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Competence implies the ability or expertise of an individual to successfully master a variety of goals. There are general competences that are transferrable and profession­independent, and specific, profession­dependent competences. Everyone uses both specific and general competences in their personal and professional life. Teachers need numerous competences to be able to do their job, and these …

School culture is one of the indicators of quality and organizational effectiveness of the school, which includes values, norms, beliefs, rituals and school traditions. The quality of school culture affects the quality of the overall way of life in school. The aim of this paper is to present the results of the author’s available empirical …

This paper focuses on desirable qualities of teachers from students’ perspective. The paper presents the results of research the aim of which was to determine the lower secondary school students’ (N = 389) assessment of nature/biology teachers’ qualities, both their personal and pedagogical (teaching) qualities, as well as their way of communication and relationship with …

The effectiveness of education at all levels of formal education depends on the quality of the teacher, who is the main creator, organizer and activator of the teaching process as well as the main instigator and partner of students in acquiring knowledge and developing skills. The quality of the professional activities of teachers is based …

This paper aims to provide a historical overview of teacher education in Croatia. In the observed period, Croatia is divided into four kingdoms and for the purpose of this paper, the territories of Slavonia and Military Frontier are used. In this period, the interest for education of sons from civil, rural and local intellectuals’ families …

Inclusion implies an open education system, respecting personality and diversity of the other, his ethnic and cultural background, willingness to cooperate, active doing for the benefit of another and passing appropriate judgments and decisions. In order to achieve the mentioned approach, educational institutions should create organizational assumptions that are based on the perception of the …

School culture is defined as a relatively permanent quality of school environment which influences the behavior of its members, thus determining the overall way of life of school (Domović, 2004). Within that culture, didactic culture, as the area in which school culture is manifested, fi nds its own terrain by studying all that comes into …

This paper deals with a problem of school management, that is, a principal’s leading role in the management, seen through its determinants: motivation, communication, interpersonal relationships, school development, introduction of innovation and change, professional advancement and school’s reputation in the community. Following the theoretical analysis of this problem, an empirical study was conducted among principals …

Even though today computers are present in all primary schools, the computer technology in most schools is outdated, as well as the softwares they use. The starting point of this paper is the theoretical consideration of computer use in schools and at home. It argues the importance of computer and information literacy of all people …

In complex and intertwined relations within a school students and their teachers, although on different levels, have an influence on the development of their classroom atmosphere and on their own intercultural relations. They create a condition for a pleasant and supporting classroom atmosphere on the basis of students’ involvement in their homeroom, following the agreed …