Review article

Communication Competencies of Preschool Teachers in Koprivnica-Križevci County

Ana Globočnik Žunac orcid.org/0000-0002-4008-6027 ; University North, Croatia
Sandra Todorov orcid.org/0000-0002-0416-7786
Petra Ercegovac

Abstract

Starting from the complex communication requirements that educators employed in the field of preschool education are faced with in their daily professional work, the paper presents theoretical foundations on the basis of which the results of the primary research on a sample of 106 preschool teachers employed in kindergartens in Podravina are concluded. The survey determined the importance of academic education on the quality of public performance of preschool teachers and the impact of education, but not experience (work experience) on a positive experience of the communication situation in which the desired communication effect is achieved. The analysis of the results shows that preschool teachers in Podravina have communication competencies identified as important for modern educational work. Given the large percentage of those who still perceive public performance as stressful situations, the paper identifies the importance of continuous education in this regard.

Keywords

communication of preschool teachers; competencies of preschool teachers; communication competencies; public performance of preschool teachers; academic communication of preschool teachers; preschool education

Hrčak ID:

280506

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/280506

Publication date:

30.5.2022.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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