Current Needs of Preschool Teachers for Professional Development in Greece
| Autor: | Vatou, Anastasia, Krousorati, Katerina, Oikonomides, Vasilios, Manolitsis, George, Kypriotaki, Maria, Evangelou-Tsitiridou, Maria, Grammatikopoulos, Vasilis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
| DOI: | 10.25767/se.v30i.29478 |
| Popis: | This paper presents a brief overview of the literature regarding preschool teachers’ careers and professional development. The main purpose of the part of the study presented here was to conduct a needs-assessment exercise to identify the specific needs for professional development of early childhood teachers’ in Greece. Data were collected through a focus group. Results highlighted the challenges of moving forward in a teaching career and the need for increasing professional development opportunities that match teachers’ needs and interests. Professionals indicated that the absence of teacher-parents’ collaboration and structured practices for dealing with children’s discipline issues are their basic concerns. Implications of the study’s results are also discussed This project has been funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Project Number: 626146-EPP-1-2020-2-EL-EPPKA3-PI-POLICY Saber & Educar, Vol. 30 (2021): O presente do futuro da Infância |
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