The process of building professional identity within the initial education of preschool teachers

Tema ovog završnog rada je gradnja profesionalnog identiteta odgojitelja uz njihovo kvalitetno inicijalno obrazovanje kao temelj, odnosno početak profesionalizacije. Dugi niz godina se odgojiteljska profesija nadograđivala te se to očekuje i dalje stoga se u ovom radu prikazuje važnost zbog kojeg je potrebno raditi na gradnji svog profesionalnog identiteta, pa tako i važnost cjeloživotnog učenja. Prikazati će se nedostatci i prednosti odgojno-obrazovnog sustava u Republici Hrvatskoj, ali i i neke EU prakse, odnosno stanje u Europi. Pisati će se o tome zašto je bitno da odgojitelji razviju određene kompetencije, te će se upoznati načini na koje odgojitelji mogu graditi svoj profesionalni identitet.The main topic of this paper is building professional identity of preschool teachers with their quality initial education, base of professionalization. Throughout the years, the teaching profession has improved, and it is expected to continue this way. This paper shows the importance of building your own professional identity and importance of lifelong learning as well. This paper also shows advantages and disadvantages of educational system in Croatia, but also situation in Europe. It will also be written about importance of preschool teachers developing certain competencies and about the ways preschool teachers can build their professional identity, as well