Kindergarten educators' affective-motivational dispositions

2021 ◽  
pp. 97-116
Author(s):  
Franziska Vogt ◽  
Miriam Leuchter ◽  
Simone Dunekacke ◽  
Aiso Heinze ◽  
Anke Lindmeier ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 660
Author(s):  
Ranirizal Ranirizal

Performance is the performance shown by educators, both in quality and quantity in carrying out their duties in accordance with the responsibilities given to them professionally. Educator performance development is a very decisive factor in the success of the education and learning process. In fact, in Kindergarten Rayon IV, Dumai City, there is still a low level of competency standards possessed by educators. The intended competency standard is from the standard academic qualifications and four competencies that must be possessed by a kindergarten educator, namely pedagogic, professional, social and personality competencies. This is evidenced by educators not yet mastering learning material with the maximum known when the learning process educators are not able to explain well the subject matter, and educators have not shown maximum performance in carrying out their duties and functions. The purpose of this study was to see whether there was an influence on teacher professionalism on teacher performance in Dumai IV Rayon Kindergarten. The results of the study prove that there is a significant relationship between the professionalism of Kindergarten educators and the performance of educators in Kindergarten Rayon IV, Dumai City. This is evidenced by the value of Sig (2-tailed) professionalism on educator's performance of 0,000, so the calculation shows 0,000 <0.05. This means that Ha is accepted, that is, there is a significant relationship between the professionalism of Kindergarten educators and the Performance of Educators in Kindergarten Rayon IV, Dumai City.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-60
Author(s):  
Alma Tasevska

Abstract The realistic state of the education of the Roma community illustrates the need for serious investments in resources of a human and material kind. Although the recent decade proved to be a decade of educational needs of the Roma, analyses still show the necessity for sustaining the continuity in advancing the developments of everything connected to early childhood development, as a basic sub-system in education. The research that was done had the aim of exploring the needs for strengthening the competencies and the sensibilities of work in environments with social, language and cultural specificities. The research was conducted in several stages, with focus groups as well: a questionnaire for kindergarten educators was conducted; research with a focus group of kindergarten educators was conducted; research with a focus group of parents whose children attend the kindergarten was conducted; research with a focus group of NGO representatives was conducted. The methods and techniques applied are the method of analysis, the inductive, descriptive and the method of generalization, as well as techniques of analysis of pedagogical documentation, observation,and surveying. It can be concluded that: kindergarten educators show a need towards professional development and training related to early childhood development and learning; kindergarten educators show a need towards cooperation with the community; parents showed their dissatisfaction withthe difficult adaptation of children in the kindergarten; NGO representatives stated the need for infrastructural investments, as well as investments in joint project activities between the children, educators,and parents.


Author(s):  
Sara Kozjak Dragčević ◽  
Siniša Opić

The paper investigates the sources of stress at work of kindergarten educators. Its aim is to explore various sources of stress in kindergartens in the City of Zagreb, as well as stress intensity regarding years of work and education group in which they have been working. The study involved 257 educators from Zagreb, aged 22 to 65. For research purposes, the Scale of Assessment of Stress at Work of the Educators was used. The scale describes situations the educators meet daily and asks them to estimate to what extent particular situation is stressful. The research has shown that the greatest intensity of stress in educators is caused by parent behaviour. Additionally, prolonged work experience reduces stress in certain situations. The research results contribute to a better understanding of the work of educators and specific sources of stress in their work environment. They should help in further development of recognition, prevention and solution measures.Key words: stress sources at work; stress in the educator; stress at the workplaceOvaj rad proučava izvore stresa na poslu odgojitelja u dječjem vrtiću. Cilj rada je istražiti različite izvore stresa u dječjim vrtićima na području Grada Zagreba te njihov intenzitet s obzirom na godine staža i odgojnu skupinu u kojoj trenutno rade. U ispitivanju je sudjelovalo 257 odgojitelja iz Zagreba u dobi od 22 do 65 godina. Za potrebe istraživanja koritena je Skala procjene stresa na poslu odgojitelja. Skalom su opisane situacije s kojima se odgojitelji svakodnevno susreću te su morali procijeniti u kojoj je mjeri određena situacija stresna za njih. Istraživanje je pokazalo da najveći intenzitet stresa kod odgojitelja izazivaju ponaanja roditelja. Također, porastom radnog iskustva smanjuje se stres u određenim situacijama. Rezultati istraživanja pridonose boljem razumijevanju posla od odgojitelja i specifičnim izvorima stresa za njihovo radno okruženje. Oni pomažu u daljnjim mogućnostima razvoja mjera prepoznavanja, prevencije i rjeenja. Ključne riječi: izvori stresa na poslu; stres kod odgojitelja; stres na radnom mjestu


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