Theatrical Activity as a Means of Forming Soft Skills in Senior Preschoolers

Autor

  • Lesia Hladun Department of Pedagogy and Methods of Primary and Preschool Education, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, 2 Maxyma Kryvonosa vul., 46027 Ternopil, Ukraine
  • Andriana Shyshak Department of Educology and Pedagogy, West Ukrainian National University, 11 Lvivska vul. (WUNU Building 1), 46009 Ternopil, Ukraine
  • Rostyslav Rudenskyi Department of Educology and Pedagogy, West Ukrainian National University, 11 Lvivska vul. (WUNU Building 1), 46009 Ternopil, Ukraine
  • Peter Tirpák Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Greek Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Prešov in Prešov, Ulica biskupa Gojdiča 2, 080 01 Prešov, Slovak Republic
  • Amantius Akimjak Theological Institute in Spišské Podhradie, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Spišská Kapitula 12, 053 04 Spišské Podhradie, Slovak Republic & Priestly Seminar of Bishop Ján Vojtaššák, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Spišská Kapitula 12, 053 04 Spišské Podhradie, Slovak Republic
  • Ahmad Moh’d Mansour Department of Business, Business School, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, 19111 Amman, Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2025.2.739.753

Słowa kluczowe:

theatrical activity, senior preschooler, preschool education institution, soft skills, emotional intelligence, cognitive activity, adaptability

Abstrakt

Thesis. The purpose of the study is to clarify the essence of the concept of ‘soft skills’ and determine the types that should be formed in senior preschoolers; to explain emotional intelligence and adaptability as one of the soft skills of senior preschool children, to specify their content; to substantiate the essence of theatrical activity and types of theatre in preschool education; to explain the use of theatrical activity for the formation of soft skills, in particular emotional intelligence and adaptability, in senior preschoolers.

Concept. The relevance of the topic is related to the need for a personality of the XXI century to master a variety of soft skills, in particular emotional intelligence and adaptability. It is precisely in the preschool age when the foundations of these skills are formed, that theatrical activity has a significant potential for their development.

Result and conclusion. The research reflects different approaches to the interpretation of the concept of ‘soft skills’ and the classification of this phenomenon. It defines the content of the terms ‘emotional intelligence’ and ‘adaptability’ as soft skills of senior preschool children. It is characterised by theatrical activity in preschool education institutions as a means of forming emotional intelligence and adaptability in senior preschoolers. The conclusion of the study emphasises the effectiveness of the use of theatrical activity for the development of soft skills of pupils of the senior group of preschool education institutions and reflects the variety of forms of its manifestation.

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Biogramy autorów

  • Lesia Hladun - Department of Pedagogy and Methods of Primary and Preschool Education, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, 2 Maxyma Kryvonosa vul., 46027 Ternopil, Ukraine

    PhD Student of the Department of Pedagogy and Methods of Primary and Preschool Education of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University (Ukraine), the author of scientific publications, including articles and conference materials. Field of scientific interests: preschool education, senior preschoolers’ soft skills, theatrical activities in preschool education institutions.

  • Andriana Shyshak - Department of Educology and Pedagogy, West Ukrainian National University, 11 Lvivska vul. (WUNU Building 1), 46009 Ternopil, Ukraine

    PhD Student, Lecturer of the Department of Educology and Pedagogy of West Ukrainian National University (Ukraine), the author of scientific publications, including articles and conference materials. Field of scientific interests: preschool education, primary school pedagogy, senior preschoolers’ and primary school students’ soft skills, digitalization of primary education.

  • Rostyslav Rudenskyi - Department of Educology and Pedagogy, West Ukrainian National University, 11 Lvivska vul. (WUNU Building 1), 46009 Ternopil, Ukraine

    PhD Student, Lecturer of the Department of Educology and Pedagogy of West Ukrainian National University (Ukraine), the author of scientific publications, including articles and conference materials. Field of scientific interests: preschool education, theory and methods of children's play, theory of board games, preschoolers’ soft skills, development of children's cognitive activity.

  • Peter Tirpák - Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Greek Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Prešov in Prešov, Ulica biskupa Gojdiča 2, 080 01 Prešov, Slovak Republic

    Author completed his basic theological education at the Greek-Catholic Divinity Faculty in Presov. He completed further education at the Pontifical Theological Academy in Cracow, specializing in the field of pastoral theology. After completing his doctoral studies, he began his academic activity with a focus on catechetics, didactics of religious education and many other related fields. He became the supervisor of the Bachelor's degree programme in Animation of Leisure Time, Vice-Dean and currently serves as Dean of the Greek Catholic Faculty of Theology. He also successfully completed the inauguration process at his place of work.

  • Amantius Akimjak - Theological Institute in Spišské Podhradie, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Spišská Kapitula 12, 053 04 Spišské Podhradie, Slovak Republic & Priestly Seminar of Bishop Ján Vojtaššák, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Spišská Kapitula 12, 053 04 Spišské Podhradie, Slovak Republic

    Author graduated at Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia), Faculty of Theology in Catholic Theology, then at Catholic University of John Paul II in Lublin (PL) in Musicology and Church Music and then at the Faculty of Arts in Philosophy of Culture and Arts. Habilitated at the Trnava University in Trnava (Slovakia) in the field of History of Culture and Art. He was appointed by the President of the Slovak Republic as a professor of Church music. He is a member of the Diocesan and National Liturgical Commission and the Head of the Sacred Music Section, As well as a member in editorial and professional series of magazines.

  • Ahmad Moh’d Mansour - Department of Business, Business School, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, 19111 Amman, Jordan

    Assistant Professor of Business, Director of the Sustainability and International Ranking Center, Sustainability Office Director at Al Ahliyya Amman University, and Technical Editor for Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies.

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2025-06-27

Jak cytować

Hladun, L., Shyshak, A., Rudenskyi, R., Tirpák, P., Akimjak, A., & Moh’d Mansour, A. (2025). Theatrical Activity as a Means of Forming Soft Skills in Senior Preschoolers. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 16(1), 739-753. https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2025.2.739.753