EduPort, 2024 (vol. 8), issue 1

Reviewed Papers

SUPERVISION IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS: THE KEY TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND QUALITY OF CARE – SYSTEMATIC REVIEW FROM A MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE

Michal Vostrý1,2, Otakar Fleischmann1, Ilona Pešatová 2, Barbora Lanková2, Kamila Bitalová1

EduPort 2024, 8(1) | DOI: 10.21062/edp.2024.002  

Background: In the ever-evolving environment of healthcare, the continuous professional development of healthcare workers and ensuring the high quality of patient care have become increasingly important. Clinical supervision, defined as 'the provision of guidance for clinical practice to qualified healthcare professionals by a more experienced health professional', has emerged as a key instrument in achieving these objectives. Objective: This abstract outlines a review study aimed at examining the impact of clinical supervision on healthcare professionals' professional growth and the quality of care provided. The study focuses on identifying...

THE PROFESSION OF PRESCHOOL TEACHER – OPINIONS, BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS OF PRESCHOOL TEACHING FIELD

Ondřej Koželuh1, Eva Koželuhová1, Milan Podpera

EduPort 2024, 8(1) | DOI: 10.21062/edp.2024.001  

Objectives The paper deals with the opinions, beliefs and expectations of students of the full-time study of Kindergarten Teaching at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen regarding the profession of a kindergarten teacher and the students' readiness for the profession. Undergraduate preparation is a key stage in the life of every kindergarten teacher in modern preschool education. It creates all concepts for the successful future performance of this profession, the demands of which are constantly increasing. It is therefore necessary to pay closer attention to this stage and to examine it empirically. Three research questions were set for the...