Młody nauczyciel w szkole. Problemy związane z rozwojem kompetencji i autonomii

Many authors have long been involved in research concerning the development of teachers’ personal and professional competences. According to them, teacher professional development is stadial and should lead to the critical use of knowledge, development of their own ways of working, revising the patterns of professional role and, consequently, to independence from external pressure and the creation of a teacher’s “autonomous identity”. The goal of this paper, based on several empirical studies, is the identification of some systemic and mental obstacles hindering the development of teachers’ competence and autonomy. The requirements related to the professional promotion system allow us to develop only some of the teachers’ competences that are the basis for building their autonomy, e.g. teaching and development of the teacher’s workshop. In the construction of the professional promotion system, communication skills, skills to motivate students, supporting them in solving problems, building their authority in relations with students were neglected. At the school level, a lack of trust among teachers, a lack of culture of cooperation and shared responsibility, a conflict between teacher generations, lack of respect and openness to others can hinder or even prevent the development of the autonomy of young teachers.