20.500.12556/DKUM-93880 Preschool teachers’ conceptions of professional development in relation to career motivation and job satisfaction Pojmovanja profesionalnega razvoja med vzgojitelji in njihova povezava z motivi izbire poklica in s poklicnim zadovoljstvom In this paper, we are interested in preschool teachers’ conceptions of professional development in relation to their motives for choosing the profession and professional satisfaction. Results of a study among 145 Slovenian preschool teachers show that they generally have a positive conception of professional development; nevertheless, recognition of the importance of learning and in-depth reflection on this conception depend on career motivations, while a broader conception of professional development increases the likelihood of thinking about leaving the profession more frequently. The findings justify the need for better recognition of preschool teachers’ needs and obstacles in the workplace. V prispevku nas zanimajo vzgojiteljeva pojmovanja profesionalnega razvoja v povezavi z motivi za izbiro poklica in poklicnim zadovoljstvom. Rezultati raziskave med 145 slovenskimi vzgojitelji kažejo, da v povprečju pozitivno pojmujejo profesionalni razvoj, a je upoštevanje vidika pomena učenja in poglobljene refleksije v tem pojmovanju odvisno od motivov za izbiro poklica, ob celovitejšem pojmovanju profesionalnega razvoja pa tudi pogosteje razmišljajo o zapustitvi poklica. Izsledki raziskave potrjujejo potrebo po boljši pripoznavi potreb vzgojiteljev in njihovih ovirah na delovnem mestu. professional development conception of professional development career motivation job satisfaction preschool teachers profesionalni razvoj pojmovanja profesionalnega razvoja motivi za izbiro poklica poklicno zadovoljstvo vzgojitelji true false true Univerzitetna založba Univerze v Mariboru Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2025-07-24 14:28:20 2025-07-24 14:28:20 2025-07-25 14:09:48 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 51–67 št. 1 Letn. 18 mar. 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 2025-10-04 2025-03-31 37.011.3-051:331.36 231203331 10.18690/rei.4425 2350-4803 RAZ_Zveglic_Mihelic_Mojca_2025.pdf RAZ_Zveglic_Mihelic_Mojca_2025.pdf 1 D5705F565A8B24B06EBD276288731AA1 688a97020448ffb624da416d1ba3f58521ed989cfb5acf1d0cf8edca1951a94d 8fb77e08-688a-11f0-8a0a-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=194100 https://journals.um.si/index.php/education/article/view/4425 1 b012491d-6889-11f0-8a0a-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=194097 Pedagoška fakulteta Univerzitetna založba Univerze v Mariboru Revija za elementarno izobraževanje 0 0 0