Teacher Competences in Working with Children with Behavioural Problems

Vrijeme u kojem živimo zahtijeva mnogobrojne različite kompetencije učitelja razredne nastave. Današnja djeca pokazuju sve više problema u ponašanju, a učitelji među prvima opaze da njihovo ponašanje odstupa od uobičajenog ponašanja drugih učenika. Tim je učenicima potrebno pomoći kako bi se mogli obrazovati. Pitanje kompetentnosti učitelja za rad s djecom s problemima u ponašanju bio je cilj ovog istraživanja. Sudjelovalo je 170 ispitanika, od čega je 167 učiteljica, a 3 su učitelja. Istraživanje je provedeno anonimnim online upitnikom, a dobiveni su rezultati interpretirani. Utvrđeno je da neovisno o spolu, dobi ili godinama radnog staža, učitelji razredne nastave nisu dovoljno kompetentni za rad s djecom s problemima u ponašanju te im je potrebno stručno usavršavanje.Time in which we live demands multiple and different competencies of primary school teachers. Children, nowadays, display more and more behavioral problems, and teachers are among the first to notice that their behavior deviates from the usual behavior of other peers. Those children are in need of help in order to be properly educated. The aim of this study was to question the teacher’s competence in dealing and working with those children. A total number of 170 teachers were enrolled in the study, of which 167 were female teachers. Study was carried out by anonymous online questionnaire, and gotten data were processed and interpreted. It was concluded, no matter the gender, age or years of career service, primary school teachers are not enough competent to work with children with behavioral deviation and that they are in need of additional education