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Title:The attitudes of educators towards picture books with homosexual content
Authors:ID Lečei, Anita (Author)
ID Štemberger, Tina (Author)
ID Cencič, Majda (Author)
Files:URL http://www.pegasjournal.eu/files/Pegas1_2016_9.pdf
 
Language:Croatian
Work type:Not categorized
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:PEF - Faculty of Education
Abstract:Inclusion refers to the respectful acceptance of diverse modes of being, including sexual orientation as one of the means of its multiple expression. Aimed at the portrayal of the current trends in a highly diversified society, picture books with their explicit homosexual content are growing in popularity. It is evident, however, that the pragmatics of their kindergarten use is still controversial, largely motivated by teachers' attitude to homosexuality as such. The purpose of the presented study, undertaken among the teachers from the Istrian County, was to determine educators' orientation towards homosexually-charged picture books and identify opinion differentiating factors influencing their perception, such as teachers' service length or the degree of the respective urbanization or rurality of the area they inhabit. A questionnaire was devised as a means of data collection. The research results indicate that the pool of 127 respondents was neither fervently pro-or against both the picture books with homosexual content and their kindergarten use as such. Although with no significant statistical differences in the service length, teachers with more extensive in-service experience find it easier to accept homosexual content of the picture books in question but are more reluctant to incorporate their use into their teaching practice. As expected, the higher the level of urbanization of the area educators represent, the more accepting they are. Conversely, the more rural teachers' immersing surrounding, the lower openness to diversity on their part, translating into their diminished readiness to use the discussed homosexually explicit material. Close analytical reading of the study results reveals that for the previously mentioned inclusion to become an integral part of the teaching practice, the system of education has to undergo major changes to provide professional development opportunities for teachers and equip them with necessary tools for the skilled handling of such sensitive matter as homosexuality proves to be.
Keywords:slikanice, homoseksualnost, inkluzija, vzgojitelji, stališča
Year of publishing:2016
Number of pages:str. 113-125
Numbering:Vol. 5, no. 1
PID:20.500.12556/RUP-8545 This link opens in a new window
ISSN:1339-9055
UDC:373.2:087.5
DOI:10.18355/PG.2016.5.1.113-125 This link opens in a new window
COBISS.SI-ID:1538196164 This link opens in a new window
Publication date in RUP:08.08.2016
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Language:English
Title:Stavovi odgajatelja prema slikovnicama homoseksualnog sadrzaja
Abstract:Inkluzija uključuje prihvaćanje i poštivanje različitosti, među koje spada i homoseksualnost. S ciljem upoznavanja različitosti u društvu nastaju i različite slikovnice, među njima i slikovnice homoseksualnog sadržaja, pri čemu je njihova uporaba u vrtićima ovisna o tome kakva stajališta imaju odgajatelji prema homoseksualnosti. Analiziramo rezultate empirijskog istraživanja čiji je cilj bio utvrditi kakvi su stavovi odgajatelja istarske županije spram slikovnica homosekusalnog sadržaja i postoje li razlike u stavovima u smislu radnog staža odgajatelja i toga žive li odgajatelji u urbanoj ili ruralnoj sredini. Podatci su bili sakupljeni uz pomoć upitnika koji je izrađen za ovo istraživanje. Rezultati pokazuju da odgajatelji (N = 127) nisu ni izrazito naklonjeni kao ni izrazito nenaklonjeni slikovnicama homoseksualnog sadržaja, a osjećaju nelagodu pri njihovoj uporabi. Među njima nema ni statistički značajnih razlika u vezi s radnim stažem, a ipak rezultati pokazuju da odgojitelji s duljim stažem bolje prihvaćaju slikovnice takva sadržaja, dok istovremeno osjećaju veću nelagodu pri njihovoj uporabi. Očekivano, slikovnice više prihvaćaju odgajatelji iz urbanih sredina, a odgajatelji iz ruralnih sredina osjećaju više nelagode. Da bi odgajatelji djelovali u pravcu inkluzije, potrebno je osigurati da se u sustavu obrazovanja i stručnog usavršavanja odgajatelje i ostale pedagoške djelatnike opremi kompetencijama za suočavanje s tabuiziranim temama, među koje ubrajamo i homoseksualnost.
Keywords:picture books, homosexuality, inclusion, educators, attitudes


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