Tėvai, vaikai ir ugdymas namuose XVIII a. antrojoje pusėje

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Ugdymas; Šeima; Tėvų ir vaikų santykiai; Pedagogika; 18 amžius; Apšvieta; Edukacinė komisija; Education; Family; Parent-child relationships; Pedagogy; 18th century; Enlightenment; Educational Commission.

EN[...] This article analyses information found in various writings in the period of the Enlightenment (projects presented to the Educational Commission, publicist literature, collections of sermons, memoirs, etc.) on some elements of home schooling and on participation of parents, their influence and significance in the process of educating future citizens and inhabitants of the state. Models of parentchild relationships are analysed as well as family and parent influence in the process of education and socialization, also norms of religious and civil education. The article attempts presenting these questions in the wider context of pedagogical ideas of the 18th century Western Europe. The idea that the family is the most important place of educating a child was never questioned. People believed that education of their children was almost the most important duty of a parent whereas the period of childhood, when most of the time was spent with parents, was considered to be the best time for learning. The level of pedagogical culture of parents was best revealed in their relationships with children, shaped by family traditions, general atmosphere at home and personal childhood experiences. The sources show that a lot of attention was dedicated to the question of pedagogical education of parents: it was clear that in order to change existing situation the attitudes of parents had to change first, including understanding of their role in the process of education of children. Along with a dose of criticism parents also received comprehensive recommendations on how to correct their mistakes in the process of child education or how to avoid them in the first place. One can also notice how a general portrait of an attentive mother is being blueprinted. [...]. [From the publication]

• Edukologija / Education
• Istorija / History