1. Higher education mix (four Bs of higher education institutions) : for Boštjan Žekš and, to a lesser extent, followers of E. Jerome McCarthyIgor Rižnar, 2022, professional article Keywords: teachers, education systems, policy makers, students, rote learning, understanding Published in RUP: 06.11.2023; Views: 780; Downloads: 9 Full text (98,86 KB) |
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3. Primary school teachers' views on their autonomyJurka Lepičnik-Vodopivec, 2016, original scientific article Abstract: In the paper we discuss primary school teachers' views of their own autonomy. In the introduction we present the theoretical premises and the views of different authors. In spite of the different views on understanding teacher's autonomy, it can be summed up it is a complex, multi-layered and important factor of teacher's activities. It appears at different levels and relations in the education process. Here we highlight the significance of decentralisation of school that influences teacher's authority and tasks, as with decentralisation the power and responsibility of decision-making is transferred from the national to the school level, which means the significance of school autonomy-and thus also of teachers' autonomy-is strengthened. In the second part the results of an empirical study carried out on the sample of 104 primary school teachers from 30 randomly selected basic schools in Slovenia are presented. We found primary school teachers estimate they are autonomous in their work. To the largest extent teacher's autonomy is influenced by regulation in education, by the curriculum, and by professional qualifications, and the least by parents. They link their own autonomy to independence in making decisions about choosing the methods of teaching and the selection of teaching resources they use at the performance level of teaching. According to the estimate of surveyed teachers they have less autonomy in selecting textbooks, which can be attributed to enforcing the policy of joint procurement and to the decisions of school authorities regarding the introduction of the latter into school practice. Keywords: avtonomija, vzgojitelji, poučevanje, metode, autonomy, teachers, forms, methods, teaching Published in RUP: 08.08.2016; Views: 3588; Downloads: 377 Link to full text |
4. Pre-service teachers' attitude towards learning and teaching English to young learnersSilva Bratož, 2015, original scientific article Abstract: Considerable attention has recently been invested into researching the influence of affective variables, such as attitudes and motivation on foreign language learning and teaching. The topic is timely and relevant especially at the time when English is being introduced as an obligatory subject in the first cycle of primary school in Slovenia. Two key issues are addressed: attitudes towards learning and teaching English as a foreign language and the profile of the young learners' language teacher. The article presents the results of a small-scale research conducted with a group of primary education students on their attitudes towards learning and teaching English. The results suggest that trainee teachers have moderately positive attitudes towards learning English but diverse attitudes towards teaching a foreign language. Keywords: English as a foreign language, pre-service teachers, attitudes, motivation, young language learners Published in RUP: 13.10.2015; Views: 3995; Downloads: 79 Link to full text |
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