Researcher for pre-school education at the Kosovo Pedagogical Institute
Mevlude Aliu Gashi works a researcher for pre-school education at the Kosovo Pedagogical Institute. She completed her studies in the Faculty of Philosophy – Department of General Pedagogy at the University of Prishtina. She has worked as both a pre-school teacher and an educator. Since 2007, she has been employed as a pre-school education researcher at the Kosovo Pedagogical Institute. She has conducted research in the field of pre-school education and has also participated in other research projects in pre-university education in Kosovo.
Gashi has contributed to publications focusing on pre-school education. She has also collaborated with the Ministry Of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), on the drafting of several official and professional documents. Gashi additionally works as a coordinator and tutor on some training programmes.
Researcher for pre-school education at the Kosovo Pedagogical Institute
Zehrie Plakolli works as a researcher for pre-school education at the Kosovo Pedagogical Institute. She has a master’s degree in Teaching Literature. She previously worked as a teacher for 12 years. Since 2007, she has been conducting research focusing on pre-school education, as well as other research into different levels of education. Her areas of interest are: pre-school education, aesthetic education through art, creativity in teaching, improving the quality of management in educational institutions, and more. Plakolli also serves as a collaborator and professional consultant for the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) and for NGOs, focusing on the field of education and the implementation of projects related to the professional development of teachers and quality improvement in education. Plakolli is employed as a tutor on some training programmes related to quality advancement in education
Researcher for school planning and educational policy
Bekim Morina is a researcher for school planning and educational policy. He has a master’s degree from the Faculty of Philology at the University of Prishtina (Albanian Language Programme). In addition to studies in the field of linguistics, he completed his undergraduate studies in the branch of Political Science and Public Administration, in the Faculty of Philosophy in Prishtina. His career began as a teacher and has, since 2007, been employed as a researcher at the Kosovo Pedagogical Institute. He has conducted research on pre-university education. His expertise is research and teacher training in critical thinking. In addition to the research, analysis and training, he also edits and proofreads the proceedings of the Institute.
Researcher for special and inclusive education at the Kosovo Pedagogical Institute
Sahare Reçica-Havolli is a researcher for special and inclusive education at the Kosovo Pedagogical Institute. She studied in the Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Pedagogy, at the Public University of Kosovo. Her career started in 1988 as a teacher for children with special educational needs. Since 2007, Reçica-Havolli has been working at the Kosovo Pedagogical Institute as a researcher for special and inclusive education. She has conducted research on special and inclusive education in Kosovo and in the framework of this, conducted research specifically on pre-school education. She is also a licensed master’s degree tutor and trainer on several programmes for the professional development of teachers and educators in the same field.
Pre-school education in Kosovo has undergone a number of modifications in recent years. According to the existing legislation, pre-school education includes children aged 0 to 6 years old. However, this paper will only be focusing on pre-school education in Kosovo for children aged 3 to 6 specifically, and will present the country’s achievements to date as well as the obstacles that this level of education, including all of its organisational entities, has faced. In addition to this, the legal and administrative framework, programmes, management, educators, their inclusion within pre-school education, and other areas of this sector will also be discussed in this paper. The quality analysis technique considers all stakeholders involved in this level of education, as well as the legislative framework and official documents currently in force.
The purpose of this analysis is to highlight the challenges Kosovo is facing in the organisation and implementation of its pre-school education for children aged three to six. Regarding the methodology employed for this study, a thorough review of official documents was carried out, as well as a summary of the existing research findings and recommendations on pre-school education in Kosovo, which were summarised, and through which, further recommendations are proposed.
The findings of this analysis point to a number of challenges in the organisation and implementation of pre-school education, including the need: to develop appropriate legal infrastructure for the level of pre-school education; for official documents; for the monitoring of quality in both private and state pre-school institutions; for central and local level cooperation; to increase and plan for pre-school education budgets; for greater involvement of children in pre-school education; to solve the lack of sufficient support staff for children with special needs; and for the professional development of the country’s educators.
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