Kvalitativna analiza iskustava i prijedloga stručnog usavršavanja učitelja hrvatske nastave u inozemstvu
Qualitative analysis of experiences and proposals for professional development of Croatian teachers abroad

Summary/Abstract: Croatian teaching abroad is identified with nurturing the Croatian language and cultural heritage, but also as an important link for children and young people of Croatian emigrants with the homeland. Given the many specifics of Croatian teaching abroad, teachers often face many challenges that affect their successful design, organization and implementation. Therefore, the aim of this paper focused on researching what content should be improved in teacher education programs for work in Croatian teaching abroad, i.e. what competencies do teachers think they should acquire in order to be prepared for all the specifics of such way of working. Teachers’ attitudes were surveyed using the survey method using the Google Forms tool. The survey was completed by 61 teachers, which is 63% of the total number of teachers teaching Croatian abroad in 17 countries in the world. The results obtained from the qualitative analysis suggest that Croatian teachers abroad face administrative, communication, organizational and professional-pedagogical problems, as well as problems in knowing the language and the educational system of the receiving countries. In addition, the results of the research point to the need for additional training of Croatian teachers abroad and additional guidelines for their training outside the homeland.

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