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The specifi cities of forms of musical expression within Croatian traditional music possess, in addition to diversity, features that distinguish them form each other. Thus, the paper highlights Croatian traditions as music microcultures intertwined with other music cultures. For this purpose, primary school music education curricula from 1946 to 2006 were analysed. We wanted to …

The study presented was implemented on a sample of fi rst to third grade students (N=140) of Slovenian primary schools, i.e. students aged six to nine. The study monitored the level of art appreciation abilities of these students. Analysis of the results in terms of students’ gender and age has shown that in the fi …

Extracurricular activities encourage a child’s integral development, creative abilities and interests. In school, all students opt for an extracurricular activity according to their abilities, needs and interests. A determinant of freedom of choice regarding students’ choice of an extracurricular activity respects the educational needs of every child, student and adult; the need to respect each …

The presented research discusses art and design strategies of identical twins in different art fields: drawing, painting and sculpting. In this research we used case study. The research sample included a pair of identical twins; two elementary school girls of age 12. We analyzed the data, acquired by observing the pupils during their artistic creation, …

Media as integral parts of education technology implicate teaching modernization. Higher efficacy of teaching, social demands for increasing youths’ computer literacy, development of pupils’ competencies as well as diverse media facilities, significantly affect the use of media in primary schools. Apart from Media Education, the media are used within other teaching areas of Croatian. The …

The modernization of primary school curriculums and the integration of natural science subjects in the curriculum content (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) will enable younger generations to preserve the natural and social environment. The study of natural science content develops awareness of the connection and complementary relations between natural sciences and technology on the one hand …

The purpose of this work was to study the position of art as a school subject through the evaluation, refl ection and attitudes of primary school eighth-graders. Thesurvey was conducted on the sample of 303 eighth-graders of primary schools in the Splitsko-dalmatinska County.We herein present the most signifi cant results of the survey: 54.5% of …

In this study we have concentrated on the Mediterranean region by undertaking a survey on the use of Mediterranean motifs in art classes. The results of the survey and their analysis indicate the following: teachers change motifs in art classes and in doing so they often choose Mediterranean motifs as they fi nd them important …

With a view to a better understanding of the educational system of professional preparation and education of the future teaching resources, except knowing one’s potentials and needs, it is important to be familiar with the experiences of other contries in terms of solutions, possibilities, conceptions and tendencies in preparation, i.e. education of teachers to be. …