development of children with SNI was fully or strongly influenced by integration, i.e., they were positively assessed. Parents of healthy children accept integration, in different settings (43.7% of respondents in kindergarten, 37.9% in school, 67% in the playground) fully accept children with special educational needs who accompany their intact child.).
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„The Environment was Motivating” – Organizational Position as a Core Feature in the Structure of Preschool and School Psychology in Light of the Kőbánya School Psychology Model (KIM)
7-16Views:112After presenting school psychology organizational models from the perspective of organizational position, the study analyzes certain aspects of the Kőbánya School Psychology Model. The empirical material of the article consists of qualitative interview analyses. The survey corresponds to the research material of the author’s earlier article (Borbáth-Kürty, 2025), but this study undertakes an analysis from a different perspective. In the study, the main and subthemes identified through deductive and inductive content analysis of interviews in the genre of oral history are organized into thematic content clusters. This study focuses on the presentation of subthemes related to attitudes toward organizational position, emotions connected to the organization, group formation, and afterlife, and it also includes several examples of good practices. The conclusions emphasize the complex impact of the organizational model and highlight the determining role of organizational position and affiliation with a professional center, which influences the Kőbánya School Psychology Model as an organizational model in its entirety, including the motivational foundation and elements supporting mental health. Furthermore, these models may also indicate the level of attachment to the workplace.
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Preschool Leaders' (Directors') Opinions on the Care and Integration of Children with Special Educational Needs
69-79Views:802Providing the opportunity for integrated education has become an expectation in all public education institutions today. The success of integration primarily depends on the inclusive perspective of the institutions implementing integrated education and the institutional inclusive culture developed as a result, in which institutional leaders play a significant role. This study explored the opinions of preschool directors regarding the integration of children with special educational needs. A total of 74 preschool directors from religious, local goverment, private, and other types of institutions were contacted for the study. Data analysis was conducted both descriptively and with a mathematical statistical approach. The applied mathematical statistical methods were the chi-square test and the Kruskal-Wallis test. According to our results, the type of institution has an impact on directors' views regarding the integration of children with special educational needs. Regarding integration, 75% of directors believed that the care of children with special educational needs imposes an additional burden on preschool teachers. The results also highlighted that a lack of expertise required for integration remains a problem in preschools. The majority of institutional leaders were at least moderately satisfied with the approach of the institutions' sponsors in providing material conditions to support integration, but they were less positive about the availability of personnel resources.
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THE APPEARANCE OF THE AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION IN KINDERGARTENS, WHICH ARE SUPPLYING CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
35-44Views:744Present study focuses on the appearance of augmentative and alternative communication in kindergartens, which are supplying children with intellectual disability. The augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) makes it possible, that as a result of the injury of the sounding speech or its deficiency the individual be able to express his communicational intention in some kind of manner (Kálmán, 2006). In my research, I examine the opinions and personal experiences about the use of AAC of special education teachers. 21 special education teachers filled out the questionnaire. All of the special education teachers are women and they work in metropolitan kindergartens. The results indicate that the majority of children with intellectual disabilities need AAC. All of the asked special education teachers use the AAC in their work. Most of them use AAC in the course of development. It’s a young discipline, so there are many difficulties with its use.
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Survey of the Movement Competences about the Disadvantaged Pre-School Children in the Counties Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
85-95Views:184Between 2017-2020 I was a member in the project called „Opportunity Maker Kindergarten” (EFOP-3.1.3-16-2016-00001). It was organised by the National Educational Office. The purpose of this project is helping and supporting the kindergartens which are teaching and educating lots of disadvantaged (and roma) children. There was an important part of this work: taking an ability measurement by the kindergarten teachers. It was a special measurement, because we collected their judgements of some statement. In the study, we looked at children aged 5-7 years. In this study, we focus on an important aspect of the survey, namely the examination of motor skills. We obtained results in five categories (1, spatial orientation and movement coordination, 2, body awareness, sense of balance, 3, physical fitness, 4, reaction speed, 5, fine motor skills), with five dimensions per category (except for the body awareness category), from the kindergartens participating in the project in the three selected counties.In the overall survey, kindergartens provided information on a total of 1,112 children, with the following numbers of responses in the three counties analysed: 259 in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, 178 in Hajdú-Bihar and 271 in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. No significant difference was observed in the results: only a few percent difference can be detected in the sample.
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A Pilot Study of Ovi-Sport Program in Some Kindergartens in Debrecen
95-110Views:394The aim of this study is twofold: first, to present the development, essence, and key elements of the Ovi-Sport Program, and second, to assess, through an empirical pilot questionnaire survey, the opinions of preschool teachers (n=52) from several preschools in Debrecen regarding the Program. The goal is to identify, based on the responses of the surveyed preschool teachers, the strengths and weaknesses of the Program. The research questions aimed to explore the following: the practical purposes for which the respondents use the Ovi-Sport track, whether they are methodologically prepared for the widespread implementation of the Ovi-Sport Program, and what they perceive as the main strengths and weaknesses of the Program's operation. Based on the results, it can be stated that preschool teachers generally have a positive evaluation of the existence of the Ovi-Sport Program. In addition to positive feedback, the respondents pointed out areas that they suggest require further consideration and development, such as the insufficiency of the methodological materials available in the Program, which need to be expanded and revised. Furthermore, the surveyed teachers expressed the need for additional professional training and the involvement of external experts to provide assistance.