<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This research study concerns the trends in the lifelong learning of teachers including self-education as a form of teacher personal development. It explores the importance, role and objectives of lifelong learning, andragogic pedeutology, as well as the trends and further education of possibilities of teachers in Slovakia with regards to the forms of learning, qualification education and continuing education. We present the findings of a research survey on the educational needs of secondary vocational school (SVS) teachers as one of the results of the KEGA 005 DTI-4/2013 project in the study. We also present the research objectives, research questions, research sample of SVS teachers, research methods and instruments. In addition to presenting the findings of the current and updated education needs of SVS teachers in the sample and their interpretation, we formulate the research conclusions on the educational needs of SVS teachers as one of the results of the KEGA 005 DTI-4/2013 project.</p></abstract>

This research study concerns the trends in the lifelong learning of teachers including self-education as a form of teacher personal development. It explores the importance, role and objectives of lifelong learning, andragogic pedeutology, as well as the trends and further education of possibilities of teachers in Slovakia with regards to the forms of learning, qualification education and continuing education. We present the findings of a research survey on the educational needs of secondary vocational school (SVS) teachers as one of the results of the KEGA 005 DTI-4/2013 project in the study. We also present the research objectives, research questions, research sample of SVS teachers, research methods and instruments. In addition to presenting the findings of the current and updated education needs of SVS teachers in the sample and their interpretation, we formulate the research conclusions on the educational needs of SVS teachers as one of the results of the KEGA 005 DTI-4/2013 project.

Professional and Career Development of Vocational Subject Teachers as a Trend in the Lifelong Learning of Teachers

Dubnica Institute of Technology in Dubnica nad Váhom, Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia

Acta Educationis Generalis

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This research study concerns the trends in the lifelong learning of teachers including self-education as a form of teacher personal development. It explores...

Professional and Career Development of Vocational Subject Teachers as a Trend in the Lifelong Learning of Teachers

Published Online: Jun 05, 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/atd-2015-0029

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