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Standard učitelské profese ve Skotsku
The Professional Standards in Scotland

Author(s): Jan Voda
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, State/Government and Education, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Sociology of Education
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: quality; teacher; professional standard; school policy; career-long learning; Scottland;

Summary/Abstract: The quality of education is directly linked to the quality of teachers and this mainly depends on their education, lifelong learning and professionalization. The feature of developed professional culture, among others, is the existence of professional standards. To introduce the standard, however, is quite a difficult and complicated process which requires considerable political commitment, determination and courage. In this paper, we offer a broader view of education policy in Scotland, where they reached − in a remarkably short amount of time − a widely shared consensus of acceptance and cooperation. This resulted in revised standards that were applied in August of 2013.

  • Issue Year: 8/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 87-112
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Czech