Educational styles characterized by Kurt Zadek Lewin and their preferences for children and young generation at the age of puberty and adolescence

This thesis is about educational systems which were characterized by Kurt Zadek Lewin and his co workers based on Lewin's research. The goal of the thesis was to find out which educational styles prefer the children and youth in the age of pubescence and adolescence. The thesis is divided in 4 main parts, where each of the part fit the individual chapters. The first chapter deals with the characteristics of development during adolescence and pubescence, with regard to the developmental tasks, which should be based on appropriate educational goals and the overall style of education. The second chapter describes upbringing and educational activity of the teacher; it specifically defines the interaction between the teacher and educated individual, and characterizes the overall style of education. The third chapter explains authoritarian, liberal and democratic style of education. The final chapters content is my own quantitative research, in which the questionnaires were used. The intention of this research corresponds with the above stated goal.