The Professional Competence of Teachers: Which qualities ...

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 1 No. 21 [Special Issue - December 2011] 66 The Professional Competence of teachers : Which qualities , attitudes , skills and knowledge contribute to a teacher s effectiveness? Maria Liakopoulou Researcher Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Makedonomaxon 53, Halastra Thessaloniki, 57 300 GREECE Abstract In this paper, the qualifications considered essential by teaching professionals to be effective in pedagogical and didactic work are put together based on the results of a national survey carried out in Greece, to Which secondary education teachers of all subjects contributed. One of the aims of this study was to systematically record the qualifications deemed essential by teachers for them to successfully perform their pedagogical and didactic duties.

render the matter of teachers’ qualifications is “competence”. In the framework of a broader perception of the term, a holistic approach is adopted (Ingvarson 1998 a & b), according to which competence presupposes the individual qualities and attitudes of teachers, as well as their skills and knowledge that arise as a result of their work.

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