Title Ikimokyklinio ugdymo pedagogų profesinis įvaizdis /
Translation of Title Professional image of pre-school pedagogues.
Authors Smilgienė, Jurgita ; Masiliauskienė, Erika
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Is Part of Jaunųjų mokslininkų darbai.. Šiauliai : Šiaulių universiteto leidykla. 2011, Nr. 3, p.62-69.. ISSN 1648-8776
Keywords [eng] pre-shool teacher ; professional image ; teacher's opinion
Abstract [eng] Rapid economic and political changes and social events inevitably influenced the change in priorities and traditional values. Professional image of a pre-school teacher has changed as well. On the one hand, a pedagogue’s image is formed by society and therefore the pedagogues themselves are partly responsible for their image. On the other hand, education in general receives very little attention. And if it receives, this is not necessarily a positive attention. Pre-school pedagogues’ attitudes towards their profession determine their professional image in society. The subject of research is professional image of pre-school education pedagogues. The aim of the research is to reveal the attitude of preschool education pedagogues towards their professional image. The methods of the research are content analysis of scholarly and methodological literature, questionnaire survey, qualitative and quantitative analysis of research data, descriptive method. The scope and basis of the research: 138 pre-school education pedagogues from Šiauliai, Mažeikiai, Joniškis, Jurbarkas and Panevėžys towns participated. For realization of the aim quantitative and qualitative research paradigms were applied. The results of the empirical research have revealed that pre-school education pedagogues themselves are responsible for their professional image. The positive image of pedagogues is significantly determined by a pedagogue’s dedication to job, responsibility, love for children, competences gained, and personal qualities. The negative image stems from low pay for a hard work.
Published Šiauliai : Šiaulių universiteto leidykla
Type Journal article
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2011