Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.32728/mo.07.3.2012.04
SOME ASPECTS OF LIFELONG PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S TEACHERS IN SLOVENIA
Jurka Lepičnik Vodopivec
; Faculty of Education, University of Maribor (Slovenia)
Abstract
In today’s complex and unstable world an individual can only survive if he constantly learns. Therefore lifelong education is a characteristic of today’s life. In the first part of the article the author presents theoretical aspects of organized lifelong education of preschool children’s teachers. In this context we analyse the transition from traditional education concepts towards modern ones.
The second part of the article presents empiric research results of certain aspects of lifelong professional education which are related to incentives, methods and organizers of lifelong professional education of preschool children’s teachers. The research sample consisted of 111 teachers of preschool children. We have established that the incentives and methods of lifelong professional education are in accordance with modern education concepts, as the incentives are of professional nature and the methods are predominately based on experiential learning. The organizers of teacher's lifelong professional education are however in accordance with traditional education concepts, as this kind of education is predominately executed by third party contractors.
Keywords
Lifelong professional education; teacher of preschool children; incentives; methods
Hrčak ID:
87844
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Publication date:
12.9.2012.
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