DEVELOPING THE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM – JENA PLAN, AN ATTEMP TO REDUCE FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY Cover Image

DESFĂȘURAREA SISTEMULUI ALTERNATIV DE ÎNVĂȚĂMÂNT – PLANUL JENA, O ÎNCERCARE DE DIMINUARE A ANALFABETISMULUI FUNCȚIONAL
DEVELOPING THE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM – JENA PLAN, AN ATTEMP TO REDUCE FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY

Author(s): Ramona Mirabela Oprea
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Sociology of Education
Published by: Editura Universităţii Vasile Goldiş
Keywords: activities; functional illiteracy; groups; Jena Plan; Peter Petersen;

Summary/Abstract: Functional illiteracy among children has been a major problem over time for all countries. Therefore, the world great educators have tried to improve the educational actions. These include Peter Petersen who developed the Jena Plan in 1927. The article presents a brief description of: the causes and evolution of the Jena Plan in Romania, the characterization of the groups, the educational space. Because an important role in the formation of the students, besides the skills of reading, writing and calculating (pursued by the phenomenon of functional illiteracy by carrying out practical activities) has also the educational environment that could stimulate the children’s curiosity, the interest of investigation and understanding of the surrounding world, experimenting through concrete actions in daily life, thus forming critical thinking for students.

  • Issue Year: XVI/2020
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 137-144
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian