A lesson on mutual collaboration for school counsellors, principals, and teachers given by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Slovenia

Šteh, Barbara (author), Gregorčič Mrvar, Petra (author)

This paper presents the meaning and characteristics of collaboration between school counsellors, school principals, and teachers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia and the extraordinary situation in which work in educational institutions changed dramatically overnight and the community of students and professionals moved into a virtual space. In the first part of the paper, we highlight that a strong network of professionals in an educational institution is key to achieving the vision, goals and quality of educational work. In the second part of the paper, we present the results of a survey conducted through an online questionnaire among 328 Slovenian counsellors during the first wave of COVID-19 in April 2020. The results of this survey show a positive attitude of counsellors towards collaboration with principals and teachers. The emergency situation has raised awareness among all school professionals about the importance of mutual support, while providing an opportunity to reflect on ways to improve mutual collaboration and build mutual relationships that enable quality pedagogical work. One of the biggest challenges for any school community now is to maintain the sense of alliance and mutual support that was created in many schools during the pandemic

• Language: English
• Keywords: collaboration, school counsellors, principals, teachers, COVID-19 pandemic
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication date: 01.04.2024
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 763-777
• Numbering: Vol. 13, issue 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-154763
• UDC: 37.048.2
• ISSN on article: 2165-8714
• DOI: 10.12973/eu-jer.13.2.763
• COBISS.SI-ID: 184613379
• Publication date in RUL: 29.02.2024

ŠTEH, Barbara and GREGORČIČ MRVAR, Petra, 2024, A lesson on mutual collaboration for school counsellors, principals, and teachers given by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Slovenia. European journal of educational research [online]. 2024. Vol. 13, no. 2, p. 763–777. [Accessed 19 May 2025]. DOI 10.12973/eu-jer.13.2.763. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.13.2.763

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• Title: European journal of educational research
• Publisher: Eurasian Society of Educational Research
• ISSN: 2165-8714
• COBISS.SI-ID: 19227400

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: vzgoja in izobraževanje, šolski svetovalni delavci, ravnatelji, sodelovanje, učitelji, šolska svetovalna služba, pandemija Covid-19