THE PERCEPTION OF FUTURE TEACHERS ON THE COMPETENCIES AND ROLES OF TEACHERS
THE PERCEPTION OF FUTURE TEACHERS ON THE COMPETENCIES AND ROLES OF TEACHERS

Summary/Abstract: This research analyzes the students' perception of teachers' competencies andtheir roles in the educational activity. The study examines the issue starting from thetheoretical and practical aspects offered by the specialized literature on this subject,based on the answers given by future teachers in the final year of their bachelor'sdegree about the characteristics of the 21st century teacher. The purpose of theresearch was to identify the main qualities of teachers (perceived by students),objectified in categories of professional competencies and roles. For this, weresorted to the content analysis (of some essays the students developed at the end oftheir first level of psychopedagogical training).The collection of the quantitative and qualitative results indicated a higherfrequency of emotional and social competencies as well as that of the manager andcounselor roles. The results showed that while some participants emphasized theeducational support and others the role of socialization, most of them considered theemotional development to be first. Also, from the responses of the researchparticipants, the critical areas that need to be developed in their professionaltraining also emerge.

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