KOMUNIKACIJA I PARTNERSTVO S RODITELJIMA U UVJETIMA PANDEMIJE COVID-19
COMMUNICATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Summary/Abstract: One of the essential dimensions of educational practice is effective communication, which is a prerequisite for the development of a quality partnership between parents and educators. The pandemic of the COVID-19 virus caused many changes in the preschool education system and became a catalyst for new ways of communication. Given that epidemiological measures were imperative ,there was a modernization of communication that enables immediate visibility of the information sent. Digital technology has become an inevitable factor in the development of communication and the strengthening of the partnership between educators and parents. In the challenging times of the pandemic, professional activity and quality practice require a flexible educator who possesses digital competencies. There is a need to revise certain attitudes, reorganize and implement new work methods that include digital technology and new communication tools. The educator's duty was to introduce parents to a new method of working in order to participate in the creation of the kindergarten curriculum for the purpose achieving the common goal, which is the optimal and complete development of the child. The aim of this research was to examine the views of educators on self-assessment of digital competences, on communication methods and the quality of partnership with parents in epidemiologically limited conditions. 145 educators participated in the research. In conclusion, educators have a very high self-assessment of having digital competences for correspondence with parents, they consider themselves competent in using digital tools, and they consider communication with parents during the COVID-19 pandemic to be of high quality. Educators realize the importance of professional development in order to be ready to respond to today's challenges. The continuity of the work was not disturbed because the educators in the educational process were ready to learn and adapt to new situations. After the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that we have already stepped into digital transformation, as a new educational paradigm, which has certainly become one of the key strategic goals for improving the educational process.

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