Role and Meaning of Formation in Teacher Integral Development

Abstract

The article is aimed at presenting the role and meaning of formation in teacher integral development. Formation can be treated as one of the fundamental pedagogical categories supporting the effective educational processes. It is tightly connected with integral upbringing. The key point in formation is the person’s interior where the whole process starts. It needs a strong person’s commitment to it. However, an individual should, first of all, understand the whole concept of formation paying attention to spirituality which is the source of any activities determined axiologically. In particular, educators dealing with teacher education cannot neglect such crucial factors seen from three dimensions: personal, pedagogical and professional. Considering the fact that the matters connected with teacher formation are not often undertaken, the theme of article seems justified. Hence, the method used in the article is the analysis of gathered material that bears some of the implications included in the conclusion.