Intercultural competencies and lifelong learning of teachers in the Republic of Croatia

Mandarić, Blaženka Valentina (author), Barudžija, Gordana (author), Barić, Denis (author)

The starting point of this article is the complex European socio-cultural context, in which different cultures, customs, religions and worldviews meet but also clash. All of that extends into the educational environment, which is now facing intense challenges of multiculturalism. Schools are expected to enable students to live in a multicultural society, and that process includes the acquisition of intercultural competencies. In order for schools to successfully achieve this educational goal, they need to have quality teachers. In addition to basic education, teachers participate in continuing education – i.e. lifelong learning. The article analyses and evaluates the correlation between intercultural competencies and lifelong learning of teachers in the Republic of Croatia. The first chapter discusses the intercultural competences of teachers as a European strategic educational goal within international qualifications. The second part explores, relying on the European guidelines and recommendations of the National Council for Education, the lifelong learning of teachers in the Republic of Croatia, which includes learning for the development of intercultural competencies. The third part is dedicated to the critical evaluation of intercultural competencies of religious education teachers with regard to initial education programmes and professional development programmes in the Republic of Croatia.

• Language: English
• Keywords: interculturalism, teacher competencies, qualifications framework, lifelong learning, formation of religious education teachers
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.02 - Review Article
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2023
• Year: 2023
• Number of pages: Str. 479-498
• Numbering: Letn. 83, [št.] 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-164195
• UDC: 37.011.2
• ISSN on article: 0006-5722
• DOI: 10.34291/BV2023/02/Mandaric
• COBISS.SI-ID: 174818819
• Publication date in RUL: 17.10.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Bogoslovni vestnik : glasilo Teološke fakultete v Ljubljani
• Shortened title: Bogosl. vestn.
• Publisher: Teološka fakulteta
• ISSN: 0006-5722
• COBISS.SI-ID: 8745472

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Medkulturne kompetence in vseživljensko učenje učiteljev na Hrvaškem

Abstract

Izhodišče prispevka je kompleksen evropski družbeno-kulturni kontekst, v katerem se različne kulture, običaji, religije in svetovni nazori srečujejo in tudi spopadajo. Vse to posega tudi v izobraževalno okolje, ki se danes sooča z intenzivnimi izzivi večkulturnosti. Od šol se pričakuje, da bodo učencem omogočile življenje v večkulturni družbi, ta proces pa vključuje tudi pridobivanje medkulturnih kompetenc. Da bi šole ta učni cilj uspešno dosegle, potrebujejo kakovostne učitelje. Učitelji se poleg osnovnega izobraževanja zato udeležujejo tudi stalnega doizobraževanja, tj. vseživljenjskega učenja. Prispevek analizira in ocenjuje povezavo med medkulturnimi kompetencami in vseživljenjskim učenjem učiteljev v republiki Hrvaški. Prvo poglavje obravnava medkulturne kompetence učiteljev kot evropski strateški izobraževalni cilj v okviru mednarodnih kvalifikacij. Drugo poglavje na podlagi evropskih smernic in priporočil Državnega sveta za izobraževanje raziskuje vseživljenjsko učenje hrvaških učiteljev, vključno z učenjem za razvoj medkulturnih kompetenc. Tretji del je posvečen kritičnemu vrednotenju medkulturnih kompetenc učiteljev verske vzgoje glede na programe začetnega izobraževanja in programe profesionalnega razvoja na Hrvaškem.

• Keywords: medkulturnost, kompetence učiteljev, okvir kvalifikacij, vseživljenjsko učenje, formacija učiteljev verske vzgoje