Primary school teachers professional development preferences

Moderna stvarnost, puna čestih promjena i noviteta, sadašnjica je u kojoj živimo. Učestalost pojavljivanja novih spoznaja i koncepcija tjera nas da se neprestano krećemo unaprijed i usvajamo ih. To se posebno očekuje od odgojnoobrazovnih djelatnika jer snose veliku odgovornost za oblikovanje mladih ljudi u osobe koji će lako pratiti te ubrzane promjene i dominirati nad njima. Ovaj se rad temelji na prikazu važnosti kontinuiranoga stručnoga usavršavanja učitelja razredne nastave i njihovome cjeloživotnome obrazovanju. Cilj je prikazati oblike stručnoga usavršavanja i predstaviti one koje učitelji najviše preferiraju. U radu se istražuje zadovoljstvo učitelja razredne nastave trenutnom ponudom stručnih usavršavanja u Republici Hrvatskoj te daju moguća rješenja za problematiku kvalitetnoga i kontinuiranoga stručnoga usavršavanja.Modern reality, full of frequent changes and novelties, is the present in which we live. The frequency of the emergence of new knowledge and concepts makes us constantly move ahead and adopt them. This is especially awaited by educators because they have a great responsibility for shaping young people into people who will easily observe and dominate rapid changes. This paper presents the importance of continuous professional development of primary school teachers and their lifelong education. The aim is to present forms of professional training and show those that teachers prefer. The paper examines the satisfaction of primary school teachers with the current offer of professional training in the Republic of Croatia and provides possible solutions to the issues of qualitative and continuous professional training