Contemporary changes in education were systematically associated with the need to change and preparing teachers for practical work area. In order for these skills to be applicable in practice, and with visible results, it is... [ view full abstract ]
Contemporary changes in education were systematically associated with the need to change and preparing teachers for practical work area. In order for these skills to be applicable in practice, and with visible results, it is necessary to develop a set of competencies. In order to develop professional competence and build the right way it is necessary to constantly work on the professional development of employees in preschools because preschools first link in the educational chain.
Thus, we examined the attitudes of employees in pre-school institutions, are understood under the professional development. The survey included 223 teachers of preschool education, 10 pedagogues and 13 directors of preschool institutions from the territory of Montenegro.We used the scale of assessments Likertvovog type, which is drafted for the purposes of this survey, in which respondents were asked to express their agreement with statements that speak about what we mean by the professional development of teachers. This research is viewed through the experiences and the experiences of respondents and the results that we get this research will help us to change and improve current practice. Based on this research we have carried out a series of conclusions and recommendations for further work on the professional development of employees in preschool institutions of Montenegro.
Any reform of education is recognized as a key success factor of professional development of the educational process such as teachers, educators and directors of preschool institutions as they were respondents in the surveys.
To have teachers who are daily professional development is necessary for him to develop awareness of self-esteem in relation to the profession in which he works, because if it does not respect the profession and do not work on their professional development difficult that we will have self-esteem in any way.
Key words: professional development, competence, self-esteem.
