РАЗВОЈ КОМПЕТЕНЦИЈА, ОСОБИНА ЛИЧНОСТИ И ВРЕДНОСТИ УЧЕНИКА У ДАНАШЊОЈ ОСНОВНОЈ ШКОЛИ

The aim of the research presented in this paper was to establish to what extent, in the view of teachers, students and parents, today’s primary school in Montenegro is successful in promoting the development of desirable traits, competencies and values (TCVs) in students. The research aimed to investigate the following: what TCVs today’s students have, what TCVs school should encourage and foster in students, how many schools successfully support the development of desirable TCVs, how desirable TCVs can be developed in school, what are the principal obstacles to the development of desirable TCVs in schools, and what kind of support schools need in order to foster their development. The sample consisted of 236 students, 114 parents and 186 teachers from eight primary schools in Podgorica, Spuž and Bar. The results obtained indicate that school fails to sufficiently develop the selected TCVs in students. Teachers do not perceive that the manner in which children are educated also affects their personal development, nor do they perceive classroom teaching as a space for developing TCVs; they do not see the developmental potential of various teaching methods and are not sufficiently trained for educational work with students. These findings are significant because they highlight the problem of educating teachers for educational work with students, as well as the neglect of social and emotional learning in schools, which can affect students’ achievement and their adjustment to school. The prevailing teaching methods continue to be oral presentations and lectures by teachers, which significantly reduces opportunities for the development of important personality traits in students.