| Abstract [eng] |
Development of cookery basics should help those children to accomplish the objective to be grown-ups, independent and able to take care of themselves. Schoolchildren, having acquired food preparation skills will have a greater freedom of choice and more possibilities to live a more independent life. Hypothesis: it is likely that poor cooking skills impede children independent functioning in social environment, therefore suggested topics for development of cookery program will satisfy the needs of children with extensive and extremely extensive educational needs and will benefit solution of this problem. 30 crafts teachers of upper grades of specialized school and 60 schoolchildren of extensive and extremely extensive special educational needs of upper grades (5-10) from specialized schools participated in the research. The most significant conclusions of empirical research: ● Data from teachers’ questionnaires reveal that all of them follow the program of “Cookery basics” and examine all of the recommended topics, least of their attention dedicating to the topics, such as “Essence of diet” and “Menu”. According to respondents, these topics do not meet children needs with extensive and extremely extensive special educational needs as well as possibilities to acquire them. ● Only fifth of participants are able to cook independently, about two fifths cook with the supervision of a teacher and two fifths do not prepare food at all. This confirms our hypothesis that poor cookery skills of training classes impede their independence in social environment and the educational content of cookery basics do not meet children needs and possibilities to acquire them. ● Hypothesis was confirmed, that suggested topics for development of “Cookery program” will satisfy children needs with extensive and extremely extensive special educational needs and possibilities to acquire it, and this will benefit them to form stronger food preparation skills and become more independent, when acting in social environment. |
