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Gordana Stepić

Gordana M. Stepić
First name, middle initial, last name:Gordana M. Stepić
Title/Academic Rank:PhD, Assistant Professor
Narrow Scientific/Artistic Field:Methodology of Teaching Science and Social Studies
eNauka:https://enauka.gov.rs/cris/rp/rp12634
ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3122-7147
Department:Department of Didactic and Methodological Sciences
e-mail:gordana.stepic@pefja.kg.ac.rs; gordanastepicpefja@gmail.com

Name of the institution where the teacher is employed full-time:

Faculty of Education, Jagodina, University of Kragujevac, 80%

ACADEMIC CAREER

Change Year Institution Field
Appointment to Academic Rank:2023.Faculty of Education, JagodinaMethodology of Teaching Science and Social Studies
PhD:2016.Teacher Education Faculty, UžiceDidactic and Methodological Sciences
Master’s Degree:2011.Teacher Education Faculty, BelgradeDidactic and Methodological Sciences
Undergraduate Degree:1999.Teacher Education Faculty, BelgradeDidactic and Methodological Sciences

LIST OF COURSES TAUGHT AT UNDERGRADUATE AND MASTER’S STUDIES

  1. Methodology of Educational Work 2, Bachelor of Arts in Preschool Teacher Education
  2. Project Approach in Educational Work, Bachelor of Arts in Preschool Teacher Education
  3. Children’s Play and Creativity, Bachelor of Arts in Preschool Teacher Education
  4. Methodology of Teaching Science and Social Studies with Practicum, Applied Studies Program in Preschool Nursing and Education

LIST OF COURSES TAUGHT AT DOCTORAL STUDIES

  1. Modeling of Science and Social Studies Teaching, PhD Program in Teaching Methodology
  2. Theoretical and Methodological Issues in the Methodology of Teaching Science and Social Studies, PhD Program in Teaching Methodology
  3. Preparation of a Doctoral Dissertation Project in the Methodology of Teaching Science and Social Studies, PhD Program in Teaching Methodology

REPRESENTATIVE REFERENCES

  1. Stepić, G. (2026). Planned Learning Situations in Preschool Education. The Methodology Theory and Practice, 29 (1), 66-78.
  2. Stepić, G. (2026). Understanding Plant Growth and Development in Preschool Children. Proceedings of the Faculty of Philosophy in Priština, 56(1), 299–318. https://doi.org/10.5937/zrffp56-59622
  3. Ignjatović, A., Vasilijević, D., & Stepić, G. (2025). Textbooks and Manuals in the Function of Problem-Based Teaching of Science and Social Studies – Teachers’ Perceptions. Uzdanica, 22(3), 25–44. https://doi.org/10.46793/Uzdanica22.3.025I
  4. Stepić, G. (2025). Team Teaching in Science and Social Studies. Jagodina: Faculty of Education in Jagodina, University of Kragujevac.
  5. Stepić, G., Milanović, N., & Dedaj, M. (2025). Preschool Teachers’ Attitudes and Beliefs about the Implementation of the STEM Approach in Educational Practice. Research in Pedagogy, 15(2), 261–274. https://doi.org/10.5937/IstrPed2502261S
  6. Stepić, G. (2025). Future Preschool Teachers’ Attitudes towards the Integration of the STEM Learning Approach in Early Childhood Practice. In I. Ćirković-Miladinović, D. Ristanović, O. Cekić-Jovanović, & M. Stanojević Veselinović (Eds.), STEM/STEAM/STREAM Approach in Theory and Practice of Contemporary Education (pp. 157–168). Jagodina: Faculty of Education in Jagodina, University of Kragujevac. https://doi.org/10.46793/STREAM25.157S
  7. Stepić, G. (2024). General Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Abilities of Female Students – Future Preschool Teachers. Teaching Innovations, 37(2), 85–98. https://doi.org/10.5937/inovacije2402085S
  8. Stepić, G., & Miladinović, K. (2024). Exploring Children’s Ideas about Shadow Formation. Baština, 34(64), 363–375. https://doi.org/10.5937/bastina34-53886
  9. Stepić, G., Veličković, S., Cekić Jovanović, O., & Miletić, A. (2023). The Impact of the Application of the Online Teaching Model on the Development of Digital Competencies of Future Preschool Teachers. International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education (IJCRSEE), 11(3), 487–495. https://doi.org/10.23947/2334-8496-2023-11-3-487-495
  10. Stepić, G. (2022). Aspiring Early Childhood Teachers’ Self-Perception of Their Competence in the Integration of Digital Technologies into Early Childhood Educational Practice. Teme, 46(3), 639–660. https://doi.org/10.22190/TEME220304034S
Participation in Projects:
  • Pilot Project “Changing the Relationship between Theory and Practice in Initial Preschool Teacher Education – PROTOTYPE”, within the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia project “Inclusive Preschool Education in Serbia”, 2022/2023 (team member)
  • Project “Model of Integrated Practice in Initial Preschool Teacher Education”, approved by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia within the Public Call for Application and Participation in Projects Funded under the Program Activity “Development of Higher Education”, 2021/2022 (project leader)
  • Erasmus+ Keep Educating Yourself – KEY (598977-EPP-1-2018-RS-1-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP) 2019–2022. (team member)
Professional Development:

Participation in the mentoring program within the Horizon Europe research and innovation project ERA TALENT, 2025.

Areas of Interest:

Early Childhood Science Education, Preschool Teacher Competence, Digital Technologies in Teaching and Educational Work, Innovative Teaching Models, Children’s Participation in Educational Practice

Memberships in Organizations:
  • Head of the Bachelor of Arts in Preschool Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, Jagodina
  • Member of the Faculty Quality Assurance Committee
Other information:
  • Reviewer for the journal Frontiers in Education
  • Professional Development Program “Children Learn through Play and Exploration” (2025–2028), Faculty of Education in Jagodina (co-author and trainer)
  • Professional Development Program “Science in Kindergarten” (2025–2028), Academy of Applied Studies “Sirmium” (co-author and trainer)
  • Author and coordinator of the Pilot Project Introducing Financial Literacy into the Education System of the Republic of Serbia (FinPis) at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, 2017–2020.
  • Stepić, G. (2019). Guide for Student Cooperatives. Belgrade: Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.