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The growing internationalisation of higher education is closely intertwined with English-medium instruction (EMI), that is, non-philological study programmes conducted in English in non-English-speaking countries. Although EMI is attributed numerous strengths, such as advancement of English language skills, a matter of concern is the sufficiency of students’ English language proficiency for fruitful engagement in EMI. This …

Principal, as the manager and expert leader of a school, performs out numerous tasks to ensure quality and harmonious operations within the school. The principal has the leading role in creating a positive and encouraging environment for the implementation of the teaching process. One of the conditions needed to create such an environment is providing …

As part of the Music Culture course, teacher education students at the Faculty of Teacher Education of the University of Zagreb are obliged to attend classical and jazz music concerts organized by the faculty as a part of the Music Scene of the Faculty of Teacher Education.The paper aims to examine the attitudes and opinions …

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’ …

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 …

Near the end of the winter semester of the school year 2018/2019 the attitudes of students of graduate studies at Faculty of Science (PMF), edu-cational studies at Faculty of Science, Department of Physics (PMF-F) and Faculty of Education (UF), Čakovec Department (N=151) were analysed, re-garding the core values of the National Curriculum Framework (NOK) and …

Inclusion is a comprehensive and complex process that, within the social model, encourages and directs the development of a society in which everyone is treated as an equal member. Inclusive education policy for students with disabilities ensures the availability of a regular education system, respecting individual needs and providing support that will ensure the development …

The basic characteristics of attention deficit / hyperactive disorder are usually an obstacle to proper adaptation, requirements and expectations related to learning as well as to pupils’ behaviour. The aim of this research is to get an insight into the teachers’ (N=212) personal evaluations of their knowledge about pupils with attention deficit / hyperactive disorder …

The main research problem in this graduation thesis is the amount of teacher’s knowledge of term kitsch in visual art. The research is based on 1 – 4 grades of elementary school. This graduation work is divided into two parts. The first part is based on generally meaning of term kitsch, on its beginning and …

Geometry is ubiquitous in all aspects of our everyday life and as such is essential in education of every individual. It is exceptionally abstract, even in the primary levels of education and it requires a set of skills and deep understanding so that knowledge could be passed on to students at an early age. With …