Competences in education – Brazilian and Serbian Perspective

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to compare the understanding of the concept of competences in Brazil and Serbia, together with reflecting on the different contexts under which these countries are developing. Theoretical framework provides reflection on the term, concept and approaches related to competences. Comparison is done through the analysis of the relevant scientific papers in both countries, together with the analysis of the educational policies and practice. The main findings reflect on changes in the meaning of the term competence over time, increase in the number of scientific papers that happened in both countries, special interest of authors regarding competences, approaches in defining competences and detecting influences on the concept of competences in Serbia and Brazil.

Cilj ovog rada je da se uporedi razumevanje pojma kompetencija u Brazilu i Srbiji, kao i da se osvrne na različite kontekste razvoja tih dveju zemalja. Teoretski okvir će pružiti osvrt na prirodu termina ‘kompetencije’, na sam pojam i razne pristupe kompetencijama. Komparacija se vrši uporednom analizom relevantnih naučnih radova iz dveju zemalja, zajedno sa analizom obrazovnih politika i praksi. U glavnim nalazima se osvrćemo na promenu značenja termina ‘kompetencije’ u proteklom periodu, na porast broja naučnih radova u obe zemlje, na naročito interesovanje autora za pojam kompetencija, te pristupe definisanju kompetencija i uticajima na taj pojam u Srbiji i Brazilu.