STUDYING FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE - PEDA GOGUES PROSPECTIVE AND RETROSPECTIVE VIEWS

The authors examine the significance of pedagogical studies for the pr ofessional self-image as exemplified by studies leading to a diploma i n education. Based on regionally limited surveys, the analysis follows a twofold perspective. First, prospective conceptions of students con cerning future professional activities are described, these are juxtap osed with retrospective estimations given by practising diploma'd peda gogues on the significance of their studies for their professional pra ctice. Within the context of profession-theoretical considerations, a limited dependence on rules and acting marked by uncertainty are defin ed as the characteristics of pedagogical work, the specific profile of which is formed in the practical field. This implies that practice or ientation and professional orientation should be emphasized less in ed ucational science, rather, the studies should be interpreted as a room for different possibilities of appropriation open to diverse attribut ions which serves the learning of the reflexive and competent handling of uncertainties.