Institutional framework and running of child care centers in Greece, emphasizing mainly in music: a study of their evolution over the years.
Abstract
Until the end of the 19th century, child care in Greece was of welfare nature, with their primary concern being the offering of the necessary care and providing, apprenticeship of children in a craft, with the purpose of their surviving later as adults. The initial concern of child welfare in Greece came after the end of the 1821 revolution, when the Greek state, in its attempt to rebuild itself, appeared to have as its primary concern the child protection, due to the poor social conditions of the era and the large number of orphans that emerged from the constant warfare. It is then that the state attempted to set up the institution of child protection, by resorting mainly to the help of national benefactors and private charities, since state resources are scarce. Awareness of the need of education and training of infants begins in the early 20th century, when more and more childcare centers are set up in the form of modern day care centers.
The present study examines the evolution of the institution of day care centers in Greece over time. A historical overview of the institutional framework as well as the feasibility of aims of day care centers in our country is attempted. In particular, the establishment of the first day care centers and their evolution into the form that they are today are researched. Particular mention is also made of the cognitive field of music education and the frequency of music activities in the kindergarten weekly program
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Νούσια Α., & Ράπτης Θ. (2022). Institutional framework and running of child care centers in Greece, emphasizing mainly in music: a study of their evolution over the years. Journal of Research in Education and Training, 14(1), 69–84. https://doi.org/10.12681/jret.22550 (Original work published March 3, 2022)
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