Lifelong Learning and the Professional Development of Geography Teachers
A View from Slovenia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11953993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karmen Kolnik (University of Maribor, corresponding author), Karmen Kolenc Kolnik |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-58 |
| Publication date | 2010-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Geography in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8265 • E-ISSN: 1466-1845 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03098260902982542 |
| OpenAlex | W2075309978 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 4 |
Lifelong learning and continuing professional development (CPD) are considered important activities for geography teachers. However, research in Slovenia shows that many lose their enthusiasm for these activities when they leave university and enter professional practice. In Slovenia, whilst geography teachers have a sound undergraduate education, few partake in postgraduate study and, in the last decade, there has been a decrease in the number of geography teachers who engage with continuing professional education. High teaching workloads and costs are seen as barriers to more formal types of continuing professional development. Thus, most learning occurs via informal and opportunistic learning activities. However, the extent and effects of engagement in these types of learning is hard to measure. Given the current situation, there is a need to promote a culture in schools that provides geography teachers with both encouragement and incentives to enhance their professional skills through further learning
Continuing education · Continuing professional development · Enthusiasm · Formal learning · Incentive · Informal learning · Lifelong learning · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Professional development · Professional learning community · Sociology · Competency Development and Evaluation · Geography Education and Pedagogy · Higher Education Learning Practices · Medicine · Psychology
Teachers’ Everyday Professional Development
Self-directed lifelong learning of university English teachers in the information age
Relationships between geography teachers’ SDL skills, participation in self-directed professional development and the use of learner-centred instructional strategies
Preservice Geography Teachers’ Exposure to Problem Solving and Different Teaching Styles
Cultivating preservice geography teachers’ awareness of geography using Story Maps
GeogEd
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |