2014, 5

Kudryavzev V.T. “Psycho-Logos” of Love – Adult and Child

2014, 5 p. 16–23

Kudryavzev V.T.

386

This article is not devoted to what could be called the “psychology of love”. Rather it is about not always evident “mission” of love in the course of construction of the mental world of adult and child, and their motivation to assist each other in this construction. Greek concept “Logos” (λογος) was deeply transformed throughout the history of ancient philosophy: from Geraklit’s “words” to the fiery ether - cosmic soul in the later Stoics. One of the values of λογος is “meaning”. “Meaning” is the part of the metaphor “Psycho-Logos”.

Keywords: love psychology adult child

Tuija A. Turunena, Kaarina Määttäb. What constitutes the pre-school curricula? Discourses of core curricula for pre-school education in Finland in 1972–2000

2014, 5 p. 70–78

Määttäb K. , Turunen T.A.

530

The focus of this article is on Finnish pre-school curricula from the early pioneering years to the start of the new millennium (1972–2000). Pre-school has been part of the Finnish education system for nearly 40 years. It has been undergoing a challenging reconstruction process and changes influenced significantly by the increasing call for pre-school education. From 2001, all Finnish municipalities have the obligation to offer and arrange free pre-school education for all six-year-old children a year before compulsory schooling. In this article, pre-school curricula are analysed by examining five written curricula between 1972 and 2000 using qualitative content analysis and discourse analysis. How are the curricula written and how are they changed? The results show that often implicit concepts of the child and childhood determine the content of pre-school curricula. The answers have implications for the development of pre-school education, as well as curricula-related research.

Keywords: pre-school curriculum discourse analysis child childhood

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