Dr Dragana Bјekić
Full Professor
Department of Social Sciences and Humanities
Faculty of Technical Sciences Čačak1
University of Kragujevac
65, Svetog Save St.
32102 Čačak
Serbia
Phone: +381 032/302-713
Fax: +381 032/342-101
Office No: 231
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9272-5719
Dragana Bjekić, PhD of psychology, Full Professor
Science and teaching domain: Psychological and Educational Sciences
The courses at the undergraduated, integrated and graduated studies:
Psychology, Pedagogy, Communicology, Docimology,
Psychology of teaching and learning in e-education
Adult Education and long life learning
Methodology of research and science communication
School practice
Date of Birth: March 16, 1965
Educational level:
BASIC Biography
Dragana Bjekić (Petrović) was born in Čačak, Serbia. Basic compulsory education (8 years), school for basic music education, and grammar school (secondary high level of education) she finished in Čačak.
She studied psychology (from BSc to PhD) at the Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade University, Serbia.
She finished special training for gestalt psychotherapist, special training for trainer-manager for business communication, and some programmes for psychological support.
Membership: Associaton of Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE), Serbian Association of psychologists, Educational Research Association of Serbia, Serbian Society of Subject Didacticians. Participant of TEPE network. Member of some national commissions in the field of educational policy.
RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS
PROJECTS
In-service teacher education programs and projects:
Projects of education policy development (local project):
International projects
Research/scientific projects
Projects of the higher education development (supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia)
PUBLICATIONS
National monographs
Bjekić, D. (1999). Profesionalni razvoj nastavnika, Edicija Pedagoške staze, Užice: Učiteljski fakultet (Професионални развој наставника, Teachers´ professional development)
Zlatić, L. & Bjekić, D. (2015). Komunikaciona kompetentnost nastavnika: konceptualizacija, merenje i razvoj, Užice: Učiteljski fakultet (Комуникациона компетентност наставника: концептуализација, мерење и развој, Teacher Communication Competence: Conceptualization, Measurement and Development)
Bjekić, D., & Zlatić, L. (2021). Psihologija preduzetništva: nastavnik u fokusu. Užice: Pedagoški fakultet. (Психологија предузетништва: наставник у фокусу. Psychology of Entrepreneurship: The teacher in the focus)
Chapters in the international monograph and international selected readings
Chapters in national monographs and selected readings
Zlatić, L. i Bjekić, D. (2021). Preduzetničke i komunikacione kompetencije - isprepletanost dva konstrukta. U S. Marinković (ur.). Nauka, nastava, učenje u izmenjenom društvenom kontekstu - tematski zbornik sa međunarodne konferencije (str. 263-280). Užice: Pedagoški fakultet. DOI 10.46793/NNU21.263Z (М45)
Bjekić, D., Stojković, M., i Zlatić, L. (2019). Profesionalno opredeljivanje maturanata gimnazija i srednjih stručnih škola: ima li mesta za nastavničke profesije? U S. Marinković (ur.). Nauka, nastava, učenje - problemi i perspektive (str. 99-114). Užice: Pedagoški fakultet.
Zlatić, L. i Bjekić, D. (2017). Sociokonstruktivistički pristup komunikaciji i razvoju komunikacione kompetentnosti. U S. Marinković (ur). Kulturno-potporna sredina u funkciji nastave i učenja (str. 77-80). Užice: Učiteljski fakultet ISBN 978-86-6101045-6
Bjekić, D. i Zlatić, L. (2014). Inclusive education: beneficiaries for all subjects in education (on Serbian), in. Nikolić, R. (ed.). Nastava i učenje - savremeni pristupi i perspektive, zbornik radova, (pp. 675-686), Užice: Učiteljski fakultet. (M45)
Bjekić, D., Zlatić, L. i Jaćimović, T. (2014). Boundaries of teachers professional activities (on Serbian), in: Obrenović, J., Stojiljković, S. i Nešić, V. (eds.). Rad, ličnost i društvo, tematski zbornik radova, (pp. 23-36), Niš: Filozofski fakultet. (M45)
Bjekić, D., Zlatić, L. i Vučetić, M. (2013). Toward the standards of teachers professional activities (on Serbian), in: Nikolić, R., Kundačina, M., and Nikolić, V. (eds). Nastava i učenje - kvalitet vaspitno-obrazovnog procesa, tematski zbornik, (pp. 163-174), Užice: Učiteljski fakultet. (M45)
Bjekić, D. i Vučetić, M. (2013). E-teachoing as technology of teachers professional activities and inservice education (on Serbian), in: Videnović, S., Milićević, N. i Opsenica-Kostić, J. (eds.). Razvoj i mentalno zdravlje, tematski zbornik radova, (pp. 112-127), Niš: Filozofski fakultet, (M45)
Zlatić, L., Bjekić, D. i Stanisavljević, M. (2013). Komunikaciona kompetentnost - terminološka razgraničenja (Communication Competence -terminological demarcation), u: Anđelković, V., Kostić, A. i Zlatanović, Lj. (ur.). Komunikacija i ljudsko društvo, tematski zbornik, (65-78), Niš: Filozofski fakultet. (M45)
Bjekić, D. i Zlatić, L. (2012). Merenje komunikacione kompetentnosti nastavnika (Measurement of Teachers' Communication Competence), u: Stojiljković, S., Todorović, J. i Đigić, G. (ur.). Ličnost i obrazovno-vaspitni rad, tematski zbornik radova (pp. 9-28). Niš: Filozofski fakultet. (M45)
Obradović, S., Bjekić, D. i Zlatić, L. (2012). Nastavna komunikacija sa učenicima sa specifičnim smetnjama u učenju (Teaching Communication with the Students with Specific Learning Disorders), u: Stojiljković, S., Todorović, J. i Đigić, G. (ur.). Ličnost i obrazovno-vaspitni rad, tematski zbornik radova, Niš: Filozofski fakultet, 145-157. (M45)
Bjekić, D., Vučetić, M. i Zlatić, L. (2012). Ishodi obrazovanja nastavnika prema dvodimenzionalnom modelu taksonomije Blumovih saradnika (Outcomes of teacher education according to the two dimensional model of Bloom s partners taxonomy), in: Marinković, S. (ed.). Nastava i učenje - ciljevi standardi, ishodi (Teaching and learning - goals, standards, outcomes), selected readings, (pp. 147-164), Užice: Učiteljski fakultet (M45)
Bjekić, D. i Bjekić, M. (2012). Obrazovni i komunikacioni aspekti politike energetske efikasnosti elektromotornih pogona (Educational and communication aspects of the policy of electric drives energy efficiency), u: Bjekić, M. (ur.). Energetska efikasnost elektromotornih pogona, monografija, Čačak: Tehnički fakultet, CD izdanje, ISBN 978-86-7776-137-0 (M45)
Articles in international journals
Bjekić, D., Bojović, M., & Stojković, M. (2022). Accuracy decoding of nonverbal behaviour based on verbal descriptions of nonverbal signs. Journal of Educational Sciences and Psychology, XII(LXXIV)1/2022, 160-175. DOI: 10.51865/JESP(2022.1.16 ISSN 2247–6377 ISSN - online version 2247–8558
Bjekić, D., Zlatić, L., & Bojović, M. (2020). Students-teachers' communication competence: basic social communication skills and interaction involvement. Journal of educational sciences and psychology. X(LXXII)(1/2020), 24-34. ISSN 2247–6377 ISSN - online version 2247–8558
Obradović, S., Bjekić, D., & Zlatić, L. (2015). Creative Teaching with ICT Support for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 203(August 2015), 291-296, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042815049459 doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.08.297
Bjekić, M., Bjekić, D., & Zlatić, L. (2015). Communication Competence of Practicing Engineers and Engineering Students: Education and Evaluation, International Journal of Engineering Education, 31(1B), 368-376, available on http://www.ijee.ie/contents/c310115B.html and http://www.ijee.ie/covers/covandabs31-1B.pdf
Bjekić, D., Obradović, S., Vučetić, M. & Bojović, M. (2014). E-teacher in inclusive e-education for students with specific learning disabilities, Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences 128(2014), 128-133. available on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18770428
Bjekić, D., Vučetić, M. & Zlatić, L. (2014). Teacher Work Motivation Context of In-service Education Changes, Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 116, 557-562, dostupno na http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814002584
Zlatić, L., Bjekić, D., Marinković, S. & Bojović, M. (2014). Development of Teacher Communication Competence, Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 116, 606-610, dostupno na http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187704281400282
Bjekić, D., Bojović, M., Zlatić, L. & Stanisavljević, M. (2012). Managers' Communication Competence, Metalurgia International - domain Management and Marketing, XVII(7), 239-247, available on http://www.metalurgia.ro/Metalurgia_International_7_2012.pdf ISSN 1582-2214
Articles in international journals in Serbian
Articles in the national scientific journals
Articles in international conferences and national conferences
Conferences
Articles in international conferences
Bjekić, D., & Stojković, M. (2021). From the first e-curriculum for the e-teacher in Serbia to the e-instruction in the pandemic context. In I. Janković & M. Spasić Šnelej (Eds.). 17th International Conference Days of Applied Psychology 2021: Psychology in the function of the well-being of the individual and society: Book of Abstracts (p. 34). Niš, Serbia (September 24th-25th 2021): Faculty of Philosophy.
Stojković, M., Bjekić, D., & Đorić, B. (2021).University teachers’ perceptions of online distance teaching during the pandemic. In I. Janković & M. Spasić Šnelej (Eds.). 17th International Conference Days of Applied Psychology 2021: Psychology in the function of the well-being of the individual and society: Book of Abstracts (p. 38–39). Niš, Serbia (September 24th-25th 2021): Faculty of Philosophy.
Bjekić, D., & Stojković, M. (2021).Student-teachers school practice in e-environment. TEPE 2021 Conference "Challenges of distance teaching in teacher education and education", 20-22 May 2021, Ljubljana, Slovenia. https://www.pef.uni-lj.si/1422.html
Bjekić, D., Bojović, M., & Stojković, M. (2021). A new side of instructional face-to-face communication in the context of real-time distance e-communication. TEPE 2021 Conference "Challenges of distance teaching in teacher education and education", 20-22 May 2021, Ljubljana, Slovenia. https://www.pef.uni-lj.si/1422.html
Bjekić, D., & Zlatić, L. (2020). Empowering Psychology: Entrepreneurship as Psychological Topic. In Book of Abstracts Psychology in the World of Science (p. 103), 16th International Conference „Days of Applied Psychology 2020“, Niš, Serbia, September 25-26 2020. Niš: Faculty of Philosophy. ISBN 978-86-7379-541-6
Bjekić, D., Obradović, S., & Bojović, M. (2020). The challenges for teachers: augmented reality as educational technology for teaching students with dyslexia. In I. Milićević (ed.). Proceedings TIE2020 (pp. 40-49). Čačak, Serbia: Faculty of Technical Sciences.
Bjekić, D., & Bjekić, M. (2019). Energy literacy and behaviour: an approach from the perspective of the EDEE policy. In Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference UNITECH 2019 Gabrovo (pp. III-129-III-134), Gabrovo: Technical University of Gabrovo. ISSN 1313-230X (November 15-16, 2019, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Bjekić, D., Stojković, M., & Đorić, B. (2019). E-teacher between 2009 and 2019: ten years development of e-teaching. International Scientific Conference "Learning in Virtual Community 2019" // Internacia Scienca Konferenco: Learnado en Virtualaj Komunumoj" (part of the Kongreso "Esperanto kaj educado"), July 18-19, 2019, Čačak: Faculty of Technical Sciences. In M. Stojković & R. Petrović (eds.) Book of Abstracts LVC (pp. 7-9). Čačak: Faculty of Technical Sciences. http://ftn.kg.ac.rs/konferencije/lvc2019/BookofAbstractsLVC_final.pdf
Bjekić, D., Stojković, M., i Zlatić, L. (2018). Preduzetnička kultura: kontekst obrazovanja i profesionalnog delovanja nastavnika. U S. Marinković (ur.). Jezik, kultura, obrazovanje (str. 299-322). Užice: Pedagoški fakultet.
Bjekić, D., Obradović, S., & Stojković, M. (2018). Professional practice (regulations) and education of psychologists in Greece and Serbia. In J. Todorović & S. Djorić (Eds). "14th International Conference Days of Applied Psychology - Abstract Book" (pp. 13-14). Niš: Faculty of Philosophy. ISBN 978-86-7379-482-2. International Conference "14th Days of Applied Psychology", Niš, September 28-29, 2018.
Stojković, M., Bjekić, D., & Zlatić, L. (2018). Teachers' expectances and perceptions of school psychologists' professional engagement. In J. Todorović, & S. Djorić (Eds). "14th International Conference Days of Applied Psychology - Abstract Book" (pp. 14-15). Niš: Faculty of Philosophy. ISBN 978-86-7379-482-2. International Conference "14th Days of Applied Psychology", Niš, September 28-29, 2018.
Bjekić, D., Bojović, M., & Stojković, M. (2017). Assessment of Nonverbal Communication Literacy. In B. Dimitrijević & D. Panić (Eds.). Book of Abstracts “13th Days of Applied Psychology: Psychology in and around us” (pp. 75). Niš: Faculty of Philosophy; International Conference “Days of Applied Psychology”, NIš, September 29-30. 2017. ISBN 978-86-7379-458-7
Obradović, S., & Bjekić, D. (2018). Application of augmentative and alternative communication in inclusive education. In B. Dimitrijević & D. Panić (Eds.). Psychology in and around us. International Thematic Proceedia (pp.59-67). Niš: Faculty of Philosophy. ISBN 978-86-7379-481-5.
Bjekić, D., Bojović, M., & Stojković, M. (2017b). Nonverbal communication literacy of engineering students: Reading of nonverbal behaviour. In E. D'Angelo Menéndez & L. Benítez Sastre (eds/coor.). Working together to encourage equity through literacy communities: a challenge of the 21st century. Minute Book (pp. 487-501). Madrid: Complutense University of Madrid. ISBN 978-84-697-7919-4
Bjekić, D., Stojković, M., Zlatić, L., & Kuzmanović, B. (2017b). Communication literacy of practicing and student teachers: Review of research in regional journal. In E. D'Angelo Menendez & L. Benitez Sastre (eds/coor.). Working together to encourage equity through literacy communities: a challenge of the 21st century. Minute Book (pp. 1465-1478). Madrid> Complutense University of Madrid. ISBN 978/84/697/7919/4
Bjekić, D., Stojković, M., & Kuzmanović, B. (2016). School based mentoring of students-teachers in the practice and beginning teachers. Sixth International Conference "Technics and Informatics in Education TIO 2016", May 28-29, 2016, Cacak: FTN.In I. Milićević (ed.). Proceedings TIO 2016 (pp. 344-352), Čačak: Faculty of Technical Sciences.
Bjekić, M., & Bjekić, D. (2016). Energy efficiency of electrical drive: between energy engineering, energy policy and energy education. Sixth International Conference "Tecnics and Informatics in Education TIO 2016", May 28-29, 2016, Cacak: FTN. In I. Milićević (ed.). Proceedings TIO 2016 (pp. 469-476), Čačak: Faculty of Technical Sciences.
Bjekić, M., & Bjekić, D. (2015). Electrical engineers' professional development in the field of energy efficiency of electrical drives. International scientific conference UNITECH '15, November 20/21, 2015, Gabrovo, Bulgaria. Selected Readings (pp. I159)
Bjekić, D., Vučetić, M., Kuzmanović, B. i Zlatić, L. (2015). The role of teacher-mentor for student school practice in evaluation of the universitz curricula for teacher education, Book of Abstract of "11th International Conference "Days of Applied Psychology", September, 25-26, 2015, (pp. 11), Niš: Faculty of Philosophy.
Obradović, S., Bjekić, D., & Zlatić, L. (2015). Creative Teaching with ICT Support for Students with Specific Learning Disabitilites, Section 1: ICT Based Sllutions for Education, Conference EPC - TKS 2015 (Education and Psychology Challenges - Teachers for the Knowledge Society), May 8-10, 2015, Romania, Ploiesti, http://www.edupsy.ro/index.php/the-conference-program
Obradović, S., Bjekić, D., & Zlatić, L. (2014). School Environment and Socio-Emotional Development of Children with Specific Learning Difficulties, International conference "10th Days of Applied Psychology: Individual and Environment", Niš: Faculty of Philosophy - University of Nis, in: Z. Marković G. Djigić, & D. Todovodić (Eds.). Book of Abstracts "Individual and Environment", (96), Niš: Faculty of Philosophy.
Bjekić, D., Obradović, S., & Bojović, M. (2014). Standards of Teacher Professional Activities and Standards of Teacher Education: Connection and Funcntion, Teacher Education Policy in Europe Network (TEPE) 2014 Conference "Overcoming Fragmentation in Teacher Education Policy and Practice", 15-17 May 2014, Zagreb, Croatia, Book of Abstracts, available on http://www.idi.hr/tepe2014/TEPE_2014_abstracts-Zg.pdf
Obradović, S., Bjekić, D., & Marinković, S. (2014). Between Teacher Education and Educational Inclusion, Teacher Education Policy in Europe Network (TEPE) 2014 Conference "Overcoming Fragmentation in Teacher Education Poliy and Practice", 15-17 May 2014, Zagreb, Croatia, Book of Abstracts, 4-5, available on http://www.idi.hr/tepe2014/TEPE_2014_abstracts-Zg.pdf
Bjekić, D., Obradović, S., Vučetić, M., & Bojović, M. (2013). E-teacher in Inclusive e-Education for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities, (abstract 23), The International Conference “Education and Psychology Challenges – Teacher for the Knowledge Society – 2nd edition” EPC-TKS 2013, 24-27 October 2013, Sinaia, Romania, Abstracts, dostupno na http://edupsy.ro/index.php/accepted-abstracts (M34)
Articles in national conferences