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Social competence is an important outcome of education for sustainable development since the process of social learning contributes to real change. Sustainable development refers to development processes combining economic and social well-being and efficiency with environmental resilience and health, both here, now, elsewhere, and in the future. Aim of the research was to examine students’ …

The paper aims at exploring the possibilities for enhancing the active listening skill in educational environment. It states the importance of social skills, especially communicative skills, for the development of a positive school culture. Croatian National Curricular Framework recognises listening as a receptive communicative skill. The sensory activity of listening remains passive if it is …

The curricula of European countries are based on competences and study results. Significant documents in the Republic of Croatia are analyzed and elaborated in this work, strategic (Education, Science and Technology Strategy), curriculum (National Curriculum Framework for pre-school upbringing and education and the general obligatory and secondary school education) and legal, (Croatian Qualification Framework Act) …

On a sample of 83 children (42 boys), preschool age (mean age: 5 years and 7 month), global relations of motor and social competences were investigated. Motor test for 4 to 6-year-old children (Motoriktest für vier-bis sechsjärige Kinder: MOT 4 − 6; Zimmer and Volkamer, 1987.) and Preschool Social Behaviour Questionnaire (Tremblay et al., 1992.) …