Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v19i2.2336
The Use of the Internet Sources in the Professional Development of Preschool Teachers
Predrag Prtljaga
; Mihailo Palov Preschool Teacher Training College
Zoran Savić
; Faculty of Management – FAM, Nikola Tesla University UNION
Abstract
In the first part of the paper, the importance of preschool education in modern society is considered with regard to the principles of contemporary education, pointing to the need for the professional improvement of preschool teachers, so that they are capable of reaching the expected standards. The paper further focuses on the competences and developed reflections of preschool teachers, as well as on the need to create conditions for preschool teachers to shift from the analogue to the digital educational world through ICT trainings, which should lead to the use of adequate Internet sources. The empirical part deals with the answer to the question regarding the extent to which preschool teachers use electronic sources in their professional work as compared to conventional sources, their prior experience and the existing documentation. According to the main research findings, regardless of their gender, work experience or level of education, the preschool teachers use the Internet sources less than other conventional sources in order to improve the quality of their work. On the other hand, certain differences were found between them considering their prior work experience, i.e. subjects with less work experience use electronic sources to a greater extent than their more experienced colleagues. The final part of the paper provides some concluding remarks and implications of the conducted research.
Keywords
competences; reflection; Web portals
Hrčak ID:
185482
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2017.
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