Use of lego bricks in social pedagogical work with socially disadvantaged children

V okviru magistrskega dela sem raziskovala uporabnost lego kock pri socialno pedagoškem delu, na podlagi posebej zasnovanih in izpeljanih vzgojno-izobraževalnih delavnicah. V teoretičnem delu magistrskega dela sem izhajala iz teorije igre, potreb otrok, ki prihajajo iz socialno ogroženih družin, varovalnega dejavnika poletnih počitnic in terapije z lego kockami. Njen začetnik je Daniel LeGoff. Prav tako pa sem izhajala iz ugotovitev tujih in slovenskih raziskav, ki so bile povezane z uporabo lego kock na pedagoškem področju. V empiričnem delu je predstavljena izvedena akcijska raziskava, ki sem jo izvedla v okviru magistrskega dela. Namen raziskave je bil preveriti uporabnost lego kock pri vzgojno-izobraževalnem delu s socialno ogroženimi otroci, ki so v poletnih mesecih letovali v Mladinskem zdravilišču in letovišču na Debelem rtiču. Akcijska raziskava je sestavljena iz šestih osnovnih faz in sedemnajstih prožnih akcijskih korakov. Pripravljenih in izvedenih je bilo pet vzgojno-izobraževalnih delavnic, ki so zajemale področja medsebojnih odnosov, sodelovalnega dela, spodbujanja ustvarjalnosti in krepitev socialnih kompetenc. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 35 šoloobveznih otrok, starih od šest do deset let, njihovi vzgojitelji, pedagoška vodja letovišča in socialna delavka, ki je bila del slovenske projektne skupine lego. Podatki so bili zbrani s tehnikami anketnega vprašalnika za vzgojitelje, otroke, strokovni delavki in z zapisi zbranimi v dnevniku raziskovanja. V Sloveniji se tak pristop terapije še ne uporablja v praksi, medtem ko se v razvitejših državah tega pristopa vedno bolj poslužujejo zaradi pozitivnega vpliva na otroke. Pomen pričakovanih ugotovitev je v uporabni vrednosti lego kock kot didaktičnega pripomočka pri socialno pedagoškem delu z različnimi skupinami otrok in mladostnikov. Na podlagi izpeljane raziskave sem prispevala k primeru izvirnega načina poučevanja in k prepoznavanju uporabne vrednosti lego kock kot didaktičnega pripomočka socialnih pedagogov.In my master thesis I conducted research focused on the effectiveness of lego bricks in the social pedagogical work based on educational workshops designed especially for this purpose. The theoretical part of my master thesis was based on the theory of play, the needs of children from socially disadvantaged families, the protective factor of summer holidays and the lego based theory, founded by Daniel LeGoff. I also made use of the findings of previously carried out foreign and Slovenian research related to the use of lego bricks in the pedagogy. In the empirical part of the paper I presented the action research that I conducted as part of my master thesis. The purpose of this research was to verify the effectiveness of lego bricks in educational work with socially disadvantaged children. The research was carried out with socially disadvantaged children who spent their summer at the resort \u27Mladinsko zdravilišče in letovišče Debeli rtič\u27. Action research consisted of six basic phases and seventeen flexible action steps. Five thematic educational workshops were prepared. Workshops were based on peer relationships, cooperative work, promotion of creativity and strengthening of social competence. The study involved thirty-five children aged from six to ten years old, their teachers, the organizer of pedagogical activities at the resort and a social worker who was part of the Slovenian LEGO project group. All the data was collected through the use of questionnaires for the teachers, children and professional workers, and through the data collected in a research diary. In Slovenia, this kind of therapy approach is not yet used in practice. However, due to the positive impact it has on children, this approach is becoming increasingly more popular for use in the more developed countries. The significance of the findings in this master thesis lies in the fact that lego bricks proved to be an incredibly valuable didactic tool in the social pedagogical work with children and adolescents. Based on the conducted research, I contributed to the case of the original teaching method, as well as to the recognition of the value of lego bricks as a didactic tool for social pedagogues