This paper determines sustainable development and emphasizes the importance of educational institutions in proclaiming sustainable development. Furthermore, a research was conducted with the aim of determining an understanding of sustainable development concepts and the familiarity with certain terms as well as the frequency of certain pro-ecological behaviour in future preschool teachers. The sample consisted of undergraduate students of Early and Preschool Education of the University of Zagreb (N = 266). According to the results obtained, future preschool teachers agree that today's society should strive for sustainable development. In addition, future preschool teachers mostly practice those pro-ecological behaviours that relate to energy and water saving.
U radu se determinira konstrukt socijalne kompetencije s gledišta različitih autora. Rezultati raznih istraživanja pokazali su da djeca s razvijenom socijalnom kompetencijom ostvaruju bolje akademske rezultate i imaju veće samopouzdanje. Stoga se u radu tumači važnost odgojno-obrazovnih radnika i uloga obitelji u razvijanju socijalnih kompetencija djece predškolske dobi. Uz to, u radu su prikazana recentnija istraživanja socijalne kompetencije u odnosu na rodne razlike i sociometrijski status i prijateljstvo.
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