TEACHERS’ MOTIVATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS REGARDING LIFELONG LEARNING

Dan-Cristian  DABIJA; Ioana-Nicoleta  ABRUDAN; Cătălin  POSTELNICU

Authors

Dan-Cristian DABIJA Professor PhD, Department of Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: cristi_dabija@yahoo.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8265-175X
Ioana-Nicoleta ABRUDAN Lecturer PhD, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: ioana.abrudan@econ.ubbcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7527-3551
Cătălin POSTELNICU Lecturer PhD, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: catalin.postelnicu@econ.ubbcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7892-9993

Keywords:

education, lifelong learning, information sharing, technological change, new teaching techniques

Abstract

https://doi.org/10.1515/subboec-2016-0003

The global contemporary economic and social context, in constant change, makes the learning process undergo constant structural changes with profound implications. These transformations also influence practices, principles and methods used in the field of learning and teaching. The present research is focused on the motivations and expectations of teachers regarding lifelong learning. Their main motivator is to improve teaching tools, techniques and methods. The study population consists of educators who teach Romanian language and literature to national minorities (Hungarian, German, Roma, Tatar, Serbian, Ukrainian, etc.) and to migrants from various states. The respondents have participated in a lifelong learning program.

JEL Classification: I26, I29, M31, M53

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