<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article presents research on professional competence for future teachers. The study provides the answers to the questions 1) what are the differences between the future teachers' desirable and real professional competences evaluated by students themselves, their University teachers, and their potential employers? 2) what are the differences in the evaluation of future teachers' professional competences provided by the students and University teachers from the study programs enriched with the principles of ESD and those who come from other programs? The future teachers (n=24) and teachers from the Daugavpils University (n=24) as well as the school principals of Latgale region of Latvia (n=25) filled out the questionnaire by Grecov and Popova (2005). It was concluded that both students and teachers see the necessity for the further development of competences while encounter with ESD principles mostly elicits the need for the higher standards of professional competences and more critical stance toward the achieved level.
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The article presents research on professional competence for future teachers. The study provides the answers to the questions 1) what are the differences between the future teachers' desirable and real professional competences evaluated by students themselves, their University teachers, and their potential employers? 2) what are the differences in the evaluation of future teachers' professional competences provided by the students and University teachers from the study programs enriched with the principles of ESD and those who come from other programs? The future teachers (n=24) and teachers from the Daugavpils University (n=24) as well as the school principals of Latgale region of Latvia (n=25) filled out the questionnaire by Grecov and Popova (2005). It was concluded that both students and teachers see the necessity for the further development of competences while encounter with ESD principles mostly elicits the need for the higher standards of professional competences and more critical stance toward the achieved level.

Professional Competences of Future Teachers: Perspective of Different Evaluators and Contexts

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

The article presents research on professional competence for future teachers. The study provides the answers to the questions 1) what are the differences...

Professional Competences of Future Teachers: Perspective of Different Evaluators and Contexts

Publié en ligne: 04 mai 2009

Pages: 68 - 78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0026-1

Mots clés
professional competences, future teachers, teacher training, self-evaluation, education for sustainable development

This content is open access.

Professional Competences of Future Teachers: Perspective of Different Evaluators and Contexts

Publié en ligne: 04 mai 2009

Pages: 68 - 78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0026-1

Mots clésprofessional competences, future teachers, teacher training, self-evaluation, education for sustainable development

This content is open access.

Mots clés
professional competences, future teachers, teacher training, self-evaluation, education for sustainable development