出版社：Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research
摘要：The purpose of the study has been to analyse the changes in the
attitudes and beliefs of Kosovan educators about the aims of schooling, teaching,
teachers¡¯ roles and their professional development as a result of their
participation in the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT)
programme. The participants in the study were 56 educators (out of a total of 188
who attended the sixth training round of RWTC) from various educational centres
in Kosovo. The data was collected by means of an identical questionnaire that was
administered to the teachers at the beginning (to reveal their pre-training attitudes
and beliefs) and at the end of their training (to reveal their post-training attitudes
and beliefs). An analysis of the data shows that prior to training teachers mostly
viewed teaching as imparting knowledge, the aim of schooling as educating and
teaching the younger generations, the role of the teacher as an idea-generator and
a dominant figure, and professional development as completing further education
and keeping abreast with professional literature (all of which show attitudes
expressed in very general terms). On the other hand, in the second group of
responses, the participants¡¯ attitudes are now more specific and complete,
revealing a view of teaching as a very complex activity. For instance, according
to the teachers¡¯ post-training views, the aim of the school is to educate and teach
the new generations by using contemporary methods, to shape individuals who
can think for themselves, who can reason, produce and create in a very productive
way. Again, professional development is seen as an on-going movement toward
professional perfection by following the contemporary achievements in the field
of education, attending various seminars, etc.
