%0 Journal Article
%T Position, professional expertise and functions of an educator of child care homes in Lithuania
%A Leliugiene
%A Luidmila Rupsiene and Irina
%J Social Work and Society
%D 2004
%I Social Work & Society
%X Speaking about professionals, working with children at child care homes in Lithuania, first of all we encounter a problem of terminology. This problem rises, because in various countries and languages we call these professionals differently. In Lithuania we call them ¡±aukletojai¡±. We also use the word ¡±aukletojas¡± when speaking about both professionals, working directly with children at kindergartens, and parents, as all parents are educators of their children. We suppose, that the word ¡±aukletojas¡± corresponds to the German ¡°erzieher¡±, and ¡°aukleti¡± to ¡°erziehen¡±. Every ¡°aukletojas¡± in Lithuania clearly realizes, that he is a pedagogue, because in this country every professional, involved in educational work with children ¨C an ¡±aukletojas¡±, a teacher, a social pedagogue and a special pedagogue ¨C is called a pedagogue. In this context it is essential to conceive that in Lithuania an ¡±educator¡± and a ¡±social pedagogue¡± are different pedagogical professions and that none of the ¡±aukletojas¡± identify himself as a social pedagogue.
%U http://www.socwork.net/2004/2/countrynotes/447