Historical and Contemporary Context of Primary School Teacher Training

Journal Title: Multidisciplinary Journal of School Education - Year 2015, Vol 7, Issue 1

Abstract

The paper concentrates on the historical and contemporary context of the teaching profession. The authors focus on the history and present times of primary school teacher training in the former Czechoslovakia, and in Slovakia, particularly at the Faculty of Education, University of Presov in Presov. They detail important factors which influence the profession – especially socio-political situations, opinions of professionals (experts), the structure of study programmes and strategic planning. They point out that there have been significant changes in teacher training in recent years.

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Ľudmila Belásová, Milan Portik

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Ľudmila Belásová, Milan Portik (2015). Historical and Contemporary Context of Primary School Teacher Training. Multidisciplinary Journal of School Education, 7(1), 31-52. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-170126