Preschool education (GEO)

The purpose of the bachelor’s program of preschool education is:

• to provide the student with a broad theoretical knowledge based on the latest aspects of early childhood development characteristics, relevant theories, various early childhood education strategies, strategies for communication with children and promoting their participation, principles of democratic and inclusive approaches, principles and strategies of cooperation with parents and the local community, the principles of teamwork, strategies and principles of preschool education, early childhood care, health and social care basics, child rights-based approaches, which includes critical understanding of basic concepts, principles and theories related to preschool education;
• to develop the student’s ability to recognize complex and unforeseen problems in the field of preschool education and develop ways to solve them using cognitive and practical skills;
• to develop the student’s ability to analyze the problems in the field of preschool education in compliance with ethical norms, to develop a research or practical project/paper in accordance with predetermined guidelines, to provide information and data on the issues of early education and development of the child in Georgian and/or English languages, including information on child and family rights, data retrieval, collection and interpretation, as well as using basic research methods;
• to develop the student’s ability to justify his ideas, positions/conclusions in oral and written form about the problems in the field of preschool education and their solutions using professional terminology;
• to develop the student’s ability to conduct development-oriented activities in a preschool educational institution without supervision, following the principles of ethics, to work in a diverse socio-cultural environment, as well as to constantly update his/her own knowledge.

A graduate of the bachelor’s program of preschool education can be employed in:

• Public or private educational institutions of early and pre-school education and education, both in an educational (tutor-teacher, educator, program specialist, methodist) and administrative position:
• Formal and informal early and preschool education national and international programs;
• Environments thematically related to early and preschool education (for example, early intervention services, museums, children’s libraries, etc.).
• Research organizations – research assistant, novice researcher, data interviewer;
• Other types of early and preschool education and care facilities and programs.