<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In Latvia, the issues of career education are most often addressed by school teachers. In 2003, the Standards of Teacher Profession adopted by the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia provided the list of teachers' duties, tasks, and specific skills. One of such skills is to help pupils to understand the professional activities and to teach them career planning. This issue is given insufficient attention in teacher professional education. The article aims to use the context of sustainable education to analyze the activities carried out within the National Program Project Career Education Activity Provision in the System of Education co-financed by the European Social Fund. The questionnaires were designed to determine the needs for teacher education in relation to learner's career education. The data were obtained from in-service teachers (N=228) involved in career advising activities for their pupils in all regions of Latvia and were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The results approve and elaborate on a necessity of integrating career education issues in the teacher education curriculum.</p></abstract>

In Latvia, the issues of career education are most often addressed by school teachers. In 2003, the Standards of Teacher Profession adopted by the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia provided the list of teachers' duties, tasks, and specific skills. One of such skills is to help pupils to understand the professional activities and to teach them career planning. This issue is given insufficient attention in teacher professional education. The article aims to use the context of sustainable education to analyze the activities carried out within the National Program Project Career Education Activity Provision in the System of Education co-financed by the European Social Fund. The questionnaires were designed to determine the needs for teacher education in relation to learner's career education. The data were obtained from in-service teachers (N=228) involved in career advising activities for their pupils in all regions of Latvia and were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The results approve and elaborate on a necessity of integrating career education issues in the teacher education curriculum.

Career Education for Teachers: Reflections on ESF Project Implementation in Latvia

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

In Latvia, the issues of career education are most often addressed by school teachers. In 2003, the Standards of Teacher Profession adopted by the Ministry of...

Career Education for Teachers: Reflections on ESF Project Implementation in Latvia

Published Online: May 04, 2009

Page range: 68 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0020-7

Keywords
teachers, career education, general education, vocational education, educational needs

This content is open access.

Career Education for Teachers: Reflections on ESF Project Implementation in Latvia

Published Online: May 04, 2009

Page range: 68 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0020-7

Keywordsteachers, career education, general education, vocational education, educational needs

This content is open access.

Keywords
teachers, career education, general education, vocational education, educational needs