RUDOLF STEINER'S (1861-1925) IDEAS AS A BASIS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF GOOD PRACTICES IN BULGARIAN SCHOOLS IN THE CONTEXTOF THE TEACHER'S ROLE
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https://doi.org/10.60059/ESS.2025.1.19-61Keywords:
Rudolf Steiner, Waldorf pedagogy, Waldorf school, role of the teacher, principles and methods, good school practices, Bulgarian schoolAbstract
he study is dedicated to Rudolf Steiner’s pedagogical ideas concerning the role of the teacher, examined in the context of the contemporary Bulgarian school and presented as examples of good educational practices. Based on a theoretical analysis of these practices, a survey was conducted with the aim of exploring whether and to what extent they are known to Bulgarian public school teachers, and whether and to what extent educators are willing to recognize and apply them in their future professional practice. The presented results are part of a larger study, also based on other key pedagogical ideas of Steiner.
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