FROM FRÖBEL’S THEORY OF EDUCATION TO CONSTRUCTIVIST TEACHING IN CONTEXT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION
FROM FRÖBEL’S THEORY OF EDUCATION TO CONSTRUCTIVIST TEACHING IN CONTEXT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION

Summary/Abstract: The study deals with the determination of the theoretical platform of Fröbel’s theory of education and its congruence with the constructivist theory of learning and education. Through expert anal-ysis, it clarifies and justifies the essence of Fröbel’s pedagogical system as a basis for a modern concept of education that lean towards active and agile process of learning of the children of young school age. It presents the potential of play and manipulation of didactic material as an eminent activating method that support the authentic cognitive process and leads to the correct interpreta-tion of the surrounding world. This work also examines the value of Fröbel’s theory of education for contemporary primary education. It also documents the contribution and evident influence of Fröbel’s views on the development of modern pedagogical thinking, the implementation of which reflects the need to study and learn the history of pedagogy as an effective way to find effective didactic methods for current education.

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