MUSIC EDUCATION IN INSTITUTIONS FOR PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

U ovom radu provedeno je primarno istraživanje među odgojiteljima, korištenjem dviju metoda: anketnoga upitnika i rasprave u fokus grupama. Cilj istraživanja usmjeren je na utvrđivanje razine glazbenih kompetencija koje odgojitelji posjeduju te ispitivanje njihovih stavova i iskustava povezanih s glazbenim odgojem u ustanovama ranoga i predškolskoga odgoja i obrazovanja. Online anketni upitnik ispunilo je 67 odgojiteljica, a u fokus grupama sudjelovalo je 17 odgojiteljica koje su prema godinama radnoga staža u odgojiteljskoj praksi podijeljene u četiri grupe. Rezultati istraživanja ukazuju na to kako su odgojiteljice svjesne važnosti glazbenoga odgoja za cjeloviti razvoj djece, međutim, kvalitetu postojećega sustava glazbenoga odgoja u ustanovama ranoga i predškolskoga odgoja i obrazovanja većinom su ocijenile zadovoljavajućom, dok pojedine odgojiteljice tvrde kako je iznimno loša prvenstveno zbog skromnih prostornih i materijalnih uvjeta. Premda su svoje glazbene kompetencije stekle većinom tijekom formalnoga, fakultetskoga obrazovanja, odgojiteljice su u anketnom istraživanju većinom odgovorile kako fakultetsko obrazovanje ima srednji doprinos u stjecanju njihovih glazbenih kompetencija. Odgojiteljice u fokus grupama smatraju kako je nužno mijenjati dvije stavke da bi postojeći sustav glazbenoga odgoja u ustanovama ranoga i predškolskoga odgoja i obrazovanja postao kvalitetniji. Prva se odnosi na poboljšanje prostornih i materijalnih uvjeta, a druga na potrebu uvođenja glazbenih edukacija za odgojitelje od strane vanjskih suradnikaIn this thesis, a primary research was conducted among educators using two methods: a survey questionnaire and focus group discussions. The aim of the research is to determine the level of musical competence that preschool educators possess and to examine their attitudes and experiences related to musical education in early and preschool education institutions. The online survey questionnaire was filled out by 67 female preschool educators, and other 17 female preschool educators participated in the focus groups. They were divided into four groups according to the years of service in the educational practice. The results of the research showed that preschool educators are aware of the importance of music education for the childrens overall development, however, the quality of the existing system of music education in early and preschool education institutions was mostly rated as satisfactory, while some teachers claim that it is extremely poor primarily due to modest spatial and material conditions . Although they mostly acquired their musical competences during formal, college education, the preschool teachers in the survey mostly answered that college education has a medium contribution to the acquisition of their musical competences. The educators in the focus groups believe that it is necessary to change two items in order for the existing system of music education in institutions for early and preschool education to become better. The first relates to the improvement of spatial and material conditions, and the second to the need to introduce music education for preschool educators by external collaborators