The main objective of this study was to construct an measuring instrument for estimating the attitudes about inclusion. The sample of preschool teachers from kindergartens in Osijek and Zagreb was ...examined, using the questionnaire Atittudes of the experts about the inclusion of children with development disabilities. We have confirmed the existence of seven latent dimensions of attitudes about the inclusion, defined as a simple linear combination of the items that define each factor, showing low and marginally satisfactory reliability, which ranges from very low (organizational adaptation, monitoring the inclusion criteria) to moderately high. From all the correlations between the dimensions of attitudes about inclusion, more than a third of them are mainly low, but statistically significantly and positively correlated. Based on the established metric characteristics, measuring instrument can be considered sufficiently good initial starting point for the construction of the final version of the instrument, intended for the evaluation of training on inclusion of preschool children's teachers.
Stavovi lokalnog stanovništva iznimno su važni za dugoročni razvoj turizma, što osobito vrijedi za Dubrovnik čija je orijentacija na kruzing turizam relativno novijeg datuma, ali su njene posljedice ...objektivne, kao i primjetne u percepcijama stanovnika. Glavni je cilj istraživanja ispitati kako Dubrovčani percipiraju učinke kruzing turizma te provjeriti postojanje rodnih razlika, kao i povezanosti s dobi, stupnjem obrazovanja, radnim statusom, brojem članova obitelji i udaljenošću mjesta stanovanja od područja obuhvaćenog kruzing turizmom. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 122 sudionika/ica iz Dubrovnika primjenom upitnika The tourism impact scale. Rezultati su pokazali da sudionici u prosjeku negativno percipiraju učinke kruzing turizma, osobito u pogledu utjecaja na okoliš, ali i društvenih i kulturnih, pa i socioekonomskih utjecaja. Utvrđene su statistički značajno negativnije percepcije socioekonomskih utjecaja kruzing turizma u žena. Pronađena je statistički značajna pozitivna povezanost između udaljenosti stana/kuće od Staroga grada i drugih područja koja posjećuju turisti s kruzera i pojedinih percipiranih učinaka kruzing turizma. Veći je broj članova obitelji u muškaraca statistički značajno povezan s pozitivnijim percipiranjem učinaka koji proizlaze iz gužvi („crowding-out“ učinaka), dok ostale sociodemografske varijable (dob, obrazovanje, radni staž i dužina življenja u Dubrovniku) nisu značajno povezane s percepcijama učinaka kruzing turizma. Rezultati upućuju na potrebu daljnjih istraživanja, čiji rezultati mogu biti korisni u planiranju održivog razvoja turizma u Dubrovniku.
In this observational study, direct and indirect (moderator and mediator) relationships between sociodemographic (age, gender, life partner, education level, income and length of treatment) and ...psychological (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS) variables and satisfaction with hospital care (EORTC INPATSAT32) in adult (advanced cancer) patients were investigated. Study sample consisted of 75 hospitalized advanced cancer patients recruited at the Zagreb University Hospital Centre and Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre in 2015. Statistically significant negative correlations were found between HADS and elementary school education level, as well as with all satisfaction variables (satisfaction with physicians, nurses and organization). Moderate to high and statistically significant positive correlations were found between elementary school level and all satisfaction variables. Gender and level of education appeared as significant moderator variables in the relationship between HADS and satisfaction with nurse care. There were no significant mediator effects of sociodemographic variables on the correlation between HADS and satisfaction with care. Male participants who were more disturbed emotionally were more satisfied with nurses. Participants with elementary and high school levels of education and lower scores on HADS were more satisfied with nurses, while participants with university level of education had higher HADS scores and lower level of satisfaction with nurses.
The aim of this study was to determine the differences in performance indicators for top senior male basketball players, with respect to several independent variables: position in the team, total ...situation-related efficiency, age, playing experience and the time spent on the court within the game and during championship season. The final sample of participants was selected from all teams in A-1 Croatian men's basketball league. Significant differences have been found according to the players': position in the team, total situation-related efficiency, and in interactions of the position in the team / total situation-related efficiency and minutes spent on the court in a game / playing experience. The differences in the situation-related efficiency between players have not been found according to the players' age and the number of games played. Further research can be directed towards deeper analysis of the influence of more complex differentiated variables playing experience and time spent on the court in a game on situation-related efficiency in basketball.
Scope of this study was to identify motivational factors related to specific recreational sport event: 'Wild league' in water polo, which takes place in Dubrovnik, have very long tradition. First ...goal of the study is to determine the relationship between motivational factors related to this event, as well as with socio-demographic variables. Second goal is to determine the differences in motivational factors, according to several independent variables, mainly related to the previous experiences with sports and touristic destination. The cross-sectional study is conducted. The sample of 125 participants was examined, using the Questionnaire on sports event. All participants were Croatian citizens, excluding those who are born, and currently live in Dubrovnik. Major sports tourism motives of the potential tourists in this sporting event, were obtained. In general, the importance of the benefits of sports and tourist destination prevailed, as compared with their limitations, which appeared as an important factor only in participants who didn't visited Dubrovnik yet. At the participants, pull factors, i.e. advanced sports and travel motives slightly dominated over push motives, but statistically significant only in females, who expressed more sophisticated pulling tourist motives, such as the acquisition of knowledge about the destination. Correlations indicate that previous interest in sport, particularly in water polo and Wild League, are moderate positively associated with pushing motives. Moreover, previous recreationally engaging in sports, as well as destination-related origin, appeared as the important factors for having more emphasized pull motives for visiting this sport event. Level of the education did not appear as important factor in differentiating main type of motives in target population. Results provide initial information about the possibility of profiling potential tourists who could be motivated to visit the destination by this particular sports event.
The main aim of this study was to examine the differences in motivation to participate in sport activities among sports students from three different countries. On a sample of 390 sports students ...from Slovenia, Croatia and Germany we studied what motivates an interest in being sports active. The sample was stratified across the choice to attend table tennis lessons at all three institutions and all students have completed the Participation Motivation Questionnaire (PMQ). The results revealed that the latent structure of the types of sports students' motives consisted of six factors (sport action with friend, popularity, fitness & health, social status, sports events, relaxation through sports). We also found significant sex differences in motivation to participate in sport activities for all sports students from the three different countries. We did not find relevant age-based differences among the students, and this is the only initial hypothesis that we can reject. Key pointsThe potential implications of the result can be in better understanding the relationship between different motivational orientations - in particular, extrinsic motivation - and sport motivation among school-aged individuals.In the context of Self Determination Theory, students can be encouraged in developing more autonomous orientations for sport activity, rather than controlled and impersonal, especially in certain countries.Significant factors of differences have been found in motivation to participate in sport activities among sports students from three different countries and also some significant sex differences have been found in motivation to participate in sport activities for all sports students.
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DOBA, FSPLJ, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, OILJ, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, SIK, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK, VSZLJ
The theories on second language acquisition (SLA) differently estimate the importance of individual factors in language acquisition. Within those factors, the importance of motivation as well as ...demotivation is essential. Motivation is extremely important during demanding learning process. The first objective of this study is focused on determining the correlations between factors of demotivation (DM) during learning English as a foreign language (LEFL) with factors of motivation (M), as well as with chosen relevant variables. The second objective is focused on determining the differences between factors of demotivation during LEFL in relation to gender, year of study and programme of study. The study was conducted among students enrolled in 3-year undergraduate study programmes at the University of Dubrovnik. The Questionnaire for Measuring Type and Intensity of Motivation of Croatian Students for Learning English as a Foreign Language was applied as a research instrument. The results indicate the absence of statistically significant differences in DM factors, according to gender, programme and year of study. However, a statistically significant, moderately high and negative association of pragmatic-communicative and affective factors of motivation with demotivation has been established, while the other correlations between DM and M are very low. On the other hand, a statistically significant, negative and low correlation with DM factors has been found for the final grade students only. The findings suggest the need for further research based on a context-specific approach to understanding demotivation in LEFL.
The aim of the study was to determine the differences between the aspects of aggressive behavior, their strengths (protective factors) in the prevention of behavioral disorders and academic ...achievement, in children within and out of institutional forms of education. The study was conducted on a sample of 264 students in seventh and eighth class of elementary school, of whom 134 were in institutional care, while 130 were outside the institutional forms of education. Data were collected by a questionnaire, which included two measuring instruments: Check-list of advantages and Buss & Perry Aggression Questionnaire (AQ). The children who live in institutional care showed a higher incidence of aggressive behavior, compared with children who are out of institutional care. Children placed in institutional care have less protective factors for the prevention of behavioral disorders, worse general school success, as well as poorer success in Nature/ Biology, compared to non-institutional children. A negative and statistically significant relationship was found between the incidence of aggressive behaviors and protective factors in the prevention of conduct disorder, as well as between the incidence of aggressive behavior and overall school success. A significant positive correlation was found between the protective factors and success in the English language. The results indicate the necessity to consider alternative forms of care for children without parental care, in close cooperation of all relevant institutions and individuals who take care for children.
Learning strategies are special thoughts or behaviours that individuals use to understand, learn or retain new information,
according to the point of view of O’Malley & Chamot. The other view, ...promoted by Oxford, believes learning
strategies are specific actions taken by the learner to make learning easier, faster, more enjoyable, and more transferrable
to new situations of language learning and use. The use of appropriate strategies ensures greater success in language
learning. The aim of the research was to establish metric characteristics of the Questionnaire on learning strategies created
by the author, in line with the template of the original SILL questionnaire (Strategy Inventory for Language Learning).
The research was conducted at the Rochester Institute of Technology Croatia on a sample of 201 participants who
learned German, Spanish, French and Italian as a foreign language. The results have shown that one-component latent
dimensions which describe the space of foreign language learning strategies according to Oxford’s classification, have
metric characteristics which are low, but still satisfactory (reliability and validity). All dimensions of learning strategies
appeared not to be adequately defined. Therefore, we excluded compensation strategies and merged social and affective
strategies into social-affective strategies into the unique dimension. Overall, this version of Oxford’s original questionnaire,
based on Oxford’s theoretical construct, applied on Croatian students, clearly shows that current version of the questionnaire
has poor metric characteristics. One of the explanations of the results obtained could be positioned in multicultural
context and intercultural dialogue. Namely, particular social, political and economic context in Croatia could shape
even foreign language learning strategies.
In a sample of 18 players, members of the senior major league handball team, the correlation between the micro structure of handball in relation to their socioeconomic status, using the sociometric ...procedure, was analyzed. The research results lead to the acceptance of the hypothesis that the players of the same socioeconomic status, have better mutual emotional acceptance. The hypothesis of a better mutual functional accepting players of the same socioeconomic status, may be only partially accepted, in a field of the trend of cooperation in the game, but not in relation to the selection of players with the authority of leaders or handball knowledge. Hypothesis about the hierarchical microsocial structure of groups can be fully accepted. Players are in relation to sociometric status differentiated into four levels of hierarchy, while at the top of this hierarchy, team captain. Selection of team captain by players directed by a player (“leader”), according to the functional and emotional criteria.
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