Zbornik Instituta za pedagoska istrazivanja 2017 Volume 49, Issue 2, Pages: 297-313
https://doi.org/10.2298/ZIPI1702297K
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Art teachers’ competencies in the context of their involvement in school work and proactive role in the society
Korać Isidora (Preschool Teacher Training and Bussines Informatics College of Aplied Studies Sirmium, Sremska Mitrovica)
Gajić Olivera (Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad)
The authors’ starting point in this paper is analysing the changes in the
perception of teaching profession, as well as the need for professional
engagement of art teachers in school work and pro-active role in the society,
while emphasizing the issues of professionalisation of their work, identity
and key competencies. The aim of the research was to determine what
competencies of art teachers are needed for school work and professional and
proactive role in the society and what the possibilities of their
professional development are. The research sample included 220 art teachers
working in primary and secondary school. Results indicate that initial
teacher education to large extent determines their teaching preferences, as
well as that many respondents recognise art teachers’ competencies as
essential for their work at school and social community. It is noted that a
small number of art teachers participate in school projects, experimental
programmes, teachers’ associations, and that they are largely involved only
in the work of school teams. It can be concluded that their professional
development needs to be focused towards the development of sensitivity for
the identification and understanding of different professional and social
patterns and roles, towards social interaction and involvement in various
school teams and teachers’ associations, through which they can provide
themselves with a source of support and resources for their work.
Keywords: initial teacher education, extracurricular activities preferences, professional development, professional engagement of teachers
Project of
the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development,
Grant no. 179010: The Quality of Education System in Serbia from European
Perspective