On the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage in Croatia, art has taken its place, respectively the skill of textile handicrafts, better known as lacemaking, which rests on preservation, ...promotion and sustainability tradition. Consequently, sustainable development is based on an integrated, comprehensive approach to economic, ecological and social values through the natural, social and human sciences. Interweaving threads using a needle or a stick forms a characteristic shape of textile activity that requires exceptional calmness, patience, precision and specific work of hands whose product is a handicraft called lace. This work aims to explore and compare the role and purpose of Croatian lace in the past and today to raise awareness of tradition and the value that Croatian lace still carries today. The lace tradition in Croatia has been nurtured for centuries, especially in smaller rural areas where women have woven their traces in the rich history of folk art by making lace. Silk, cotton, linen, silver and gold threads form a hollow work worthy of admiration. With their technological and artistic characteristics, lace works are not only an integral part of the culture of the community but also an indicator of artistic creativity in Croatia.
Svrha rada je unaprijediti kvalitetu sveučilišne nastave očuvanjem vokalnog zdravlja budućih učitelja. U inicijalno obrazovanje učitelja, kao budućih glasovnih profesionalaca, trebali bi biti ...uključeni teoretski i praktični sadržaji vezani uz higijenu glasa. Provedeno istraživanje za je cilj imalo ustanoviti koliko njihovo obrazovanje uključuje ove sadržaje primjenom metode analize studijskih programa s obzirom na zastupljenost sadržaja o vokalnoj higijeni. Rezultati analize upućuju na to da današnji studijski programi integriranog preddiplomskog i diplomskog učiteljskog studija u Republici Hrvatskoj ne pokazuju tendenciju za svjesnim uključivanjem vokalne higijene u njihove kurikule, što bi svakako trebalo promijeniti uvođenjem takvih sadržaja u postojeće obvezne predmete ili (idealno) uvođenjem novog obaveznog predmeta koji bi se bavio tom tematikom.
The aim of the paper is to improve the quality of university teaching in the direction of preserving the vocal health of future teachers. The initial education of teachers, as future voice professionals, should include theoretical and practical content related to voice hygiene. Research goal was to establish to what extent their education includes these contents by applying the method of analysis of study programs with regard to the representation of contents related to vocal hygiene. The results of the analysis indicate that today’s study programs of integrated undergraduate and graduate teacher studies in the Republic of Croatia do not show a tendency to consciously include the topic of vocal hygiene in their curricula, which should certainly be changed by introducing such content into existing compulsory subjects or (ideally) by introducing a new compulsory subject that would be dedicated to that topic.
Rehabilitacija potpomognuta konjima poznata je od davnina te su danas poznate mnoge dobrobiti terapijskoga jahanja i suodnosa konja s osobama s posebnim potrebama. Zbog uočene važnosti uporabe ...životinja u terapeutske svrhe, na Fakultetu za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti u Osijeku u programu Prijediplomskoga sveučilišnog studija Edukacijska rehabilitacija provodi se izborni predmet Rehabilitacija potpomognuta životinjama. Cilj je istraživanja bio ispitati mišljenja studenata o rehabilitaciji potpomognutoj konjima. Svi studenti koji su upisali spomenuti kolegij (N=33) sudjelovali su u procjenjivanju gdje su izražavali svoja mišljenja posredstvom Likertove ljestvice o slaganju ili ne slaganju s predloženim tvrdnjama. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da se većina studenata slaže s tim da rehabilitacija potpomognuta konjima može pomoći psihičkom razvoju djeteta, razvoju socijalnih vještina kao i razvoju motoričkih vještina djeteta. Rezultati istraživanja, također, ukazuju na to da se većina studenata slaže s tvrdnjom da je poželjno razvijati terapijski pristup s konjima, a iskustvo s vježbi voljelo bi ponoviti čak 73 % studenata u obliku volonterskoga rada. Iz dobivenih rezultata istraživanja zaključuje se da su praktično obrađene teme rehabilitacije potpomognute konjima u potpunosti ispunile svoju svrhu u kontekstu budućega zanimanja edukacijskoga rehabilitatora te da postoji mogućnost daljnjega istraživanja u području rehabilitacije potpomognute konjima.
Horse-assisted rehabilitation has been known since ancient times, and many benefits of therapeutic riding and the relationship between horses and people with special needs are recognized today. Due to the perceived importance of using animals for therapeutic purposes, the Faculty of Education in Osijek offers the elective course “Animal-assisted rehabilitation” in the Undergraduate University Study Programme of Educational Rehabilitation. The aim of this research was to examine the opinions of students about horse-assisted rehabilitation. All students who enrolled in the mentioned course (N=33) participated in the assessment, where they expressed their opinions using a Likert scale to indicate their agreement or disagreement with the proposed statements. The results of the research show that the majority of students agree that horse-assisted rehabilitation can help a child’s psychological development, social skills development, and motor skills development. The results of the research also indicate that the majority of students agree with the statement that it is desirable to develop a therapeutic approach with horses, and even 73% of students would like to repeat the exercise experience in the form of volunteer work. From the obtained research results, it can be concluded that the topics practically covered in horse-assisted rehabilitation fully fulfilled their purpose in the context of the future profession of an educational rehabilitator, and that there is a possibility of further research in the field of horse-assisted rehabilitation.
Phytophilous community on Myriophyllum spicatum was studied in a small artificial urban lake in the city of Osijek (eastern Croatia), during the spring and summer season in 2010. In the eutrophic ...conditions, macrophyte stands were well developed and in the formed periphyton representatives of the following invertebrate taxa were found: Hydrozoa, Nematoda, Gastropoda, Cladocera, Copepoda, Insecta larvae - including families Chironomidae and Coleoptera. They displayed differences in temporal abundance patterns. Two separate phases in macrophyte colonization with differences in invertebrate composition and abundance were recorded. Insect larvae, particularly Chironomidae, were most abundant in the first phase, through the spring period, and Hydra oligactis (brown hydra) was most abundant in the second phase, i.e. summer period. Concurrently, microcrustacean abundance declined towards the end of the summer. Results of the analyses indicated that water temperature and perihyton biomass were the variables exerting the main influence on the invertebrate assemblage, while interestingly, macrophyte size and biomass were negatively correlated with most of the fauna abundance. On the other hand, brown hydra was negatively correlated with all other invertebrate taxa, except gastropods. Larger surface of submersed macrophytes is the main parameter supporting the increase of invertebrate abundance due to providing protection from predators and growth for periphyton, an important food source for these phytophilous organisms. Macrophyte length was positively correlated with Hydra abundance, while Chironomids were more influenced by periphyton biomass. These organisms can indicate water quality conditions and a potential increase in primary and secondary production.
Važnost poznavanja prve pomoći ogleda se kroz njezine ciljeve koji su spašavanje života, sprječavanje nastanka invaliditeta te skraćivanje vremena liječenja i oporavka. Projekt „Sigurnost na vodi“ ...provodi se u organizaciji Crvenog križa u suradnji s Fakultetom za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku. Terenskim poučavanjem, seminarima i radionicama koje provode djelatnici i volonteri Crvenog križa nastoji se educirati studente procesima kojima je svrha sprječavanje nesreće na vodi te postupcima pružanja pomoći ozlijeđenima ili oboljelima. Cilj je rada utvrditi koliko su studenti, budući odgojitelji i učitelji upoznati s osnovama pružanja prve pomoći te povećati svijest o važnosti poznavanja osnova pružanja prve pomoći. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 150 studenata Fakulteta za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti, anketnim upitnikom koji je bio dostupan u digitalnom obliku te su ga studenti dobrovoljno i anonimno popunjavali. Upitnik se sastojao od 18 pitanja otvorenog, zatvorenog i kombiniranog tipa. Nakon statističke obrade, istraživanjem je utvrđeno kako se većina studenata susrela s teorijom prve pomoći u dosadašnjem školovanju, ali ne poznaju u potpunosti postupke djelovanja. Istaknuta je potreba za kontinuiranom edukacijom i važnosti obnavljanja praktičnih znanja pružanja prve pomoći među studentima iz područja odgojno-obrazovnih znanosti te su navedene preporuke za daljnja istraživanja.
The importance of first aid knowledge is reflected in its goals: to save lives, prevent disability and shorten treatment and recovery time. Therefore, the Red Cross organizes a "Water Safety" project with the Faculty of Education at the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek. Through field teaching, seminars, and workshops conducted by employees and volunteers of the Red Cross, an effort has been made to educate students on processes aimed at preventing accidents on the water and procedures for assisting the injured or sick. The work aims to determine how familiar students, future educators, and teachers are with the basics of first aid and to increase awareness of the importance of knowing the basics of first aid. The research was conducted on a sample of 150 students of the Faculty of Education, using a survey questionnaire that was available in digital form and filled out voluntarily and anonymously by the students. The questionnaire consisted of 18 open, closed, and combined questions. After statistical analysis, the research showed that most students had encountered the theory of first aid in their previous education. However, they still need to learn the first aid procedures thoroughly. The need for continuous education and the importance of renewing practical first aid knowledge among students of educational sciences was highlighted, and recommendations for further research were given.
Lake Jošava (Croatia) is a shallow reservoir surrounded by agricultural land. In the present study, the trophic cascade was tested by examining the effects of stocking with common carp on plankton ...and periphytic microphytes. Before stocking, the phytoplankton community was dominated by the chrysophyte
Synura uvella
. In the epilithon and epiphyton, the predominant diatoms were prostrate, stalk-forming, and motile taxa representing an important food source for adult copepods. After stocking, phytoplankton biomass declined and the community shifted towards small centric diatoms, allowing the small-bodied zooplankton to exploit them. The lower biomass of adult copepods allowed rotifers to proliferate and exploit phytoplankton, while small cladocerans and nauplii fed primarily on epilithon. One month after stocking, phytoplankton was dominated by cryptophytes, small centric diatoms and chlorophytes, which were an important food for rotifers, while none of the zooplankton groups showed a significant relationship with the epilithic and epiphytic communities. By the end of the experiment, food was scarce due to reduced biomass of autotrophs, and zooplankton possibly began to feed on other sources. Our results add to the knowledge about the trophic cascade hypothesis in small shallow reservoirs.
Dissimilar life features of Rotifera, Cladocera and Copepoda enable these organisms to respond differently to changes in the hydrological regime which influence alterations in environmental ...characteristics. We investigated the effect of habitat heterogeneity (e.g. eupotamal, parapotamal, palaeopotamal) on individual zooplankton group assemblages and biodiversity indices (α, β and γ diversity) during hydro regime change in floodplain waterbodies. Dissolved oxygen and organic nitrogen concentrations changed significantly among hydrological states while water depth was affected by both site and hydro regime replacement. Each studied site supported different zooplankton assemblage that highly depended on species-specific responses to hydro regime change. Also, individual zooplankton groups exhibited different correlations with specific environmental parameters regarding site change. Throughout the study, rotifers′ local (α) and among-community (β) diversities were susceptible to the site and inundation change while the microcrustacean biodiversity pattern diverged. Copepods highly discriminated different habitat types and hydrological phases at the regional scale (γ diversity), while we found a complete lack of biodiversity dependence on both site and hydrology for Cladocera. Our results show that heterogeneous environments support the development of different zooplankton assemblages that express the within-group dissimilarities. They also point to the importance of identifying processes in hydrologically variable ecosystems that influence biodiversity patterns at an individual zooplankton group level. Our results suggest the use of appropriate zooplankton groups as biological markers in natural habitats and stress the importance of proper management in preserving biodiversity in floodplain areas.
The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of foot deformity in urban children, as well as possible generational and gender differences using graphic and angular methods. The sample of ...study subjects included 426 1
to 4
grade schoolchildren (7 to 10 years of age). Out of the total number of schoolchildren, 181 children (88 boys and 93 girls) were measured in 2005, and 244 children (122 boys and 123 girls) in 2011. The results indicated that the largest number of children had no noticeable foot deformity, flat foot in particular. Likewise, there were no gender differences in the occurrence of flat foot and no statistically significant differences in the incidence between the children measured in 2005 and 2011. Due to the problems that foot deformities could cause, it is necessary to continue monitoring foot arches of young schoolchildren in order to intervene on time and prevent the occurrence of deformities by appropriate therapeutic procedures.
Budući da je u hrvatskom odgojno–obrazovnom sustavu veći naglasak na obrazovnom aspektu nego na odgojnom, potreba promišljanja o ekološkom odgoju mora zauzimati važno mjesto u nastavi. Predmet ...Hrvatski jezik strukturno i organizacijski obuhvaća tri povezana predmetna područja, pa je potrebno promišljati o mogućnostima koje nastava hrvatskoga jezika pruža. U radu su analizirani tekstovi u udžbenicima za predmet Hrvatski jezik od 1. do 4. razreda osnovne škole koji mogu posredovati ekološke vrijednosti.
Our research on environmental topics in textbooks is based on the assertion that life must have its own ideals and values because they give life a human meaning, an ethical connotation and beauty as well. In reflecting on the importance of education for values and the fact that the Croatian education system lays more emphasis on the educational aspect than that of formation, one may conclude that environmental education must occupy a much more important place in modern teaching. Seeing as the Croatian Language as a subject in Primary and Secondary Schools in the Republic of Croatia includes — structurally and organizationally — three related fields of study (The Croatian Language and Communication, Literature and Creativity, Culture and the Media), one must consider the numerous possibilities which the teaching of this subject provides. This paper analyses texts found (N=861) in Croatian Language textbooks for Primary Schools, Grades 1–4 (N=60), the content of which could easily mediate educational environmental values.
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