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Acta Iadertina, Vol. 17 No. 1, 2020.

Original scientific paper

Attitudes of pedagogy students towards teacher authority

Marija Krešić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-7042-9070 ; Department of pedagogy, The Faculty of Science and Education, University of Mostar
Tanja Zelenika orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-8288-086X ; Department of pedagogy, The Faculty of Science and Education, University of Mostar
Tina Vekić ; Department of pedagogy, The Faculty of Science and Education, University of Mostar

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Abstract

Authority is considerd to be a key aspect or characteristic of a successful teacher who needs to know how to manage and lead classroom acitivities, have a basic subject knowledge, use appropriate teaching methods, and have an understanding for students. In contemporary pedagogical literature, this term is often avoided and dismissed. Changes in education that emphasize student autonomy and create a conductive learning environment have eroded teacher authority. Therefore, today authority is changing its meaning and charcteristics, and the need to change the tradicional conception of authority is imposed. The aim of the research was to examine the views of pedagogy students on teacher authorty as an important pedagogical phenomenon. In order to achieve this goal, a qualitative research was conducted. Students of pedagogy answerd open-ended questions about qualities of teachers as authorities in the classroom, and about the characteristics of authority. The results showed that pedagogy students associate teacher authority with characteristics of the traditional form of authority. In addition, characteristics of relational authority based on the quality of teacher-student relationship can be identified from student responses. By theoretical analysis of the literature consulted and student responses, it is possible to devise a theoretical framework according to which the true pedagogical authorti od the teacher is based on the teacher`s knowledge of the subject and pedagogical competences, the positive personality traits of the teacher and the quality relationship between the teacher and the student.

Keywords

Teacher authority, professional features of conemporary teachers, types of teacher authority

Hrčak ID:

245065

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/245065

Publication date:

16.9.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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