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This paper presents research into the social, emotional, and academic functioning of gifted students in the classroom. An outline is provided of the theoretical foundations of the problem, starting with its definition and presentation of giftedness models. It then discusses the functioning of gifted students in the perspective of other authors. This study aims to …

The paper theoretically explores definitions of collaboration between parents and teachers, their contemporary forms and the results of a former research on this topic in Croatia. The aim of this paper is to present a form of collaboration between parents and teachers in the Waldorf school, which specifically pays attention to confidential collaboration with parents, …

Starting from dimensions of family relationships, a survey was conducted to investigate the dimension of parents and preschool children’s playtime together. The study was conducted on a sample of 350 parents of children aged three to six. The sample included parents of children attending nursery schools in three counties (Zadar, Sibenik-Knin and Split). Using an …

Values are a part of each individual’s personality, the starting point for making their opinions and creating their attitudes; they regulate individual’s actions and acceptance or rejection of social norms. Values are developed within the framework of authentic living community and are formed by personal choices and actions of individuals. Values play an important role …

The fi rst impression of school is the key of a child’s further succes in her/his schooling so we can consider the preparation and the fi rst day of school to be one of the most important moments in a lifelong education. This could be the reason why the fi rst days of school are …

During adolescence the parent-child relationship is very complex. Social relations have been changing and adjustments have to be made by both adolescents and people they are close with. The emerging changes in adolescence lead to maturity and independent decision-making. The researches have shown that bad relationships with parents, their rejection and excessive control result in …

Ninety-two parents of nine to eleven-year-olds who train handball, have been polled, in order to defi ne parents’ attitudes towards sport in the sport initiation phase. The importance of upbringing and education, the role of a coach and the perception of a top sport as a possible child’s future; are the topics dealt with in …