The role of the pedagogue in 12 European countries

Gacov, Sanja (2022) The role of the pedagogue in 12 European countries. Yearbook, Faculty of philology, University,,Goce Delcev" Stip, 13 (20). pp. 86-93. ISSN 1857-7059

Text (Gacov, S. (2022). The role of the pedagogue in 12 European countries. Mеѓународното списание Филолошки факултет. УГД, 86-93, ISSN 1857-7059, UDC 80(82), volume 13, No. 20.) Trud Sanja Filoloski zbornik.pdf - Published Version Download (905kB)

Abstract

In the school system in the countries, in addition to the teaching staff, experts (school pedagogues) are hired in the schools whose main task is to provide professional help and support to the participants in the work in the schools in order to be successful in the realization of the school education and the effects that have been achieved to be better. Their professional goal is aimed at fostering development and in identifying and understanding the difficulties students face and providing assistance in overcoming them, as well as preventing learning and behavioral difficulties.
In this scientific paper, we will make a comparative analysis of 12 European countries where we will compare the role of the pedagogue in each country separately.
This publication contains an overview of the professional work of school teachers in 12 countries: Austria, Serbia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Croatia, Ireland, Macedonia, Malta, Russia, America, Slovenia, Serbia and the United Kingdom. The author's interest was primarily focused on questions and professional problems of pedagogues in European countries.
Different names are used for the experts whose main function is to provide help and support to the students in the countries participating in the school work. In Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia they have the designation - professional associate in Bulgaria - pedagogical adviser, adviser in Slovenia, in the United States of America, United Kingdom, USA and Malta school adviser, in Austria, pupil or education adviser, in Ireland pedagogical adviser guidance, consultant in Denmark Counselor for Pedagogical - Psychological Service, and in Russia a pedagogue-psychologist in the school psychological service. Also, the names of the professional service in which these experts work in different. Let's say, in Croatia there is a development-pedagogical service, in Denmark a pedagogical-psychological service, in Malta a counseling service, in Russia a psychological service, in Serbia a professional service.
Due to its terminological diversity, in situations where the professional work of these experts is generally discussed, and in our paper, it was necessary to decide on a term that would apply to all countries, regardless of the specific name they have in each of them. An adequate solution may be the school term school pedagogue, as it is most often found in the professional literature at the international level, but it is also the closest name used in a larger number of selected countries, so we’ll use term – pedagogue. On the other hand, considering that in Serbia there is an appointment as a professional associate in a school, we decided to use it as a dominant collective term that applies to all countries.
In every comparative presentation and analysis of issues related to the work of professional associates, we face some difficulties. First, although there are many similarities in the professional work of professional assistants, their roles, functions and tasks differ between school systems. There are also employment conditions for certain jobs. Second, while in some countries the category of professional pedagogue in the school (school pedagogue) includes different professional profiles, i.e. professions, in others, in addition to school pedagogues, there are other professionals who work in the school or whom they visit in situations when the team needs it - school psychologist or psychotherapist, teacher - counselor, speech therapist, social worker, career counselor, etc. The professional roles of different professional profiles are often intertwined, and it is sometimes difficult to define the field of action and to determine to what extent only the responsibility is a specific professional profile.

Keywords: Education, student, teaching, teacher, pedagogue, classroom, family.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Social Sciences > Educational sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Educational Science
Depositing User:	Sanja Gacov
Date Deposited:	20 Jun 2023 12:29
Last Modified:	20 Jun 2023 12:29
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/31915

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