Voluntary Work for Children in the Republic of Croatia
In today's uncertain world events, it is necessary to promote volunteering from early education. Therefore, it is important and necessary to intro.
- Pub. date: November 15, 2024
- Online Pub. date: October 28, 2024
- Pages: 655-669
- 87 Downloads
- 195 Views
- 0 Citations
In today's uncertain world events, it is necessary to promote volunteering from early education. Therefore, it is important and necessary to introduce such extracurricular activities from the first grade of primary school. In the Republic of Croatia, there are various humanitarian organizations that gladly accept any kind of help. Therefore, we need to find teachers who will use their influence to motivate children for humanitarian action and make them aware of the importance of empathy and helping others on a daily basis. This study shows the activities of first-graders to fourth-graders of primary school in the Republic of Croatia. The school curricula in 21 Croatian counties were randomly analysed, and the results are represented in this study. The results show that teachers who organize volunteer activities for their students have a greater level of agreement with the statements that a positive attitude of teachers about volunteering encourages volunteer activities in school. It also helps to enrich the school prevention program by establishing a volunteer club within the school, where volunteering should be encouraged in the classroom class. Volunteering should be encouraged at the school's Student Council, and volunteering should be planned in the school curriculum for participants who do not organize volunteer activities for their students. It can be concluded that teachers have positive attitudes about volunteering within the school. However, participants show significant differences in attitudes regarding gender and personal experience of volunteering.
Keywords: Civic education, curriculum, contemporary school, volunteering.
0
References
Alzaareer, A., & Abdalla, M. (2023). Exploring motivations and benefits of volunteering: the perspectives of high school students in selected Australian Islamic schools. Religions, 14(4), Article 508. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14040508
Čekolj, N., & Ćulum Ilić, B. (2023). School volunteering clubs: How the school context and organisational support shape (un)successfulness. Education and New Developments, 2, 120-125. https://doi.org/10.36315/2023v2end025
Forčić, G. (2007). Kako unaprijediti volontiranje [How to improve volunteering]. Udruga za razvoj civilnog društva SMART. https://shorturl.at/RHrdw
Hirst, P. (2010). Knowledge and the curriculum series: international library of the philosophy of education volume 12: a collection of philosophical papers. Routledge.
Klemenčić, E. (2007). Građanski odgoj u europskim državama: aspekt edukacije za demokraciju [Civic education in European countries: the aspect of education for democracy]. Anali hrvatskog politološkog društva, 3(1), 283-295. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/60161
Kline, P. (2011). The handbook of psychological testing (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Kotlar, V., & Bašić, S. (2010). Uloga odgojno-obrazovnih ustanova u razvoju volonterstva u Hrvatskoj [The role of educational institutions in the development of volunteerism in Croatia]. Acta Iadertina, 7(1), 21-38. https://hrcak.srce.hr/190077
Marsh, C. J. (2004). Key concepts for understanding curriculum. Routledge Fuller.
Milat, J. (2005). Pedagoške paradigme izrade kurikuluma [Pedagogical paradigms of curriculum development]. Pedagogijska istraživanja, 2(2), 199-208. https://hrcak.srce.hr/139321
Ministry of Science and Education. (2008). Zakon o odgoju i obrazovanju u osnovnoj i srednjoj škol [Law on education in primary and secondary schools]. https://bit.ly/3BQ1OqY
Papavasileiou, V., Nikolaou, E., Xanthacou, Y., Papadomarkakis, I., Matzanos, D., & Kaila, M. (2016). Primary school teachers' views about volunteering: an empirical study in Rhodes. In M. Gultekin (ed), GAI International academic conferences proceedings - Educational and social sciences conference (pp. 1-7). Global Academic Institute.
Perić, D. (2010). Volontiranjem u Svijet rada. Mladi i društvo-pitanje identiteta, Bilten studija o mladima za mlade [Volunteering in the world of work. Young people and society - a question of identity, Bulletin of studies on young people for young people]. https://shorturl.at/a9Sy7
Pešorda, S. (2007). Kurikulum povijesti i slobodno vrijeme učenika [History curriculum and students' free time]. Povijest u nastavi, 9(1), 37-50. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/39240
Puljek, I. (2020). Opportunities to improve volunteering in primary school. Unpublished written practical work. Elementary school Pojišan. https://shorturl.at/aEZGh
Radulescu, V. (2022). Student volunteering, a modern education opportunities for children from disadvantaged families. Revista Romaneasca Pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, 14(1), 248-263. https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/14.4Sup1/670
Ribarić, H. M., Nimac, K. R., & Nađ, M. (2013). Volunteering and competitiveness on the labour market in times of crisis: students' attitudes. Tourism in South East Europe, 2, 217-229. https://shorturl.at/ddYgr
Salavatulina, L. R., Gnatyshina, E. V., Vorozheikina, A. V., Vasilenko, E. A., & Shabalina, A. A. (2022). Pedagogical strategy to foster readiness of future teachers for inclusive volunteering. In D. S. Nardin, O. V. Stepanova, & E. V. Demchuk (Eds.), Land economy and rural studies essentials, 124. European proceedings of social and behavioural sciences (pp. 735-742). European Publisher. https://doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2022.02.91
Spajić-Vrkaš, V. (2015). (Ne)moć građanskog odgoja i obrazovanja [The power of civic education]. Nacionalni centar za vanjsko vrednovanje obrazovanja i Istraživačkoobrazovni centar za ljudska prava i demokratsko građanstvo Filozofskoga fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. https://shorturl.at/9f57C
Truskauskaitė, I., Félix, E., Ortega-Ruiz, R., & Žukauskienė, R. (2020). Promoting positive youth development through a school-based intervention program Try Volunteering. Current Psychology, 39(1), 705-719. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-018-9790-1
Vrkić Dimić, J. (2014). Suvremeni oblici pismenosti [Contemporary forms of literacy]. Školski vjesnik, 63(3), 381-394. https://hrcak.srce.hr/136084
Zrno, J. (2013). Uključivanje volontera u nastavu [Volunteers involvement in teaching]. Život i škola, 59(29), 385-396. https://hrcak.srce.hr/121525