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Author(s)

  • Erika Kolumbán, Semmelweis University, András Pető Faculty

Abstract

The Federal Republic of Germany comprises sixteen federal states (Bundesländer), with each state having its own constitution, and is largely autonomous to its early childhood educational policy. However, in each state there is a local authority in the field of preschool education which ensures preschool education at all levels.In the German-speaking area, several socio-emotional learning (SEL) programmes have already been developed and scientifically evaluated. The most interesting programmes to be mentioned are as follows: ”Papilio” (Mayer et al., 2007), ”Lubo aus dem All” (Hillenbrand et al., 2009) and ”Verhaltenstraining im Kindergarten” (Koglin & Petermann, 2009). All three programmes are available as a manual in which the concept and materials used are explained, and implementation instructions are described. The programmes are designed to be suitable for children, by using movement games, musical and creative elements.In sum, Germany has a high level of awareness for the importance of social and emotional development in early childhood education. This is due to the fact that interventions in early childhood are very effective and produce less costs for the society compared to interventions in adolescents.

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