Programa ZIPIO DRAUGAI Lietuvoje 2000-2020

Leidinys „Programa „Zipio draugai“ Lietuvoje 2000-2020“ skirtas programą „Zipio draugai“ įgyvendinantiems pedagogams, programoje dalyvaujančių vaikų tėvams ir visiems besidomintiems vaikų emocinių ir elgesio problemų prevencijos programomisThe present volume, “Zippy’s Friends in Lithuania 2000–2020”, is intended for teachers implementing the programme, parents of children participating in the programme, and anyone interested in programmes for the prevention of children’s emotional and behavioural problems and is also a commemoration of Zippy’s Friends 20th anniversary in Lithuania. It is an overview of the scientific basis of the programme, its early history, subsequent pilot run and continuing development in Lithuania, major quality and effectiveness evaluations and the people behind all of it. The programme is presented through theory, history, memories as well as many pictures and drawings representative of Zippy’s Friends twenty-year journey in Lithuania. This publication also introduces various methodological and informational publications from the programme’s Lithuanian executor – printed, electronic and virtual. They are aimed at professionals taking part in the programme and anyone else interested in it. The earliest research of Zippy’s Friends was carried out by prof. Brian Mishara and ass. prof. Mette Ystgaard in 2000–2001 in Denmark and Lithuania which concluded that the programme can be successfully implemented in both kindergartens (Lithuania) and schools (Denmark) as well as in different cultural and language contexts. It also showed a positive impact that the programme had on children’s empathy, communication, self-confidence, self-control and a decrease in behavioural problems. The two studies conducted in Lithuania in 2001 and 2002 (methodology by prof. B. Mishara; supervised by Vida Gudauskienė) focused on immediate and long-term effectiveness of the programme respectively. Another important research was done in Lithuania in 2006 by prof. dr. Ona Monkevičienė on the effect that the programme has on children’s ability to transition from kindergarten to schoolMokytojų rengimo institutasVytauto Didžiojo universiteta