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Case-Study: Pre-Primary School

Baltic Institute of Social Sciences
This report provides results of the case study of one pre-primary education institution in Latvia – the kindergarten “Pasaciņa” in Jelgava. The aim of the case study was to evaluate practices that are decreasing the rates of school failure and those practices that are increasing them at pre-primary level according to the objectives of the Project 2. The kindergarten fulfils the selection criteria as it provides education for students with different ethnic origin and native languages, students with disabilities, different ability level and diverse SES. The educational practices of the kindergarten contribute to good academic achievements of students and further their successful integration in schools. The methodology used for data collection in the kindergarten included 11 open-ended interviews with teachers, relatives and students, one communicative focus group with nine members of the kindergarten staff and five communicative observations in the classroom, playground and meetings. The data were analyzed according to two research hypothesis on inclusive educational practices and community participation and along exclusionary and transformative dimensions. The results of the case study show that there are several practices that contribute to fostering social cohesion and improving learning process and student results. These are heterogeneous grouping, successful use of human resources, inclusive individual assistance, provision of multicultural environment and parental involvement. However some of them are in need of improvement, e.g., low parent participation and partial participation in consultative activities and decision making process and inclusion of multiculturalism in planning of instrumental subjects.
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Contributor: Baltic Institute of Social Sciences - http://www.biss.soc.lv/
Topic: Health and Education
Country: Latvia
Document Type: Policy Analyses
Year: 2008
Keywords: Children, Education
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