Planiranje i programiranje stručnog usavršavanja odgojitelja predškolskog uzrasta

Temeljni cilj rada je analizirati Katalog stručnog usavršavanja Agencije za odgoj i obrazovanje i ispitati stavove i mišljenja odgojitelja o stručnom usavršavanju te na temelju rezultata istraživanja dati preporuke za poboljšanje programa daljnjeg stručnog usavršavanja. Na taj način pokušalo se uvidjeti što odgojitelji očekuju kada je u pitanju stručno usavršavanje, a što im je ponuđeno od strane Agencije za odgoj i obrazovanje. U istraživanju su sudjelovali odgojitelji (N=172) koji su zaposleni u dječjim vrtićima grada Zagreba i gradu Rijeci i okolici (privatni i gradski vrtići, njih 14). U svrhu istraživanja korištena je evidencijska lista pomoću koje se analizirao Katalog stručnog usavršavanja AZOO-a te anketni upitnik za istraživanje stavova i mišljenja odgojitelja o stručnom usavršavanju. Rezultati su obrađeni deskriptivnom i inferencijalnom statistikom. Prema osnovnim rezultatima istraživanja utvrđeno je da su stavovi i mišljenja odgojitelja neutralni do blago pozitivni prema sadržajnom i organizacijskom aspektu stručnog usavršavanja. Razlike u stavovima i mišljenjima odgojitelja kada je u pitanju mjesto njihova zaposlenja, kronološka dob ili pak godine radnog staža nisu statistički značajne. Također nisu pronađene razlike između odgojitelja koji su zaposleni u privatnom, odnosno gradskom vrtiću. Analizom Kataloga stručnog usavršavanja odgojitelja predškolskog uzrasta uočeno je kako postoji nesrazmjer u ponudi stručnih usavršavanja između gradova, a isto tako i premali broj različitih tema koje se nude. Napravljena je usporedba rezultata analize kataloga i rezultata empirijskog dijela istraživanja. Uočeno je kako odgojitelji smatraju da je potreban manji broj sudionika na pojedinom stručnom usavršavanju od onog što je ponuđeno u Katalogu. Vidljivo je da prevladava klasično predavanje što su odgojitelji i potvrdili svojim odgovorima na anketni upitnik. Uočeno je kako odgojitelji smatraju da im je potrebno stručno usavršavanje iz različitih područja dok je analizom utvrđeno da u protekle dvije godine nije bilo niti jednog stručnog usavršavanja iz područja didaktike i ekološkog odgoja. Može se zaključiti kako su potrebne promjene odnosno smanjiti broj sudionika, povećati raznolikost tema kao i broj stručnih usavršavanja.The basic aim of the paper is to analyze the Professional Development Catalogue compiled by the Education and Training Agency and examine the attitudes and opinions of the educators on vocational training and, on the basis of research results, provide recommendations for the improvement of further vocational training programs. In doing so, it was attempted to find out what the educators expect when it comes to vocational trainings compared to what is offered to them by the Education and Training Agency. Participating in the research were the educators (N = 172) employed in kindergartens in the City of Zagreb and City of Rijeka and the surrounding area (private and city owned kindergartens, total of 14). For the purposes of the research, a list of records was used to analyze the Professional Development Catalogue by the Education and Training Agency and a survey questionnaire for the research of attitudes and opinions of educators about vocational trainings. The results were processed by descriptive and inferential statistics. According to the basic results of the research, it was found that attitudes and opinions of the educators are neutral to slightly positive in terms of the content and organizational aspect of the professional development. Differences in attitudes and opinions of educators when it comes to their location of employment, chronological age or years of work experience were not statistically significant. Also, no differences were found between educators employed in private or city kindergartens. By analyzing the Professional Development Catalogue for preschool age educators, a disparity was found in the offer of vocational trainings between cities, as well as the limited number of topics offered. A comparison of the results of the Catalogue analysis and the results of the empirical part of the research was made. It was noticed that educators considered that a smaller number of participants was needed for some professional trainings than what was offered in the Catalogue. It was evident that the classical lecture prevailed, which was confirmed by educators in their answers to the survey questionnaire. It was noted that educators considered they needed professional trainings in different areas, while the analysis found that in the past two years there were no professional trainings in the field of didactics and ecological education. It can be concluded that changes are needed, such as decreased number of participants, increased variety of topics, as well as increased number of professional trainings