scholarly journals The Influence of In-Service Preschool Teachers’ Education on their Perceived Competences for Counselling Parents

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Sanja Skočić Mihić ◽  
Danijela Blanuša Trošelj ◽  
Vesna Katić
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Half Century ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Professional Requirements ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Assessment Of Competence

With a half-century of tradition, early and preschool education in the Republic of Croatia is a highly organised system in which preschool teachers meet high professional standards. Among their professional requirements,they have been legally bound to counsel parents since 2008. However, no other documents or papers in Croatia describe or specify what counselling entails. The present research explored 136 preschool teachers and their self-assessment of competence in counselling parents. The results indicate that: (a) preschool teachers rate themselves moderately competent in counselling parents; (b) joining the in-service training is related to a higher level of their self-assessment in counselling parents. Although it is evident that they had acquired the competence for counselling parents during their personal and professional development, the in-service trainingplays the key role in providing it.

scholarly journals TYPES AND FORMS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF A PRESCHOOL TEACHER IN IN-SERVICE TRAINING

2020 ◽  
pp. 72-77
Author(s):  
Nataliia Machynska ◽  
Yuliya Derkach ◽  
Yuliya Pankevych
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Preschool Teacher ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Work Training ◽  
Educational Establishment ◽  
Service Training

The article is devoted to the practical aspects of forming the professional readiness of preschool teachers for life-long professional development. It is shown that the professional development of practicing teacher can be embodied in certain forms, in particular: specialized on-the-job training; coaching and / or advisory interactions with the professional oriented communities sharing the experience or peer training groups. In the article it is stated that pedagogical trainings are the effective form of methodological work in the preschool education establishment, the main purpose of which is the formation of readiness of teachers for professional development during life. The advantages and difficulties in conducting trainings are outlined. It is pointed out that the success of the training depends crucially on the so-called «group effect». The authors provide a description of the content characteristics and practical importance of various forms of methodological work in pre-school educational establishment, in particular: trainings, certified courses (innovative form of professional growth of teachers), business games (form and method of active teacher training), exercises (a method of teaching that involves purposeful learning), repeated repetition of certain actions or operations for the purpose of formation of skills), methodical associations (structural unit of the methodical service of the educational establishment providing the educational training, methodical research and experimental work), training (acquisition by a person experiences the tasks and responsibilities of a specialty) and others. Examples of trainings, business games and exercises, directions for methodological associations, workshops, and internship topics are provided with a clear description of their goals and objectives. It is shown that the professional growth of a preschool teacher depends on a set of different factors, including the level of motivational readiness generated and the selection of interactive forms and methods of methodical work that are appropriate to use in working with preschool teachers.

scholarly journals Preschool Teachers’ Involvement in Informal Learning as an Important Factor of Their Professional Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 69-85
Author(s):  
Danijela Blanuša Trošelj ◽  
Karla Franković ◽  
Milena Valenčič Zuljan
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Teachers Professional Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Children's Activities

Every preschool teacher’s activity results in changes in the preschool teacher as well as in the practice. In situations where we have a limited number and form of professional training offered to preschool teachers, whose attendance is not always subject to the personal plan of preschool teachers’ professional development, informal learning adds great value to teacher development. This paper aims to examine the involvement of preschool teachers in certain forms of informal learning and their reflection on the impact these forms have on their professional development. The empirical part of the paper presents the results of a survey conducted among preschool teachers. 110 preschool teachers from the Republic of Croatia responded to the questionnaire and we got answers to two research questions. The results show that preschool teachers are most often involved in a form of informal learning which includes agreeing on how to work with a colleague from the group and documenting the children’s activities.

scholarly journals Academic expertise for the structure and content of professional competences for future preschool teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 80-98
Author(s):  
Veronika Veretennikova ◽  
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Olga Shikhova ◽  
Yuri Shikhov ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Educational Standard ◽  
State Educational

The Federal State Educational Standard for a new generation (FSES of HE 3++) sets out universal and general professional competences for university graduates. Educational structures can define professional competences independently and describe them as professional standards. A means of solving this challenge is to use a group of assessment experts – one of the core academic qualitative methods. This collective expert opinion helps to develop an algorithm for pedagogical competence expertise and for generalizing their quantitative representation and content. The article presents methods for the structure and content of professional competences for undergraduate students majoring in preschool education. These include the group expert assessment method and the procedure for reconciling the determined competences with current legal documents for preschool education. The research focused on competence-based and qualimetric approaches aimed at modeling the outcomes of education. The “framework” sets out the structure of competences that act as the professional quality standards for higher education. The group expert assessment made it possible to identify groups of professional competences and elaborate their content. The authors have determined the academic expertise for the structure and content of professional competences for students who are the future preschool teachers. This involved the examination and harmonization of the requirements of the Professional Standards for “Teachers (teaching practice in the field of preschool, primary, lower secondary, upper secondary education) (a pre-school teacher, a teacher),” and the Federal State Educational Standard for preschool education. These stages can be implemented in developing the structure and content of professional competencies for students majoring in other areas and profiles of training, which adds to their practical value and usefulness. The findings can be used by university instructors to identify and develop professional competences for undergraduate students following their future job functions and actions as outlined by professional standards.

scholarly journals MOTIVATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRESCHOOL TEACHERS AS A CONDITION FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION IN THE CONDITIONS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (36) ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Y. Volynets
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
The Uk

Improving the quality of education in preschool education institution is a socially significant problem of nowadays, which faces pedagogical science and practice. Today, pedagogical education is a means of self-development andself-realization, whichchangesthegoalsofeducation, itsmotives, forms, methods, andtheroleofthepreschool teacher. And the purpose of pedagogical education is high-quality training of highly qualified and competitive pedagogical staff for the entire field of education, able to masterfully carry out professional activities and be able to use modern information technologies. One of the tasks of modern pedagogical education is the formation of a person with an innovative type of thinking, pedagogical culture, and developed readiness for innovative activities, professional in his field. Only the active life position of a preschool teacher, improving his professional skills will help him ensure one of the most important rights of students — the right to quality education. There are many facts that affect the quality of pedagogical education: material and technical support of the educational process, information and methodological, financial, etc., but the most important thing is the staffing of teachers in the educational process, who have professional competencies, information technology and apply them in the educational process of the preschool education institutions. The article analyzes the problem of motivation of professional development of preschool teachers as a condition for improving the quality of preschool education in the context of European integration. The concepts of «postgraduate education», «continuing preschool education», and«pedagogicalexcellence» are defined. The article substantiates the need of a comprehensive study of the experience of professional training of preschool teachers in the UK and its use to create an effective system of pedagogical education in Ukraine, also presents the features of the model of pedagogical education in the UK.

scholarly journals METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

10.23856/4606 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
Olena Kovalenko ◽  
Diana Lakhman
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Regulatory Documents ◽  
Professional Development Of Teachers ◽  
Mass Group ◽  
Pedagogical Research

With the help of encyclopedias, dictionaries, reference books the article reveals the definitive characteristics of such basic research concepts as: methodological assistance, methodological work and methodological support. Based on the development of psychological and pedagogical research, the concepts of methodological work and methodological support are analyzed and differentiated. The domestic regulatory documents are cited, which reflect the issues of methodological support for the teachers. The elaborations of the main directions and forms of methodical work with teachers (mass, group and individual) are presented, the classification of principles and functions of methodical support is given. The list of interactive forms of methodological support for preschool teachers and their impact on improving methodological support for teachers is outlined. The concept of the professional development of teachers, components of professional development, their essence and structure are highlighted, as well as ways of influencе of the methodological support on its improvement are outlined. The article, based on reputable modern researchers and practitioners, defines the directions, features and psychological and pedagogical conditions for providing methodological support for the professional development of teachers of preschool education institutions. The problems of implementing methodological support for teachers in preschool institutions are listed and analyzed, as well as prospects for improving its effectiveness are outlined.

scholarly journals Supporting teachers’ professional development: Examining the opinions of pre-school teachers attending courses in an undergraduate program

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 809-868
Author(s):  
Mehmet Toran ◽  
Sevcan Yağan Güder
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Undergraduate Program ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Professional Development Needs ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

This study aimed to determine the opinions of preschool teachers about courses they attended in a preschool undergraduate program in order to support their professional development. The case study, one of the qualitative research designs, was adopted in the study. Two sampling strategies, snowball and criterion sampling, were used for the determination of participants. 26 teachers from 6 different preschools voluntarily participated in the research. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews carried out in two steps; before and after participating in the courses in the preschool undergraduate program. Descriptive analysis was employed in the analysis of the data. Results revealed that preschool teachers put into practice in-service program outputs tailored to their needs and in line with their professional development needs and made suggestions so that in-service training programs to be designed for their professional development can be more effective. In conclusion, the preschool teachers were found to need alternative in-service training programs.

scholarly journals Implementation Of Distance Technologies In The System Of Advancing The Personnel Of The Pre-School Education System Of The Republic Of Uzbekistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
Komiljon Abdusalomovich Eshpulatov ◽  
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Nargiza Fatkhullaevna Abdunazarova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Education System ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
School Education ◽  
Distance Learning Technologies ◽  
The Republic

This article describes the essence of distance learning technologies in the system of professional development of preschool education and its implementation in practice.

scholarly journals The Importance of Lifelong Learning for the Development of Professional Competence of Educators

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tihana Kokanović
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Individual

In order for an educator to develop into a competent individual and to continuously strengthen his professional identity, it is of great importance to work on all aspects of lifelong professional development. Since academic year 2009/2010, in the Republic of Croatia, educators have the opportunity to continue their education at university graduate studies in order to acquire and / or develop their competences, knowledge and skills necessary for development of professionalism. It is the responsibility of not just the individual, but a professional community, to enable development of the upbringing profession in all those areas crucial to the advancement of early and preschool education system. Formal education, in this sense, enables acquisition of competences needed to create educational policy within their own institutions. In order to evaluate in which areas and whether educators consider themselves competent, a self-assessment questionnaire for professional competences was developed. The aim of this research is to gain insight into how many educators consider themselves professionally competent for creating educational policy in the institution they work in. Furthermore, this research will examine whether there are differences in self-assessment of professional competences of educators-graduate students who are employed in preschool institutions and educators who completed undergraduate studies, also employed, and on what dimensions there is a correlation between their estimates. Key words: professional competences; educators; upbringing profession; professional identity

scholarly journals The relation between reflection and the quality of a preschool teacher’s education performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zora Syslová
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
University Preparation ◽  
Education Performance ◽  
University Degree ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Research Studies

Abstract Many developed countries have been concentrating lately on the quality of preschool education. Generally, what is considered one of the most important aspects of quality preschool education is quality teaching performance, which has been focused on in many research studies. Research also investigates the level of reflection in preschool teachers, especially in relation to their professional development. However, none of the research studies have, so far, focused on observing the relationship between the two phenomena. We carried out a multiple case study to investigate the relationship between the quality of reflection and the quality of teachers´ performance. Eight pre-primary teachers were video-recorded in their work, and subsequently, in-depth interviews were conducted. During the interviews, we used stimulated recall over selected video sequences, focusing specifically on selected aims of education. The findings indicate that teachers with a higher quality of reflection reached higher quality in the selected areas of teachers’ performance. The results also showed that the teachers with a university degree reached higher quality performance. The findings can contribute to the discussion on the professional development support of preschool teachers and can initiate a discussion on the need to examine the university preparation programmes for these teachers.

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