THE CHILDREN’S RIGHTS TO WELL-BEING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PROFESSIONAL NEEDS AND THE CHOICE OF THE FUTURE PROFESSION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS

Tamara Pribišev; Marina Borojevic

Tamara Pribišev University of Banja Luka. Faculty of Philosophy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9367-2866
Marina Borojevic University of Banja Luka

Keywords: University Education of Early Childhood (EC) Teachers. Preferences of Young People for the Profession. Children's Emotional. Social and Physical Well-being

Abstract

The purpose of mix approach study was to investigate the most common reasons that young people have when deciding to choose their future profession in early childhood education (ECE) in our circumstances. It was conducted on a sample of 100 in-service teachers from the ECE institution in Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The qualitative baseline study yielded preliminary findings: the university program should encourage further personal growth and development of young people in the direction of their autonomy, creative thinking, ethics, reflection, and other qualities of lifelong learning. The quantitative survey includes several factors of the ECE profession in society, such as socio-economic, professional, personal factors, and study program factors, as well as the factors of transversal competencies important for ECE profession. The study implications link these factors with a holistic approach towards promoting child’s rights on well-being, particularly the ability to achieve and develop potentials through physical, social and emotional well-being.

Author Biographies

Tamara Pribišev, University of Banja Luka. Faculty of Philosophy

PhD in educational sciences; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Philosophy, Serbia, 2009, full professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Scientific and research interests are related to pedagogy and methodology of upbringing and education in early childhood. As a member of Assembly for Children of B&H, has been taking active role in teamwork and few working groups on the issues on protecting, advocating and monitoring the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2012. She was a member of expert groups for the development of preschool curricula, legislation and pedagogical documentation. She is the president of the national branch of the OMEP World Organization in BiH.

Marina Borojevic, University of Banja Luka

Marina BOROJEVIĆ, M.Sc., was engaged as a teaching associate at the Faculty of Pedagogy of the Independent University of Banja Luka. He completed her undergraduate and master studies in pedagogy at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad. During her studies, she was a demonstrator. She began her professional work at the High School Studies for Teachers "Mihailo Palov" in Vršac (Serbia) as an assistant, and continued at the Independent University of Banja Luka. She was involved in the Erasmus + project Teacher - Introducing competence-based preschool teacher education curricula in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a researcher. She published several papers, and participated in an international scientific conference on the gifted.

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