Teacher Profile in Romania: Defining Features and Priorities of the Training Programs in Teaching Career

Study aims at presenting the main trends of elaborating of a possible profile of teaching staff and introduction of these overriding in the initial and continuous training programs for teachers. The results of the study were obtained by applying survey based on a questionnaire. Study included a total of 564 teachers at national level. The results revealed outlining some dominant traits of today's teachers: the central element is the patience and the principal element of risk is bureaucratization of the education system which leads to a reduction of the practice importance and of labor in the department of the teacher. Continuing training is both a challenge and a necessity for teachers, with a view to increase their professionalism, update and deepen their knowledge through the development of the profession.