1041Teacher Competence in the Use of the Local Environment
The synthetic approach to the role of schools in the local environment presented above allows
us to dene teacher competence associated with that role, which shall be detailed in the following
portion of this paper.
DESIRABLE TEACHER COMPETENCIES IN THE CONTEXT
OF CHANGING LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS
The description of teacher competence in relation to the requirements of the local environment
should be preceded by a reection on the changes taking place in this environment.
The contemporary world is undergoing enormous and rapid changes. One can observe these
changes in the economy, in the environment and the climate, and lastly in social and cultural behav-
ior. Two fundamental processes, globaliz ...