Professional paper

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN CHILD- CENTERED EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS

Ganimete Kulinxha ; Faculty of Education, University of Prishtina

Abstract

There is an ever-present need in every person to communicate with others. Interpersonal communication is dependent on different life experiences that affect the level of its development. Such experience is powerful and particularly predominant in early childhood through the planned and structured processes of teaching and learning. Structured teaching and learning currently offer a range of experiences depending on philosophy of education and the methodology used as the basis for work. A child-centered approach introduces educational experiences which differ from traditional programs. Therefore, the aim of this research was to investigate how a child-centered approach affects the development of interpersonal communication between teachers and children as well as among children in pre-school settings, in comparison with traditional educational programs. Once the results of systematic observation had been processed, they showed that a child-centered approach develops, enriches and increases the quality of interpersonal communication among children and between children and teachers.

Keywords

interpersonal communication; child-centered approach; early childhood

Hrčak ID:

81791

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/81791

Publication date:

7.12.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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