Original scientific paper
SOME FEATURES OF EXPERIENCE-LINKED NOTIONS OF “GOOD”, “BAD” AND “EVIL” IN PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN
Zvjezdana Veselinović
; Djhečji vrtić "Maslačak", Zagreb
Joško Sindik
; Dječji vrtić "Trnoružica" i Dječji vrtić "Maksimir", Zagreb
Abstract
Conceipts «good», «bad» and «evel» are often important base of child's moral development. At pre-school children, experience about these concepts depends about characteristics of the cognitive, social and emotional development. However, the important role in forming child's experience about these concepts have persons involved in child's early education: parents, other family members, teachers in the kindergarten.
The main aim of this research is to find characteristics of child's experience the concepts «good», «bad» and «evel», from the aspect of the characteristics at persons who could be described with these concepts. 52 children, aged from 5,5 to 7, from DV «Maslacak» in Zapresic were examined. A questionnaire SERGIOLEONE was applied, with 156 variables that describe personal characteristics and behaviours that could be described as «good», «bad» and «evel». Methods for dana analysis: arithmetical means and standard deviations, ANOVA, Pearson's correlations.
All elaborated concepts were more described afirmative, in general (hence, not with negation), and using activities. However, several statistical significant differences in experience cencepts «good», «bad» and «evel» were found. Maximal diference is generally found between the experience concepts GOOD and EVEL, while the status of the concept BAD is sometimes closer to GOOD, sometimes to BAD. Despite the fact that research has some limitations in possibility of the generalization, could be concluded as following: (1) significant difference is found, in children's experience «good», «bad» and «evel»; (2) boys and girls simmilar experienced these concepts; (3) these concepts weren't clear defined at the pre-school children.
Keywords
moral development; concepts; experience; pre-school; children
Hrčak ID:
45743
URI
Publication date:
18.11.2009.
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