Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Nowadays, the acquired professional qualifications alone are no longer enough – the previously acquired subject competencies no longer have the same value. The modern knowledge society needs a large number of high-level vocational teachers, whose subject competence, which was already being developed during their studies, should be improved due to changes in the labor market and the education system. This article reveals the content and development of subject competencies of vocational teachers. The aim of the research is to assess the importance of improving the acquired competencies for vocational teachers. The research identified the need for subject competencies, the reasons for which are the desire to make the subject taught interesting, to be competent in one‘s professional activity. More than half of the vocational teachers who took part in the survey have all the opportunities to learn and improve, they work in a job where they can express themselves. Most subject competencies allow them to express themselves more professionally and to learn and improve.
Source: Holistinis mokymasis
Authors: Aurelija Dragūnaitė, Genutė Gedvilienė
Institution: Vytautas Magnus University
Language: Lithuanian
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3159014632