Original scientific paper

THE ROLE AND COMPETENCES OF THE SCHOOL PEDAGOGUE

Stjepan Staničić ; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci Odsjek za pedagogiju

Abstract

This article describes the development of the school pedagogue within our school system, systematized as the sequence of phases with characteristic features. This is followed by the analysis of interpretation of his/her role in that five hundred years long development — from the help in the school administration, to the initiator of positive change, then the nucleus of the internal development, to the final role of unconditional professional resource of contemporary school in the situation of its growing autonomy. The change in understanding the role of the school pedagogue also implies the adequate competences for the optimal fulfilment of this role. By competences we mean the features, knowledge and qualifications needed by the school pedagogue to enable him to successfully lead towards the fulfilment of educational goals and improvement of the educational process quality in the school. The hypothetical model has been built on the five competences of the school pedagogue: personal, professional, developmental, social and actional. Each of those competences is defined by five determinants. The results of the empirical investigation of desirable competences portrait the school pedagogue as the professional who is well acquainted with the didactical aspect of the educational process, who knows how to encourage the co-workers to make the contributions of better quality, successfully introduces innovations into the educational work in the school, maintains good interpersonal relations, is sincere, open, considerate and ready to provide a professional advice. The insight into the desirable competences indicates the need for the constant and systematic care for their improvement. Such a contribution can be achieved within undergraduate and graduate education of school pedagogues, as well as in the area of their professional development.

Keywords

school pedagogue; role of the school pedagogue; competences of the school pedagogue; developmental educational activities

Hrčak ID:

139347

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/139347

Publication date:

20.5.2005.

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