Museum Pedagogy in Ukraine: Challenges and Achievements

ABSTRACT

The article describes the experience of Ukrainian teachers in organizing pedagogical work with preschool children by means of museum pedagogy. Museum pedagogy in Ukraine plays an important role in the process of socializing children by involving them in the historical and cultural heritage of society. It is an effective factor in the cognitive, aesthetic, mental, and creative development of preschoolers. The article reveals the role of museum pedagogy in the educational process of a preschool education establishment. The authors emphasize that in Ukraine today a significant role is given to the creation of appropriate development environments, and the search for new forms and methods of working with children. The article defines the basic principles and tasks of museum pedagogy as an innovative technology and describes the peculiarities of the work of museum staff and the criteria of their pedagogical skills.

KEYWORDS:

• Museum pedagogy
• preschoolers
• museums
• education
• pedagogical skills

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Notes

1 Liudmyla and Orlova, “Development of Cognitive Interest,” 27.

2 Ibid., 28.

3 Nerianova and Olena, “Achievements and Perspectives of Preschool Education,” 5.

4 Maslai and Yasinska, “The Role of Museum Peadogogy,” 69.

5 Semenchenko, “Patriotism Upbringing in Preschool Children.”

6 Belenka, “Museum Pedagogy Palace in Educational Process,” 398.

7 Maslai and Yasinska, “The Role of Museum Peadogogy,” 70.

8 Liudmyla and Orlova, “Development of Cognitive Interest,” 29.

9 Rahozina, “Artistic and Educational Activities of Art Museums,” 51.

10 Center of Children Development “Harmony”, “Ecological Education of Preschoolers.”

11 Belenka, “Museum Pedagogy Palace in Educational Process,” 399.

12 Dudar, “Development of Museum Pedagogy,” 43.

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Notes on contributors

Olena Hnizdilova

Olena Hnizdilova is a Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, a Professor, a Head of the Department of Preschool Education at Poltava V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University (Ukraine), and a deputy editor-in-chief of the periodical scientific journal “Pedagogical Sciences,” which is indexed in the databases IndexCopernicus and Google Scholar. She is interested in the issues related to the study of the genesis and achievements of scientific and pedagogical schools in Ukraine, current issues of Ukrainian and foreign preschool education, the formation specifics of the future kindergarten teacher’s professional competence in the process of professional training.

Iryna Karapuzova

Iryna Karapuzova is a Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, an Associate Professor of the Department of Preschool Education at Poltava V. G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University (Ukraine). She is keen on the issues of professional kindergarten teacher training in acquaintance preschoolers with nature and organization of pedagogical support for students in the learning process.

Oksana Vilkhova

Oksana Vilkhova is a Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, an Associate Professor of the Department of Preschool Education at Poltava V. G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University (Ukraine). The range of her academic interests is educational potential of choreographic art; education of preschool children by means of folk choreography; concerts, reviews, competitions, festivals as effective forms of educational work with preschoolers.

Svitlana Bursova

Svitlana Bursova is a senior lecturer at the Department of Preschool Education at Poltava V. G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University (Ukraine). She is working on a dissertation study “Pedagogical support for children during the period of adaptation to a preschool educational institution.” Her research interests are related to the study of the process of children’s adaptation to preschool education institutions, preserving and strengthening the health of preschool children.