THE ROLE OF PRE_SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS’ COMPETENCIES FOR SHAPING LGBTIQ- INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE

Authors: Barbara Kušević, Ana Širanović, Marija Bartulović

Paper categorization: Original scientific paper

DOI: https://doi.org/10.38003/sv.74.2.3

Paper: THE ROLE OF PRE_SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS’ COMPETENCIES FOR SHAPING LGBTIQ- INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE

Abstract:

This research describes the understanding that final-year master level students in pre-service teacher education programs at the University of Zagreb hold regarding the role of their studies in developing teachers’ competencies for LGBTIQ-inclusive educational practices. The results, based on the data collected in two focus groups, show that the participants assess their knowledge and skills for shaping LGBTIQ-inclusive practices as inadequate, while simultaneously blaming their study programs for this deficit, but also understanding why it occurs. Contemplating the possibilities of LGBTIQ
inclusive education using a competency-based framework opens up numerous questions for future research.

Keywords:

critical pedagogy, qualitative methodology, sexual and gender diversity, teacher education