Pažur, Monika and Antulić Majcen, Sandra (2025) Components of an inclusive, democratic culture in pedagogical practice of early childhood education and care teachers in Croatia. London review of education, 23 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1474-8460 (Print), 1474-8479 (Online)
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IN ENGLISH: Educational policy and pedagogical practice that meet the needs of young children and their families are those that are inclusive, diverse and democratic. The early childhood education and care system serves as an essential tool for preventing inequality and educational poverty, while enabling every child to develop to their full potential. The aim of this article, therefore, is to identify elements of democratic culture and inclusive pedagogical practice within the early childhood education and care system in Croatia. Following a qualitative interpretative approach, data collected from 35 interviews with teachers from 13 early childhood education and care institutions were analysed using the NVivo software. The coding framework was based on the selected International Step-by-Step Association standards of quality pedagogical practice within the standard of Inclusion, Diversity and Values of Democracy. Inter-rater reliability was assured. The results indicate a diverse understanding of democratic values among early childhood education and care teachers, as well as differences in incorporating elements of inclusive and democratic culture in their practice. Furthermore, there is a lack of specific knowledge about diversity, democracy and inclusion. However, an analysis of specific elements of early childhood education and care teachers’ everyday pedagogical practice indicates warm, supportive and responsive democratic relationships. These relationships focus on the child’s abilities, potential and needs, along with the teacher’s ability to create an inclusive and stimulating learning environment within the early childhood education and care setting. Implications for improving pedagogical practice are discussed. --------------- IN CROATIAN: Odgojno-obrazovna politika i pedagoška praksa koje zadovoljavaju potrebe djece rane i predškolske dobi te njihovih obitelji trebaju biti uključive, raznolike i demokratske. Sustav ranog i predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja služi kao ključni alat za sprječavanje nejednakosti i obrazovnog siromaštva, istovremeno omogućujući svakom djetetu razvoj punog potencijala. Cilj ovog rada jest identificirati elemente demokratske kulture i inkluzivne pedagoške prakse unutar sustava ranog i predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja u Hrvatskoj. Slijedeći kvalitativni interpretativni pristup, podaci prikupljeni iz 35 intervjua s odgojiteljica iz 13 dječjih vrtića analizirani su pomoću softvera NVivo. Kodni plan temeljen je na odabranim standardima kvalitetne pedagoške prakse Međunarodne udruge Korak po korak, u okviru standarda Inkluzija, različitosti i demokratske vrijednosti. Zajamčena je pouzdanost među koderima. Rezultati ukazuju na različita shvaćanja demokratskih vrijednosti među odgojiteljicama, kao i na razlike u implementaciji elemenata inkluzivne i demokratske kulture u njihovu pedagošku praksu. Nadalje, prisutan je nedostatak specifičnih znanja o raznolikosti, demokraciji i uključenosti. Ipak, analiza konkretnih elemenata svakodnevne pedagoške prakse odgojiteljica ukazuje na tople, podržavajuće i responzivne demokratske odnose. Ti su odnosi usmjereni na djetetove sposobnosti, potencijale i potrebe, uz sposobnost odgojitelja da osigura inkluzivno i poticajno okruženje za učenje. Na kraju, izložene su implikacije za unapređenje pedagoške prakse.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Language: English. - Title in Croatian: Sastavnice inkluzivne, demokratske kulture u pedagoškoj praksi odgojiteljica u Hrvatskoj. - Article number: 7. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Early childhood education and care, quality pedagogical practice, inclusiveness, diversity, ISSA standards (rani i predškolski odgoj i obrazovanje; kvalitetna pedagoška praksa; inkluzivnost; raznolikost; ISSA standardi) |
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Depositing User: | Karolina |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2025 07:29 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Apr 2025 09:22 |
| URI: | http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/1209 |
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