Abstract:

Successful upbringing of children depends on the level of parents’ theoretical knowledge, available pedagogical skills and abilities. Parents are often, albeit educated, unprepared to be parents, do not understand the complex process of child’s development, and are often unable to define its nature. Parents often face new, unprecedented social phenomena, parenting challenges, and often feel confused because they do not know how or are unable to adapt to a rapidly changing environment. From the moment a child starts attending pre-school, both the family and the school have a major influence on his or her educational process. The pre-school education institution becomes a part of the education system taking care of the education of not only children but also parents, the whole society, an institution providing services to the society and its groups, a chain of lifelong learning. Thus, the pedagogical education of parents is also implemented in pre-school education institution, the aim of which is to form a more professional approach to education; to provide an opportunity for parents to realize themselves in an environment of community, joint activities, accepting the self-determination of others, combining it with their individual self-determination; to encourage parents to actively participate in the educational activities of pre-school education institution; to break down patterns of stereotypical thinking that hinder the transition to a more modern model of education.

Based on scientific, pedagogical, psychological, philosophical literature, analysis of educational documents, meta-analysis, the article explains and visually presents the essential components illustrating the expression and organization of parents’ pedagogical education, which help to understand the process of parents’ pedagogical education in pre-school education institution.

The results of the empirical research revealed that the essential components illustrating the expression and organization of parents’ pedagogical education include the activities of adults - parents and a teacher focused on the holistic child’s education, when the teacher has an important mission - to strive for constructive pedagogical education of parents, parental involvement, cooperation and partnerships with parents by using his or her professional or personal skills.

Keywords:

Pedagogical education, Pre-school education institution, Expression and organisation components of parents’ pedagogical education.