Attitudes of Preschool Teachers to Patterns of Behavior in Social Conflicts and Their Role in Developing Social Competencies of Children

Bearing in mind the importance of using appropriate and effective forms of conflict resolution of all participants of upbringing - educational process, including the preschool teachers themselves, it is both interesting and... [ view full abstract ]

Bearing in mind the importance of using appropriate and effective forms of conflict resolution of all participants of upbringing - educational process, including the preschool teachers themselves, it is both interesting and important to examine the relationship between the use of forms of conflict resolution and traumatic symptoms. Because children of early and preschool age spend many hours in training - educational groups, preschool teachers, and therefore their attitudes on behavior patterns in conflict, have great importance in the development and shaping of social competence in children. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of social competence of the current and also future preschool teachers and their role in development of appropriate strategies in solving social conflicts.

The first part of this paper sums up current theoretical understandings of social conflicts and provides more details on the patterns - winning, avoidance, compromise and cooperation. It also explains the process of the development of social competence in children of early and preschool age and the role of preschool teachers in it. After that, the second part of the article consists of the review of the recent researches on this subject.

Keywords: social conflict, competencies of preschool teachers, social competencies of children, role of preschool teachers