Review article
https://doi.org/10.32728/mo.09.2.2014.04
IMPLICIT THEORIS OF EDUCATORS AND WILLIAM GLASSER'S CHOICE THEORY
Anita Lečei
; Univerza na Primorskem Pedagoška Fakulteta Koper
Jurka Lepičnik Vodopivec
; Univerza na Primorskem Pedagoška Fakulteta Koper
Abstract
To track social trends as well as new scientific discoveries in the fields of pedagogy, psychology and methodology is a prerequisite for a quality work and fair attitude towards the profession. Curriculum as the foundation of the educational process, appears in several forms in kindergartens. In addition to explicit (visible) practices of the pedagogue, we can find the so called „hidden curriculum“, which contains socio-emotional aspect of the educational groups. The concept of hidden curriculum is tied to implicit theories of the pedagogues, and it includes personal theories about value system, knowledges and expectations about nature and development of a child, and goals of education and views of appropriate means of achieving the goals. The William Glasser's Choice Theory explains human behavior is motivated by need to fulfill four base needs; need for love, power, freedom and fun. Comparing veiws and teachings of Choice Theory and opinions of the selected renowned pedagogues, we can find the same principles in implicit theories. Implementation of the established opinons of Choice Theory enriches the choice of pedagogical approach to early learning, and with it's strategies od education helps padagogues in educational methods.
Keywords
Implicit pedagogical theories; hidden curriculum; Choice Theory
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135780
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Publication date:
19.12.2014.
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