PEDAGOGUES AND SOCIAL WORKERS - CHALLENGES COOPERATION

Suvremeni odgoj i obrazovanje kao jednu od temeljnih zadaća ističe važnost suradnje među stručnim suradnicima. Suradnja pedagoga i socijalnog radnika uključuje kvalitetan i stalan odnos, definiran zajednički cilj, kontekst, vrijeme i brojne druge čimbenike te za cilj ima dobrobit djeteta. S ciljem istraživanja kvalitete odnosa između pedagoga u osnovnim školama i socijalnih radnika provedeno je kvalitativno istraživanje koje je uključivalo polustrukturirani intervju s pet pedagoginja i tri socijalne radnice na splitskom području. U radu su predstavljeni i interpretirani rezultati istraživanja koji su se odnosili na učestalost i otvorenost za suradnju, planiranje i korištenje metoda rada te percepciju vlastite kompetencije i prijedloga za poboljšanje buduće suradnje između pedagoga i socijalni radnika. Rezultati su pokazali da pedagozi i socijalni radnici iskazuju dovoljno znanja, vještina, sposobnosti i navika za obavljanje posla, ali da do suradnje najvećim dijelom dolazi po potrebi. Kao prijedloge za poboljšanje suradnje navode učestalije davanje međusobne povratne informacije te zapošljavanje socijalnih radnika u školama.Modern education emphasizes the importance of cooperation among professional associates as one of its fundamental tasks. Cooperation of educators and social workers includes a quality and continuous relationship, it is defined by a common goal, context, time and many other factors, and it is also focused on the well being of the child. A qualitative research with the aim of investigating the quality of relationships between educators in primary schools and social workers has been conducted. It included a semi-structured interviews with five educators and three social workers in the area of Split. This paper presents and interprets the results of the research about the frequency and openness for cooperation, planning and the use of working methods and the perception of their own competence, as well as suggestions for improving the future cooperation between educators and social workers. The results showed that educators and social workers possess adequate knowledge, skills, abilities and job related habits, but they usually cooperate only when it is necessary. The educators mention giving each other frequent feedback as well as the recruitment of social workers in schools as a suggestion for improving the cooperation