Naslov
Digital competencies in the outcomes of study programs of early childhood and preschool education studies and teacher education studies in the Republic of Croatia

Autori
Šimunović, Zrinka ; Vekić-Kljaić, Višnja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Didactic Challenges IV: futures studies in education / Inayatullah, Sohail ; Dubovicki, Snježana ; Bilić, Anica - Osijek : Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera ; Fakultet za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti, Osijek, 2023, 438-450

ISBN
978-953-8371-15-8

Skup
International Scientific Conference DIDACTIC CHALLENGES IV: FUTURES STUDIES IN EDUCATION

Mjesto i datum
Osijek, Hrvatska, 26.05.2022. - 27.05.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
digital competencies ; early childhood and preschool education teachers, higher education outcomes, teachers
(digital competencies ; early childhood and preschool education teachers, higher education outcomes, teacher)

Sažetak
Higher education is crucial for the growth and development of society, for the promotion of change and for initiating and monitoring technological progress. Study programs should follow the set goals of higher education through clearly presented learning outcomes, the achievement of which is systematically evaluated and monitored. According to the Strategy of the Agency for Science and Higher Education 2021-2025, in a series of challenges brought about by the new technological revolution, higher education will have to face frequent curriculum changes and constant upgrading of competencies. The research tried to determine the presence of digital competencies and areas of knowledge that are included in the outcomes of study programs of early childhood and preschool education and teacher education studies in the Republic of Croatia. The theoretical introduction will present the latest trends in the European and world higher education area on the topic of digital competencies of future early childhood and preschool education teachers and teachers. Qualitative content analysis proposed by Zhang and Wildemuth (2009) was used for the analysis of the study programs through eight levels. These levels are: preparation of documents, selection of parts of documents for the analysis, determination of coding categories and schemes, testing the scheme on a smaller part of the text, coding the whole text, checking the coding consistency, recording the results and presentation of methods and results. The research results showed insufficient integration of digital competencies in the study programs of teacher education in the Republic of Croatia, which leads to the conclusion that digital competencies do not currently occupy an important place in the general professional competencies proposed by study programs. The research points to the need to modernize study programs and to raise the level of relevance of digital competencies of future teachers and early childhood and preschool education teachers in order to monitor modern global changes and develop knowledge accordingly.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Obrazovne znanosti (psihologija odgoja i obrazovanja, sociologija obrazovanja, politologija obrazovanja, ekonomika obrazovanja, antropologija obrazovanja, neuroznanost i rano učenje, pedagoške discipline)

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