The significance of John Amos Comenius’ great ideas for the development of pedagogical research

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John Amos Comenius, methodology of pedagogy, principles, history of pedagogy

Abstract

This paper presents the pedagogical significance of John Amos Comenius and how his pedagogical ideas influenced the development of pedagogical research. By analyzing Comenius' ideas, we have shown their connection with the development of pedagogical research. Mankind still does not find more original ideas than his, but returns to his opus and finds more and more new knowledge in it, which builds on the existing educational theory and practice. The aim of this paper is to identify which of Comenius’ pedagogical ideas contributed to the development of pedagogical research and thus the Methodology of Pedagogy as a scientific discipline. Primarily, we want to place Comenius' philosophical and pedagogical views in the context of their importance for the development of pedagogical research. The tasks are formulated as follows: 1. Analysis of the pedagogical significance of John Amos Comenius, 2. Analysis of the historical development of pedagogical research in Serbia. 3. Pointing out the connection between the principles founded by John Amos Comenius and the development of pedagogical research. The meth-od of theoretical and historical analysis with the technique of content analysis of historical and pedagogical sources and documents was used. After presenting Comenius’ pedagogical ideas, the paper presents the development of pedagogical research in Serbia and the principles of Comenius in which we found the basis for the development of pedagogical research.

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Published

30.11.2021

How to Cite

Osmanović Zajić, J. ., Maksimović, J. ., & Petrović, G. . (2021). The significance of John Amos Comenius’ great ideas for the development of pedagogical research. Siedleckie Zeszyty Komeniologiczne Seria Pedagogika, 8(8), 195-206. https://czasopisma.uws.edu.pl/szk/article/view/2716