Preparing pre-service primary teachers to facilitate students’ key competences for lifelong learning

ÇELİK Ö. C., TAŞPINAR M.

Issues in Educational Research, cilt.34, sa.3, ss.848-870, 2024 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Dergi Adı: Issues in Educational Research
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Periodicals Index Online, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.848-870
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This research examined pre-service teachers’ opinions on developing primary school students’ key competences for lifelong learning. We adopted a phenomenological design with a study group comprising 27 pre-service teachers purposively sampled using a maximum variation and criterion method. Descriptive and content analyses were used to analyse data. Results showed that pre-service teachers had basic knowledge about lifelong learning and found key competences essential and relevant for primary school students. The highest number of participants reported feeling efficient in developing social and civic competences, while the least number of participants reported feeling efficient in developing a sense of initiative and entrepreneurship, and digital competences. Pre-service teachers indicated additional training needs, particularly in these competence areas. Pre-service teachers’ criticism of teacher training programs showed a specific focus on insufficient practice. Accordingly, some changes in initial teacher education are suggested for improving pre-service teachers’ competences to facilitate key competence development.