Covey's Professional Habits in Czech Elementary and Lower Secondary Novice Teachers

Abstract

The text deals with elementary and lower secondary novice teachers in the Czech Republic, Liberec County, in the context of Covey's professional habits of successful people. The habits were operationalized into measurable factors and expert-driven validation and Cronbach item reliability performed. The correlations confirmed our assumptions of the interrelatedness of the habits on the one hand and on the other hand their uniqueness. The final questionnaire can serve to evaluate the level oo mastering Covey's habits in novice teachers. The adapted version of the questionnaire will prospectively serve as an evaluation tool of effectiveness of educational programmes focused on personal and professional student teacher growth.