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Sens i bezsens państwowego systemu awansu zawodowego nauczycieli
The sense and nonsense of the state system of teachers’ professional

Author(s): Anna Wiłkomirska
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: system of teachers’ professional promotion; quality of school work; professional development; reform of education

Summary/Abstract: The article is based on nationwide research on the system of teachers’ professional promotion, conducted in the years 2010–2012. It presents the main advantages and disadvantages of the system, which was reformed more than ten years ago. The evaluation is made by primary and lower secondary school teachers and principals. The analysis of the gathered materials shows the necessity of important change of the system of promotion and many postulates are formulated in the article, such as: reduction of bureaucracy and formalism, change of procedures, adaptation of advancement requirements to the needs of teachers and schools, solving the problem of teachers’ motivation for systematic professional development, after they achieve the highest degree of the professional ladder.

  • Issue Year: 232/2014
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 167-180
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish