Content Analysis of Syllabus for Students of Kindergarten and Primary School Pedagogy according to the Professional Competences

Through the national project of Developing an operational system of qualifications through higher education in Romania", by National Qualifications Authority, there were designed competences grids for bachelor level. As part of the team experts, after conceiving a competence grid for kindergarten and primary school education, we made a content analysis of syllabus for students of kindergarten and primary school pedagogy according to the professional competences. This analysis took into consideration the subjects, allocated number of credits to each professional and transversal competences, and the correlation between the subjects in accordance with the general and transversal skills needed to be achieved by the student as future teacher in kindergarten and primary school. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.