Practical application of traditional games/dances and rhythmic-movement dances in the work of educators with preschool children on the territory of Vojvodina Cover Image

Практична примена традиционалних игара/плесова и ритмичко-покретних игара у раду васпитача са децом предшколског узраста на територији Војводине
Practical application of traditional games/dances and rhythmic-movement dances in the work of educators with preschool children on the territory of Vojvodina

Author(s): Cristina Planjanin Simić, Goran Stankov
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Music
Published by: Editura Eurostampa
Keywords: child; traditional games/dances; educators; rhythmic-movement dances; recommendations;

Summary/Abstract: The implementation of traditional values in the design of educational strategies is one of the preconditions for achieving educational goals of modern preschool education. In this paper we have tried to determine the level of traditional games/ dances and rhythmic-movement dances, as well as the level of presence in the work of educators with preschool children traditional games/dances as part of cultural and folklore heritage play a major role preserving the national identity of a nation. Since traditional dance and music have always been an inseparable part of everyday social gathering, they, as part of cultural and folklore heritage have a great role preserving the national identity of a nation. The aim of this paper is to determine the level of presence of application of traditional games/dances and rhythmic-movement dances in the work of educators with preschool children. According to the method of data collection, the research has a non-experimented-empirical character, so the projected goal is kept at a descriptive level. The research was conducted in Novi Sad, Kikinda and Sremski Karlovci on a sample of 151 educators of preschool groups, using a questionnaire. Based on all the presented results, we can fully accept the general hypothesis that the educators sufficiently apply traditional work with preschool children. In accordance with the most significant results of the research, the paper offers recommendations, which can denote a significant resource for educational practitioners and theoreticians.

  • Issue Year: 4/2023
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 51-66
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English, Serbian