2019 Volume 1 Pages 78-84
Recently, the number of students who has actual experience with children before entering the university is decreasing. This issue should be addressed by creating a good training program to prospective child care workers.
The students in the first grade study primarily the Principles of Early Childhood Care and Education. This idea is also the core principle practiced in the Child-Rearing Support Center of the university.
The students together with the parents and the children interact with each other and work together in an activity provided by the Child-Rearing Support Center of the university. This activity is termed “Sunflower cultivation”. This activity expose the students about the nature of children and eventually provide a deeper understanding on the contact of child growth and development.
The first hand experiences each student gained are shared among others in the classroom setting. Eventually, they presented their experiences and their studies in the open campus.
This study is designed by the Department of Childhood Education of the university specifically for the first year students. The aim of the study is the integration of the different theories on Childhood Care and Education to real-life situations through actual interactions of the students with the subject of the study.
