PARENTS AND TEACHERS AS PARTNERS IN THE SCHOOL AS LEARNING ORGANIZATION

The aim of the research was to explore the readiness of students - future teachers to communicative interaction between the actors of educational process in the school as learning organization. The main objective was also focused on the teacher training in this area due to the importance of partnership in the contemporary school. To achieve these goals, the surveys and document analysis were carried out. Students of different specializations of Pedagogical University of Cracow (Poland) were examined. The preliminary findings have shown that University's teacher training programs put emphasis on theoretical knowledge regarding family-school cooperation. However, the results also showed that students do not feel well prepared for practical activities in this area. The analysis of teacher education programs specified that the teacher's practice and communication skills in the field of cooperation with parents of students are under-emphasized. The article is an attempt to throw new light on modernization of teacher training in the field of communication and social skills as well as cooperation with all actors of educational process in the school as learning organization.