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标题：Current Needs of Preschool Teachers for Professional Development in Greece: A Focus Group Study
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作者：Anastasia Vatou ; Katerina Krousorati ; Vasilios Oikonomides 等
期刊名称：Saber & Educar
印刷版ISSN：0873-3600
电子版ISSN：1647-2144
出版年度：2021
期号：30
DOI：10.17346/se.vol30.435
语种：English
出版社：Escola Superior de Educação de Paula Frassinetti
摘要：This paper presents a brief overview of the literature regarding preschool teachers’ careers and professional development. The main purpose of the part of the study presented here was to conduct a needs-assessment exercise to identify the specific needs for professional development of early childhood teachers’ in Greece. Data were collected through a focus group. Results highlighted the challenges of moving forward in a teaching career and the need for increasing professional development opportunities that match teachers’ needs and interests. Professionals indicated that the absence of teacher-parents’ collaboration and structured practices for dealing with children’s discipline issues are their basic concerns. Implications of the study’s results are also discussed.