EMPOWERMENT OF EDUCATORS FOR WORK WITH CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - THE ROLE OF PEDAGOGUE

U radu se raspravlja o pojavnosti poremećaja u ponašanju u ustanovama ranog i predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja te o ulozi same ustanove, odgojitelja i stručnog suradnika pedagoga u prevenciji poremećaja u ponašanju. Stavljen je naglasak na odgojitelja kao aktivnog nositelja pedagoške prevencije te na njegovu ulogu u pripremi djeteta za život. Stoga je cilj istraživanja bio ispitati odgojiteljsku percepciju kompetencija za prepoznavanje i rad s djecom s poremećajima u ponašanju u dječjim vrtićima. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 60 odgojitelja iz ustanove ranog i predškolskog odgoja na području Splita. Rezultati su pokazali da se odgojitelji svakodnevno susreću sa sve većom pojavnosti problema u ponašanju djece rane i predškolske dobi. Također, odgojitelji kao krucijalni čimbenici rane intervencije u pravilu ukazuju na nesnalaženje i nespremnost za odgoj i obrazovanje djece s problemima u ponašanju.The paper discusses the occurrence of behavioral disorders in early and pre-school institutions and the role of the institution itself, educators and pedagogues in the prevention of behavioral disorders. The emphasis is on the educator as an active pedagogical prevention provider and on his role in preparing the child for life. Therefore, the aim of the study was to examine the educational perception of competences for recognizing and working with children with behavioral disorders in kindergartens. The study involved 60 educators from institutions of early and pre-school education in the Split area. The results have shown that educators meet up with an increasing incidence of behavioral problems of pre-school children on a daily basis. Educators, as crucial factors of early intervention, are most commonly the ones who themselves indicate the low degree of managing and unwillingness to educate the children with behavioral problems