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The role of pre-service teacher education in the development of students’ competencies for shaping LGBTIQ- inclusive educational practice

This research describes the understanding that final-year master level students in pre-service teacher education programs at the University of Zagreb hold regarding the role of their studies in developing teachers’ competencies for LGBTIQ-inclusive educational practices. The results, based on the data collected in two focus groups, show that the participants assess their knowledge and skills …

Chess as an extracurricular activity

Extracurricular activities as a variety of organizational forms of students gathering in free extracurricular time at elementary school have predominantly cultural, artistic, sporting, technical, recreational or scientific character (Cindrić, 1992). Through them, students meet their needs and develop the culture of using their leisure time. Thanks to its pedagogic potential, chess is increasingly used as …