Με ποια κριτήρια αξιολογούν τα παιδιά προσχολικής ηλικίας τη συμπεριφορά της νηπιαγωγού και τη μεταξύ τους αλληλεπίδραση.

Περίληψη

The majority of research concerning teacher-child relationships in kindergarten and the first grades of primary school is based upon examining the perceptions of teachers and parents. However a wide range of information could be obtained by examining the perceptions of kindergartners about their interactions with their teachers. This study examined the perceptions of 338 kindergarten children from 19 kindergarten classes in central Macedonia, about the quality of their relationship with their kindergarten teachers. In particular the study aimed at defining which behaviors, and emotional manifestations are considered by the children as indicators of a positive or a negative relationship with the teacher. The results revealed a number of positive and negative criteria the children use in order to evaluate the quality of their relationship with their kindergarten teacher. They also showed that kindergarten children are able in a quite competent and adequate way to describe their feelings and perceptions about which behaviors of their kindergarten teachers they consider as indicators of a positive or a negative predisposition towards them.