Problem solving in Germany has roots in mathematics and psychology but it found its way to schools and classrooms, especially through German Kultusministerkonferenz, which represents all government departments of education. For the problem solving standard to get implemented in schools, a large scale dissemination through continuous professional development is very much needed, as the current mathematics teachers are not qualified to do so. As a consequence, one organ in Germany focuses on setting up courses for teacher educators who can "multiply" what they have learned and set up their own professional development courses for teachers. However, before attaining to this work, it is crucial to have an understanding what conceptions about teaching problem solving in mathematics classroom mathematics teacher educators hold. In this research report, I focus on mathematics teacher educators' conceptions about problem solving standard and their effects regarding a large-scale dissemination. ; Problem solving in Germany has roots in mathematics and psychology but it found its way to schools and classrooms, especially through German Kultusministerkonferenz, which represents all government departments of education. For the problem solving standard to get implemented in schools, a large scale dissemination through continuous professional development is very much needed, as the current mathematics teachers are not qualified to do so. As a consequence, one organ in Germany focuses on setting up courses for teacher educators who can "multiply" what they have learned and set up their own professional development courses for teachers. However, before attaining to this work, it is crucial to have an understanding what conceptions about teaching problem solving in mathematics classroom mathematics teacher educators hold. In this research report, I focus on mathematics teacher educators' conceptions about problem solving standard and their effects regarding a large-scale dissemination.
The future of an individual and society in the global world is reflected in the organization and quality of today's school, educational system and teacher education. Interculturalism is encouraged by education in school as a social community which accepts diversity as a value. The aim of intercultural education is the development of intercultural sensitivity and acquisition of knowledge, skills and abilities needed for functioning in a multicultural society. Inclusion of intercultural education in the school curriculum implies the responsibility of all, mostly teachers because they are directly involved in the educational process. The intercultural competence of teachers refers to the interaction encouraging mutual learning with culturally diverse pupils. The paper analyzes valid legal documents and university programs of Croatian teacher studies from the point of interculturalism. The aim of the research is to inspect the relevant legal framework and determine intercultural contents in the Croatian primary teacher education study programs. The comparative analysis of study programs for primary school teachers (in Osijek, Zagreb, Split, Rijeka and Pula) shows that intercultural content is present but differs in number and type. The premise of successful intercultural education is a quality initial teacher education. ; Budućnost pojedinca i društva u globalnom svijetu ogleda se u ustroju i kvaliteti današnje škole, sustavu odgoja i obrazovanja te izobrazbe učitelja. Interkulturalizam se potiče odgojem i obrazovanjem u školi kao socijalnoj zajednici koja prihvaća različitost kao vrijednost. Cilj interkulturalnoga obrazovanja je razvoj interkulturalne osjetljivosti te stjecanje znanja, vještina i sposobnosti potrebnih za djelovanje u multikulturalnom društvu. Uključivanje interkulturalnoga obrazovanja u školski kurikul implicira odgovornost svih, najviše učitelja jer neposredno sudjeluju u odgojno-obrazovnom procesu. Interkulturalna kompetencija učitelja odnosi se na ostvarivanje interakcija koje potiču uzajamno učenje s kulturalno drukčijim učenicima. U radu se analiziraju pojedine važeći dokumenti zakonske legislative i sveučilišni programi hrvatskih učiteljskih studija s motrišta interkulturalizma. Cilj istraživanja je uvid u relevantni zakonski okvir i utvrđivanje interkulturalnih sadržaja u hrvatskim studijskim programima za školskoga učitelja. Komparativnom analizom studijskih programa za školskoga učitelja (u Osijeku, Zagrebu, Splitu, Rijeci, Zadru i Puli) evidentno je da interkulturalnih sadržaja ima, no oni se razlikuju po broju i vrsti. Pretpostavka uspješnoga interkulturalnog odgoja i obrazovanja jest kvalitetno inicijalno obrazovanje učitelja.
Profesionalni razvoj odgojitelja dio je oblikovanja kurikula ustanove ranoga i predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja i u velikoj se mjeri odražava na cjelokupan kontekst u kojemu se kurikul konstruira, oblikuje i živi. Ovaj se rad bavi aktualnim pitanjima razvoja odgojiteljske profesije u okolnostima definiranima stalnim društvenim, političkim i tehnološkim promjenama. U prvome dijelu rada govorit će se o obilježjima zanimanja koje sebe želi artikulirati kao profesiju te specifičnim obilježjima odgojiteljske profesije i profesionalnog identiteta. Sljedeća je važna tema kompetencijski okvir odgojitelja, poglavito važnost cjeloživotnoga učenja kao ključnog elementa profesionalnog razvoja. Uz različite formalne i neformalne modalitete učenja u radu se osobito vrijednima ističu oni oblici stručnog usavršavanja koji se događaju ili bi se trebali događati unutar profesionalne zajednice. ; The professional development of teachers is a part of an institution's early and pre-school education curriculum design and it, to a large extent, affects the entire context in which the curriculum is constructed, formed and in which it lives. This paper addresses the topical issues of development of teacher profession in the circumstances defined by constant social, political and technological changes. The first part of the paper addresses the characteristics of the occupation that wants to articulate itself as a profession and the specific features of ECEC teacher profession and professional identity. The next important topic is the competence framework of teachers, and in particular the significance of the lifelong learning as the key element of professional development. In addition to various formal and informal learning modalities, the paper highlights as especially important the forms of professional development that take place or should take place within the professional community.
This article is the first comparative study on the education of primary college women teachers in Slovenian and Croatian lands of Austria-Hungary through legislation and the organisation of women's teacher training colleges. The study consists of a historical comparative analysis covering the period from the emergence of the dualist Austria-Hungary (1867) until World War I (1914). During the period covered in this article, many changes were implemented in women's teacher education. Before the year 1869, women who wanted to become teachers acquired the necessary knowledge as nuns in monasteries, in private girls' schools, or at home. The Austrian school legislation of 1869 had a quantitative and qualitative influence on the development and organisation of women's teacher training colleges and on the quality of women's teacher education. Women teachers became state employees. Analysis of the legislation showed differences between the syllabuses of women's teacher training colleges in Slovenian and Croatian lands. The syllabuses were adapted to the requirements of individual lands. A comparison of their activities also shows differences in development, number, and organisation. New state women's teacher training colleges and private ones with public accreditation appeared. In Slovenian lands, under the Austrian school legislation, the development of four-year women's teacher training colleges was somewhat faster than in Croatian lands. The comparison shows that private women's teacher training colleges were predominant and women's teacher education became more standardised and professionalised both in Slovenian and Croatian lands. ; Rad daje uvid u obrazovanje osnovnoškolskih učiteljica u slovenskim i hrvatskim zemljama Austro-Ugarske Monarhije preko zakonodavstva i organizacije ženskih učiteljskih škola. Istraživanje se sastoji od povijesne komparativne analize razdoblja između 1867. i 1914. godine. Pojavom Dvojne Monarhije dolazi do promjena u obrazovanju učiteljica. One se mogu najprije identificirati na temelju školskoga zakonodavstva. Učiteljice postaju državne službenice. Javljaju se nove državne ženske učiteljske škole, ali i one privatne s pravom javnosti. Analiza zakonodavstva pokazala je razlike između nastavnih planova u učiteljskim školama u slovenskim i hrvatskim zemljama unutar Monarhije. Komparacija njihovih aktivnosti također pokazuje razlike u razvoju, broju i organizaciji. U slovenskim zemljama, koje potpadaju pod austrijsko školsko zakonodavstvo, razvitak četverogodišnjih škola za učiteljice tekao je nešto brže nego u hrvatskim zemljama. Usporedba pokazuje da u slovenskim i hrvatskim zemljama dominiraju privatne škole za učiteljice.
Rad daje uvid u obrazovanje osnovnoškolskih učiteljica u slovenskim i hrvatskim zemljama Austro-Ugarske Monarhije preko zakonodavstva i organizacije ženskih učiteljskih škola. Istraživanje se sastoji od povijesne komparativne analize razdoblja između 1867. i 1914. godine. Pojavom Dvojne Monarhije dolazi do promjena u obrazovanju učiteljica. One se mogu najprije identificirati na temelju školskoga zakonodavstva. Učiteljice postaju državne službenice. Javljaju se nove državne ženske učiteljske škole, ali i one privatne s pravom javnosti. Analiza zakonodavstva pokazala je razlike između nastavnih planova u učiteljskim školama u slovenskim i hrvatskim zemljama unutar Monarhije. Komparacija njihovih aktivnosti također pokazuje razlike u razvoju, broju i organizaciji. U slovenskim zemljama, koje potpadaju pod austrijsko školsko zakonodavstvo, razvitak četverogodišnjih škola za učiteljice tekao je nešto brže nego u hrvatskim zemljama. Usporedba pokazuje da u slovenskim i hrvatskim zemljama dominiraju privatne škole za učiteljice. ; This article is the first comparative study on the education of primary college women teachers in Slovenian and Croatian lands of Austria-Hungary through legislation and the organisation of women's teacher training colleges. The study consists of a historical comparative analysis covering the period from the emergence of the dualist Austria-Hungary (1867) until World War I (1914). During the period covered in this article, many changes were implemented in women's teacher education. Before the year 1869, women who wanted to become teachers acquired the necessary knowledge as nuns in monasteries, in private girls' schools, or at home. The Austrian school legislation of 1869 had a quantitative and qualitative influence on the development and organisation of women's teacher training colleges and on the quality of women's teacher education. Women teachers became state employees. Analysis of the legislation showed differences between the syllabuses of women's teacher training colleges in Slovenian and Croatian lands. The syllabuses were adapted to the requirements of individual lands. A comparison of their activities also shows differences in development, number, and organisation. New state women's teacher training colleges and private ones with public accreditation appeared. In Slovenian lands, under the Austrian school legislation, the development of four-year women's teacher training colleges was somewhat faster than in Croatian lands. The comparison shows that private women's teacher training colleges were predominant and women's teacher education became more standardised and professionalised both in Slovenian and Croatian lands.
Long-standing gaps of teachers' academic qualifications persist despite changes and developments of educational policies the government has continually been making. The gaps eventually result in a gradual decrease in the quality of vocational school graduates, which has recently caused grave national concern. The decrease is evident in Indonesian vocational students' lack of competitive spirit and skills in the national labor market. In an attempt to find a creative and effective solution to this problem, this paper seeks to explore and describe the educational policies and the implementation of standards by vocational subjects teachers in a developing country and those in a developed county, hoping that it will help vocational school graduates acquire professional qualifications. Using a critical ethnography, in-depth analyses on the professors' commentaries reveal that it is common in most universities in both countries to select vocational teachers by following educational policies in order to establish reliable criteria for qualified teachers in the future. This teacher certification program seems to have positively influenced the welfare of teachers in both countries, but other daring innovations in improving skills and qualifications of teachers are still a great need. ; Dugogodišnji propusti u akademskim kvalifikacijama nastavnika ne nestaju usprkos promjenama i unaprjeđenju obrazovne politike koju vlada stalno izrađuje. Ti propusti u konačnici rezultiraju postupnim smanjenjem kvalitete učenika strukovnih škola, što u posljednje vrijeme izaziva ozbiljnu zabrinutost na nacionalnoj razini. To smanjenje kvalitete manifestira se u činjenici da indonezijski učenici nemaju natjecateljski duh ni vještine na domaćem tržištu rada. S ciljem pronalaska kreativnog i učinkovitog rješenja tog problema, ovaj rad pokušava istražiti i opisati obrazovne politike i provedbu obrazovnih standarda od strukovnih nastavnika u zemlji u razvoju i u razvijenoj zemlji, u nadi da će to pomoći učenicima koji završe strukovne škole u stjecanju stručnih kvalifikacija. Primjenom kritičke etnografije, detaljne analize komentara profesora otkrivaju da je na većini sveučilišta u objema državama uobičajena praksa pri odabiru strukovnih nastavnika ta da se poštuje obrazovna politika kako bi se uspostavili pouzdani kriteriji za kvalificirane nastavnike u budućnosti. Čini se da takav program licenciranja nastavnika ima pozitivan utjecaj na dobrobit nastavnika u objema državama, no još uvijek postoji velika potreba za ostalim smjelim inovacijama bitnima za razvoj vještina i kvalifikacija nastavnika.
In Serbia, beginning teachers are under constant pressure since they are obliged to follow and implement all education laws and by-laws which determine the accountabilities of all the stakeholders of the educational system, even though during the initial teacher education they do not meet with the mentioned legislation. Beginning teachers are also required to implement different teaching methods, to adjust classroom conditions and instruction to the students' individual needs. This often becomes a barrier and what is more, schools often lack the capacity to provide enough support for beginning teachers, while the existing accredited professional development programs do not cover the necessary content. A way to bridge the gap between the initial teacher education and the existing offer of professional development programs is to identify the types of support the beginning teachers need and to create professional development programs tailored especially for them. Driven by this proposition, the Regional Centers for Professional Development in Serbia conducted a research study among teachers who have up to 5 years of work experience in order to create a program that fully meets their needs. The results of the research will be presented in this paper. ; U Srbiji su učitelji početnici pod stalnim pritiskom jer su obvezni pratiti i implementirati sve zakone o odgoju i obrazovanju, kao i lokalne propise kojima se utvrđuje odgovornost sudionika obrazovnoga sustava, usprkos tome što se tijekom svojega početnog obrazovanja ne susreću sa spomenutim dokumentima. Od učitelja početnika također se očekuje da se koriste različitim metodama poučavanja i da uvjete u razredu i svoju poduku prilagode individualnim potrebama svojih učenika, što im često predstavlja poteškoće. Osim toga, školama često nedostaje kapaciteta da osiguraju dovoljno podrške za učitelje početnike, a postojeći akreditirani programi profesionalnoga razvoja ne obuhvaćaju potrebne sadržaje. Jedan način za premošćivanje jaza između početnog obrazovanja učitelja i postojeće ponude programa profesionalnog razvoja jest identificirati vrste podrške potrebne učiteljima početnicima i posebno za njih izraditi programe profesionalnog razvoja. Na temelju te zamisli Regionalni centri za profesionalni razvoj zaposlenih u obrazovanju u Srbiji proveli su istraživanje među učiteljima koji su imali do 5 godina radnoga staža u obrazovanju sa svrhom izrade programa koji bi bio u potpunosti usklađen s njihovim potrebama. Rezultati toga istraživanja bit će prezentirani u ovome radu.
Svrha ovog rada je usustaviti i kronološki prikazati elemente koji su utjecali na razvoj građanskog odgoja i obrazovanja od 1999. godine do danas u Republici Hrvatskoj. Rad prati relevantne dokumente i strategije u kojima se građanski odgoj i obrazovanje izričito navodi, objavljena istraživanja u području građanskog odgoja i obrazovanja te ključne dionike koji se nameću kao akteri u njegovoj provedbi. Počevši od poticaja, koji je došao iz Europe, da bi sve države kao prioritet trebale imati uvođenje odgoja i obrazovanja za ljudska prava i demokratsko građanstvo u odgojno-obrazovne sustave, rad prati na koji je način Republika Hrvatska odgovorila na te poticaje. U središtu su interesa pitanja kako je i je li sustav pokušao uključiti ovu temu u obrazovnu politiku Republike Hrvatske te tko je sve utjecao na te procese. Rad kronološki prikazuje sve događaje u području razvoja politike građanskog odgoja i obrazovanja od 1999. godine, kada je donesen prvi strateški dokument koji pretpostavlja razvoj građanske kompetencije, do danas. ; The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic and chronological overview of elements that have influenced the development of Civic Education in Croatia since 1999 until the present day. The paper surveys relevant documents and strategies featuring explicit mentions of civic education, published research in the field of civic education, and key stakeholders in its implementation. Starting with the impetus from Europe to implement education for human rights and democratic citizenship, this paper gives an outline of Croatia's response to that impetus. The main points of interest in the paper whether and in which ways the system tried to include civic education in the educational policy of the Republic of Croatia, as well as who affected those processes. The paper presents a chronological overview of all developments in the field of civic education policy in Croatia since 1999, when the first strategic document on developing civic competence was adopted, until the present day.
In order for a preschool teacher to develop into a competent individual and continuously strengthen his/her professional identity, it is of great importance to work on all aspects of lifelong professional development. Since the academic year 2009/2010, preschool teachers have the opportunity to continue their education at university graduate studies in the Republic of Croatia in order to acquire and/or develop their competences, knowledge and skills necessary for the development of professionalism. It is the responsibility of not just the individual, but also the professional community to enable the development of preschool teacher profession in all those areas crucial to the advancement of early and preschool education system. In this sense, formal education enables acquisition of competences needed to create educational policy within the institutions. In order to determine whether preschool teachers consider themselves competent and in which areas, a self-assessment questionnaire of professional competences was developed. The aim of this research is to gain insight into the number of preschool teachers who consider themselves professionally competent for creating educational policy in the institution they work in. Furthermore, this research will examine whether there are differences in self-assessments of professional competences between preschool teachers - graduate students and preschool teachers who completed undergraduate studies, both employed in preschool institutions, and on what dimensions those estimates show correlation. ; Kako bi se odgojitelj razvijao u kompetentnog pojedinca te kontinuirano osnaživao svoj profesionalni identitet, od velike je važnosti rad na sebi putem svih oblika cjeloživotnog stručnog usavršavanja. Od akademske godine 2009./2010. u Republici Hrvatskoj odgojitelji imaju mogućnost nastaviti svoje obrazovanje na sveučilišnom diplomskom studiju kako bi stekli i/ili razvili svoje kompetencije, znanja i vještine koji su potrebni za razvoj profesionalizma. Odgovornost, ne samo pojedinca već i profesionalne zajednice, jest omogućiti razvoj odgojiteljske profesije u svim onim dijelovima ključnim za napredovanje ranog i predškolskog odgojno-obrazovnog sustava. Formalno obrazovanje, u tom smislu, omogućuje stjecanje kompetencija potrebnih za kreiranje obrazovne politike unutar vlastitih ustanova. Kako bi se procijenilo smatraju li se i u kojim se područjima odgojitelji kompetentnima, konstruiran je upitnik za samoprocjenu profesionalnih kompetencija. Cilj je ovog istraživanja dobiti uvid u to koliko se odgojitelji smatraju profesionalno kompetentnima za kreiranje obrazovne politike ustanove u kojoj rade. Nadalje, ispitat će se postoje li razlike u samoprocjenama profesionalnih kompetencija odgojitelja – polaznika diplomskih studija koji su u radnom odnosu u predškolskim ustanovama i odgojitelja sa završenim stručnim ili preddiplomskim studijem također u radnom odnosu, te na kojim dimenzijama postoji povezanost njihove procjene.
Tradicije razvoja suvremene geografske misli i znanosti u Hrvatskoj osim za središnji Odsjek za geografijui Zavode na PMF-u u Zagrebu, vezane su posebno i za visokoškolske ustanove i druge ustanove u Zagrebu i drugim gradovima zemlje. Razmjerno značajan broj hrvatskih geografa djelovao je u novije vrijeme i stalno je aktivan na geografskim i drugim katedrama u Zagrebu i u drugim dijelovima zemlje. U radu se posebna pažnja posvećuje razvoju geografskog studija u Zadru, te oblicima studiranja na bivšim pedagoškim akademijama, višim i visokim pedagoškim školama, kao i na pedagoškim, pomorskim, ekonomskim, turističkim i hotelijerskim, političkim, agronomskim, vojnim, kartografskim i drugim visokim učilištima. ; Besides the central Department of Geography and the Institutes of the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Science, the tradition of development of modern geographic thought and science in Croatia is also associated with other higher-education institutions in the country. A significant number of Croatian geographers have been affiliated with science departments (geographic or other)in Zagreb, as well as in the rest of Croatia. This paper is particularly focused on the development of the study of geography in Zadar, as well as the other geography studies at former academies of pedagogy, pedagogical colleges and schools for teacher training, economic, tourist, political, agronomical, military, cartographic and other higher-education institutions.
Učeničko društvo Svačić počelo je djelovati 1906. godine kao tamburaški zbor unutar varaždinske Gimnazije, a ubrzo je kao organizirano tamburaško društvo nastupalo i izvan škole. Pod vodstvom prof. Milana Stahuljaka oblikovani su kvalitetan tamburaški i pjevački zbor te salonski orkestar koji su do ljeta 1913. godine, priređivali glazbeno-deklamatorne produkcije povremeno dopunjavane amaterskim predstavama i organiziranim plesom. Bez Svačićevog sudjelovanja ubrzo je postala nezamisliva svaka ozbiljnija priredba u Gimnaziji, a njegovi programi znatno su obogatili kulturnu i zabavnu ponudu u gradu. Pred Prvi svj. rat ulogu Svačićevog zborovođe preuzeo je prof. Tomislav Miškulin pod čijim je vodstvom ova djelatnost nadopunjena izuzetno kvalitetnim koncertnim aktivnostima. Čim su to političke okolnosti dopustile, Svačićevi su nastupi, tijekom i nakon rata, pomogli prikupljanju novca za pomoć siromašnim gimnazijalcima i ratnim stradalnicima. Zalaganjem Milana Kamana, novog ravnatelja varaždinske Gimnazije, diktatorski režim kralja Aleksandra je 1930. ipak dozvolio osnivanje Varaždinskog gimnazijskog udruženja "Svačić" s ciljem da lakše kontrolira izvannastavne aktivnosti u školi. Rad udruženja propisan je Pravilima potvrđenim od Ministarstva prosvjete i organiziran je kroz sekcije. U početku su utemeljene glazbena, znanstvena i literarna, a sljedećih godina oformljene su sportska, likovna šahovska i filatelistička sekcija. Nastavni savjet imenovao je profesore voditelje sekcija koje su održavale radne sastanke pripremajući programe za tzv. sijela, priredbe putem kojih su svoj rad predstavljale unutar škole ili na nivou grada, a povremeno su Gimnaziju predstavljale i na višim razinama. Pritom se posebno isticala sportska sekcija pod vodstvom prof. Zvonimira Suligoja koja se, uz lokalne manifestacije predstavljala na državnim sletovima. Glazbena sekcija pod vodstvom prof. Tomislava Miškulina je svoje koncertne programe predstavljala u Hrvatskom glazbenom zavodu i zagrebačkoj katedrali. Literarna sekcija je učeničke radove povremeno objavljivala u zagrebačkim književnim revijama, a samostalno je izdavala učenički list Svačić. Zahvaljujući njihovoj aktivnosti kulturni, zabavni i društveni život u Gimnaziji i Varaždinu 30-ih godina 20. stoljeća bio je znatno bogatiji i kvalitetniji. No promjenom političkih odnosa neposredno pred Drugi svjetski rat, rad ove udruge bio je ugašen. ; Student association Svačić was founded in 1906 as a tamburitza orchestra operating within Varaždin Gymnasium and later it was converted into a tamburitza music association that held concerts outside school as well. Led by teacher Milan Stahuljak it consisted of a high-quality tamburitza orchestra and choir as well as a chamber orchestra. By summer 1913 they used to organize music and declamatory productions which were sometimes complemented with amateur shows and organized ballroom dances. Soon thereafter Svačić became one of the must-have participants of all the important events in Gymnasium, and their programs added new qualities to the cultural and entertainment offer in Varaždin. Before World War I teacher Tomislav Miškulin became their choirmaster and he put special emphasis on concert activities of the association. As soon as the political circumstances became more favorable (during and after the war) Svačić performances aided significantly in raising resources for the poor Gymnasium students and casualties of war. As a consequence of the persistent work by Milan Kaman, the new head of Varaždin Gymansium, the dictatorial regime of the king Aleksandar eventually allowed the foundation of Varaždin Gymnasium association "Svačić" in 1930 so that they may supervise extracurricular activities of the school. The activity of the association was defined by a rulebook ("Pravilnik") which was approved by the Ministry of Education and it was set up through various sections. The first sections to be founded were the music, science, and literary sections, and in the upcoming years sports, visual arts, chess and philatelic sections were set up as well. The board of teachers appointed teachers who were leaders of particular sections which in turn held meetings where they elaborated programs for the so-called soirees. Those were events where sections presented their activities within the school or for the general population. Sometimes they even represented the school on a more formal level as well. A section that was especially prominent was the sports section which was led by teacher Zvonimir Suligoj. They were active both at local and state events. Music section, which was led by teacher Tomislav Miškulin, held concerts in the Croatian Music Association and Zagreb Cathedral. The literary section sometimes published students' works in Zagreb literary journals, and they published their own student journal called Svačić. With the help of their activities, social, culture and entertainment segment of Varaždin life in the 1930s was extremely rich and colorful. However, because of new political developments in the period leading up to World War II, this association ceased to exist.
Teacher education at both pre-service and in-service levels is a crucial factor in terms of developing democratic schools. Pre-service education is the first step in the professional development of teachers. Perhaps democratic education should commence at this stage. For this reason it is important to know pre-service teachers' opinions about democratic education and the characteristics of democratic schools. This study aims to investigate pre-service primary teachers' perceptions about democratic education and the main characteristics of democratic schools. The study was designed within basic qualitative research approach. The study group consists of six primary pre-service teachers who attend the 4th year of teacher education programme at a faculty of education. A semi-structured interview form was used for data gathering. Data were analysed using the "content analysis" method. The findings of the study illustrate that pre-service teachers conceptualize the term of democracy with different words based on their experiences; what is more, pre-service teachers have not fully internalized the concept of democracy. The results of the study show that according to pre-service teachers, democracy education can be realized through thematic learning and hands-on activities. It is recommended that policy makers should be aware of the atmosphere of democratic schools and that a curriculum should be designed thematically, which includes democracy in all attainment targets. ; Obrazovanje učitelja na razini osposobljavanja budućih učitelja i na razini usavršavanja zaposlenih učitelja ključan je faktor za razvoj demokratskih škola. Obrazovanje budućih učitelja prvi je korak u profesionalnom razvoju učitelja. Stoga bi možda i demokratsko obrazovanje trebalo započeti na toj razini. Upravo je zbog toga važno znati kakva stajališta imaju budući učitelji o demokratskom obrazovanju i o karakteristikama demokratskih škola. Cilj ovoga istraživanja jest proučiti percepciju budućih učitelja primarnoga obrazovanja o demokratskom obrazovanju i o osnovnim karakteristikama demokratskih škola. Istraživanje je oblikovano u okviru kvalitativnoga pristupa istraživanju. Skupina koja je sudjelovala u istraživanju sastojala se od šest budućih učitelja primarnoga obrazovanja koji su upisani u četvrtu godinu programa za obrazovanje učitelja na učiteljskom fakultetu. Za dobivanje podataka koristio se polustrukturirani intervju. Podatci su analizirani primjenom metode "analize sadržaja". Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da budući učitelji koncipiraju pojam demokracija različitim riječima i na osnovi njihovih iskustava; štoviše, budući učitelji nisu u potpunosti usvojili pojam demokracija. Nadalje, prema stavovima budućih učitelja, demokratsko obrazovanje može se ostvariti putem tematskog i praktičnog učenja. Savjetuje se da tvorci obrazovne politike budu u potpunosti osviješteni o atmosferi demokratskih škola te da se kurikul tematski osmišljava, što uključuje demokratičnost na svim razinama postignuća.
Cilj je ovog preglednog rada istaknuti važnost rasprave o temi sveučilišne nastave i nastavničkih kompetencija visokoškolskih nastavnika. U sustavu visokog obrazovanja tijekom posljednjih desetljeća događaju se brojne promjene koje se uočavaju kroz drastičan porast i sve veću heterogenost studentske populacije, iz čega proizlazi potreba za redefiniranjem uloge sveučilišnog nastavnika. Iako sveučilišni nastavnici jesu stručnjaci u znanstvenim poljima kojima se bave, dubinsko poznavanje sadržaja predmeta poučavanja ne čini ih istodobno stručnjacima za nastavu. Istraživanja su pokazala da su programi pedagoškog osposobljavanja i usavršavanja sveučilišnih nastavnika učinkoviti u podizanju kvalitete sveučilišne nastave te da doprinose razvoju nastavničkih kompetencija, a njihova važnost konstantno se naglašava i u smjernicama strateških dokumenata na razini europske obrazovne politike. U hrvatskom sustavu visokog obrazovanja uočavaju se brojni izazovi koji doprinose negativnoj percepciji nastavničke profesije, stoga se javlja potreba za dubljim istraživanjem ove teme i promišljanjem o izazovima implementacije programa za osposobljavanje i usavršavanje sveučilišnih nastavnika. ; The aim of this paper review is to emphasize the importance of a discussion about teaching in higher education and teaching competencies of university teachers. In recent decades in higher education system, a number of changes has been evident, especially through a drastic increase and larger heterogeneity of student population, which implies the need to redefine the role of university teachers. Although university teachers are experts in their scientific fields, a deeper knowledge of teaching content does not make them experts on teaching at the same time. Research has shown that the programs of pedagogical education and training of university teachers are effective in raising the quality of university teaching and can contribute to the development of teacher competencies. The importance of those programs is constantly emphasized in the guidelines and strategic documents of European education policy. Numerous challenges that contribute to the negative perception of the teaching profession were identified in the Croatian system of higher education. Therefore, there is a need for a deeper study of this topic and a reflection on the challenges of the implementation of programs for education and training for university teachers.
In the contemporary society, creativity is one of the most desirable abilities which an individual can possess in all the fields of human activity. On the other hand, educational policy and national curriculums marginalize the importance of art subjects in most countries in the world, while the advantage is given to STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). Although creativity, according to many educational standards, is one of the key abilities, in teaching practice routine activities are still valued more than creative ones. However, it is the art subjects which develop creativity (constructive) potential within an individual, although this also heavily depends on a teacher/professor, on his/her methodological approach and abilities within the scope of professional activity. Therefore, we conducted empirical research in Visual Arts Teaching Methodology training and non-training primary schools. We expected that we would foster students' development of creativity through regular collaboration with university, problem-based learning of art and artistic language, inventiveness in creating art assignments and through increasing public awareness of harmfulness of stereotypical artistic expression. Among a large number of verified tests of creativity, Urban-Jellen test "The Test for Creative Thinking - Drawing Production (TCT-DP)", which is based on the activity of drawing, was selected and used in this study. We wanted to know whether there was a statistically significant difference between training and non-training schools in students' performance on the test used to examine the level of creativity. The level of statistically significant difference between the control group and the experimental group was determined by a chi-squared test. The research has been carried out in elementary schools in the area of the city of Zagreb, on the sample that included the students of fourth and eighth grade. The results of the research indicate that there is a possible influence of collaboration between the mentors and university professors and students of teacher-training college within the scope of Visual Arts Teaching Methodology course on students' creativity. ; U suvremenom je društvu kreativnost jedna od najpoželjnijih sposobnosti koju pojedinac posjeduje u svim područjima ljudskog djelovanja. S druge strane, obrazovna politika i nacionalni kurikuli u većini zemalja svijeta umjetničke predmete marginaliziraju po važnosti, a prednost se daje STEM (engl. science, technology, engineering, mathematics) disciplinama. Iako je, prema mnogim obrazovnim standardima, kreativnost jedna od ključnih kompetencija u nastavničkoj praksi, i dalje se vrednuju rutinske više nego kreativne aktivnosti. Upravo umjetnički predmeti u obrazovanju razvijaju u pojedincu kreativni (stvaralački) potencijal, ali to uvelike ovisi i o učitelju/nastavniku, o njegovu metodičkom pristupu i kompetencijama u okviru profesionalnog djelovanja. Stoga smo proveli empirijsko istraživanje u mentorskim (za Metodiku likovne kulture) i nementorskim osnovnim školama. Očekivalo se da će se redovitom suradnjom s fakultetom, putem likovnojezične problemske nastav, inventivnosti u osmišljavanju likovnih zadataka i osvještavanjem problematike štetnosti stereotipnog likovnog izražavanja utjecati na razvoj kreativnosti kod učenika. Između većeg broja provjerenih testova kreativnosti, upotrijebljen je Urban - Jellen "The Test for Creative Thinking - Drawing Production (TCT-DP)", koji se temelji na crtačkoj aktivnosti. Zanimalo nas je postoji li statistički značajna razlika između mentorskih i nementorskih škola u rješavanju testa kojim se ispituje stupanj kreativnosti. Stupanj značajnosti razlike između kontrolne i eksperimentalne skupine statistički je utvrđen hi-kvadrat testom. Istraživanje je provedeno u osnovnim školama na području Grada Zagreba, na uzorku koji je obuhvaćao učenike četvrtih i osmih razreda. Rezultati istraživanja ukazuju na moguć utjecaj suradnje učitelja mentora sa sveučilišnim nastavnicima i studentima učiteljskih studija u okviru Metodike likovne kulture na kreativnost učenika.
Rad prikazuje pregled povijesti školstva Grubišnog Polja od samih početaka koji datiraju u 19. stoljeće, u vrijeme Vojne krajine kada je školu pohađao poznati pjesnik Petar Preradović do današnjih dana. Istraživanje se nastavlja u razdoblju prije Prvog svjetskog rata otvaranjem prve narodne hrvatske škole čiji je prvi učitelj bio N. Kijurina, a zatim Vjekoslav Klemen. Razvoj školstva prati se nakon Prvog svjetskog rata otvaranjem Niže građanske škole koja odgovara današnjim višim razredima osnovne škole. Zbog nedostatka spomeničke građe, 1948. godine nastali su zapisi temeljem sjećanja dvojice Grubišnopoljaca Matije Čubelića i Jakoba Novalića koji obuhvaćaju razdoblje od kraja 19. stoljeća do školske godine 1945./1946. kada nastaje nova Spomenica Niže pučke škole. Nakon čestih promjena prostora i turbulentnih ratnih vremena nova Osnovna škola "Bijela labudica" sagrađena je 1956. godine. Razvoj srednjoškolskog obrazovanja započinje 1961./1962. otvaranjem područnog odjela daruvarske Ekonomske škole u Grubišnom Polju. Samostalna srednja škola – Opća gimnazija utemeljena je 1964. godine te se narednih godina otvaraju brojna nova zanimanja. Povijesni pregled je zaokružen osvrtom na djelovanje Dječjeg vrtića koji je započeo svojim radom 1977. godine. Istraživanje povijesti školstva Grubišnog Polja temelji se na spomeničkim zapisima te arhivskoj građi Osnovne škole Ivana Nepomuka Jemeršića i Srednje škole Bartola Kašića Grubišno Polje, te Dječjeg vrtića Tratinčica. ; This paper offers a review of the history of school system in the town of Grubišno Polje covering the time span from its earliest beginnings, which date back to the 19th century – the time of the Military Border, when the well-known poet Petar Preradović attented school, until the present. The research continues up to the period before World War One, when the first public Croatian school, where the first teacher was N. Kijurina, followed by V. Klemen, was opened. The development of education continued after World War One with the opening of the lower civic school, which corresponds to grades 5 to 8 of today's primary school. Due to lack of historical evidence, from 1948 onwards, we only have records based on a book of memories of two citizens – Matija Čubelić and Jakob Novalić, which covers the period from the end of the 19th century to the schoolyear 1945-46, when a new mention of elementary school was made. After frequent changes of premises and turbulent war times, the new primary school – Bijela Labudica – was built in 1956. The development of secondary-school education in Grubišno Polje began in 1961-62 by the opening of a regional unit of the Daruvar Business School. Independent grammar school was founded in 1964. In the subsequent years, new professional schools were opened. This historical review may be concluded by a survey of the operation of the nursery school, which opened its doors in 1977. The research of the history of education in Grubišno Polje is based on historical evidence and archival materials of the local Ivan Nepomuk Jemeršić Primary School, Bartol Kašić Secondary School, and Tratinčica Nursery School.