Development of leadership abilities as a factor of positive socialization among senior preschool children
The development of leadership abilities among senior preschool children is an important component of the general, fundamental task solved within the educational field of social and communicative personality development at the early stages of education. The basic concepts related to the nature of children's leadership are leadership as a type of special giftedness, a wide range of personality traits and a quality of any child that manifests itself under certain conditions. The qualities of preschool children with a pronounced leadership potential are: the desire for dominance, initiative, a high level of mental development, speech and behavioral activity, emotionality (impressionability, impulsivity, lability), adequate self-esteem, independence, the ability to invent and organize different games. Based on an analytical review of scientific sources on the issue of child leadership we define leadership abilities in the senior preschool age as an integral dynamic personal education developing in the joint activity of a child with peers under the guidance of an adult, whose structure is formed by the unity of cognitive, emotional-volitional, activity-creative and evaluative-reflective components. A structural model of leadership abilities of a preschooler is presented. The main conditions for the development of leadership abilities in senior preschoolers are the inclusion of children in various types of joint activities and the guidance of a teacher. Developed leadership abilities are an important indicator of positive socialization of a child’s personality.