PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH IN PRIMARY EDUCATION

The study deals with a qualitative analysis of the educational process of 8 elementary school teachers. We observed these teachers on the lessons and, using the microanalysis of the teaching units, we came up with findings that point to the predominance of teacher-centered education. This means that we continue to observe, within teacher communication, elements that are not in accordance with the humanist principles of a student-centered approach. A comparison of all 8 researched teachers has shown us that inappropriate pedagogic influence, especially in the level of communication, created passive, almost aggressive reactions by the pupils. On the contrary, we discovered that the teachers who implemented a mostly positive attitude during communication were a lot more successful in getting positive/desirable reactions, respectively, productive behavior of pupils.