Sanja Tatalović Vorkapić

Associate Professor SANJA TATALOVIC VORKAPIC, PhD, currently teaches students at the Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Rijeka in: Developmental psychology, Psychology of early learning and teaching, General psychology, Emotional intelligence, Developmental psychopathology, Methodology of quantitative research, and Positive psychology. Her contemporary research interests include biological basis of personality, personality of (pre)school teachers and child personality, contemporary issues from developmental psychopathology and methodology of quantitative research, positive psychology (well-being, optimism, life satisfaction, virtues) and its relationship with other fields through interdisciplinary studies, and also study programs for (pre)school teachers. She has published numerous psychology related articles and has been actively involved within various interdisciplinary research projects. She has awarded as the best scientist in the field of Social Sciences in 2013/2014. year, and as the best teacher in the 2016. year at the University of Rijeka, Croatia.

Publications

Supporting Children’s Well-Being During Early Childhood Transition to School
Supporting Children’s Well-Being During Early Childhood Transition to School
Sanja Tatalović Vorkapić, Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch. © 2021. 432 pages.
Life transitions differ concerning the intensity of the change and the intensity of the child’s reaction to that change. For most children, the first and most significant...
Personal and Professional Well-Being Among Early Childhood Teachers: Are They Related?
Personal and Professional Well-Being Among Early Childhood Teachers: Are They Related?
Sanja Tatalović Vorkapić, Renata Čepić. © 2020. 26 pages.
Early childhood teachers' work satisfaction is an essential prerequisite for their work attainments and quality work outcomes. At the same time, besides their professional...