Discipline versus education – Teachers` view in light of changes

Abstract

It is difficult to keep up with the effects of the changes that are stirring up the societies of our present world, for a player who is forced to cope at all levels of education, be it a student or a teacher. Therefore, it is a legitimate question as to how the innovation processes taking place in our time influence the thinking and involvement of teachers - in our research, university lecturers - in their professional commitment to help the social integration of young people. The results of the qualitative analysis of interviews with nearly 90 university lecturers over six years provide insight into how the lecturers express their beliefs, namely the challenges posed by technological development, the transmission of traditional values, the dilemma of whether to discipline and/or educate, and in general is it necessary to discipline. During the interviews, it became clear that there are divided opinions on how to prepare students for community life and a place in the professional environment. There are those who completely reject the raison d'être of education, but still educate with their individuality and example, and there are those who explicitly assert the importance of education. The research suggests that no matter what technological changes we face today, there are universal values that a teacher is tasked with conveying in the same way as a hundred years ago, because it is done for the sake of our survival.