ERIC Number: EJ1461995
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Dec
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1338-2144
EISSN: EISSN-2719-5651
Available Date: 2025-02-04
Citizenship Education in Lithuanian Preschool Education: The Teachers' View
Nijole Bražiene1; Skaiste Koviene1
Journal of Pedagogy, v15 n2 p1-19 2024
In Lithuania, citizenship education for preschool children was not regulated until 2022, and consequently the related issues have not yet received much attention from Lithuanian researchers. However, based on the insights of scientists from other countries it can be argued that in order for children to be active citizens when they grow up, it is important to develop their civic attitudes and behaviour in early childhood. The aim of the research presented in the article is to find out teachers' attitudes towards citizenship education for young children in Lithuanian preschool education. Summarising the results of a structured group interview, we can state that in Lithuanian preschool education institutions, children receive only a fragmentary and superficial education in citizenship, because, on the one hand, teachers have a narrow conception/understanding of citizenship and, on the other hand, they basically do not understand the content of the citizenship education programme and what components constitute citizenship competence. However, it should be noted that teachers understand the need to change the current practice, but they do not know how this can be done.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Preschool Children, Knowledge Level
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Lithuania
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Author Affiliations: 1Institute of Education, Lithuania