Naslov
Relationship between Encouraging Excellence in Pupils and Teachers’ Attitudes towards Science: An Example from Croatia

Autori
Pejić Papak, Petra ; Arrigoni, Jasna ; Ivković, Željka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Teaching Gifted and Talented Children in A New Educational Era

Urednik/ci
Kukanja Gabrijelčič, Mojca ; Seničar Željeznov, Maruška

Izdavač
Univerza na Primorskem

Grad
Koper

Godina
2018

Raspon stranica
99-117

ISBN
978-961-7055-22-1

Ključne riječi
attitudes towards science ; excellence ; giftedness ; teachers’ attitudes ; Croatian educational system

Sažetak
Science is extremely important for the development of each country, but it is also important for the development of children, especially gifted ones. In this regard, teachers’ attitudes towards science, the development of excellence and giftedness in children, play a significant role. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to determine the attitudes of teachers on science, their assessment of their importance for the development and advancement of society, and to which degree attitudes are related to the promotion of excellence among primary school pupils in three Croatian counties. The survey was conducted on a sample of 220 primary school teachers on a questionnaire constructed for this research. Factor analysis of teachers’ attitudes towards science extracted four factors: Educational- developmental dimension of science, Science as a driver of social development, Positive feelings towards science, and Negative feelings towards science. Results indicate that these factors are statistically significantly related to the constructed index of school excellence, the length of teachers’work service and the size of the place of residence and place of growing-up. Teachers in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County evaluated the educational practice of their school as more positive towards encouraging excellence than teachers in the other two counties, and teachers from the Lika-Senj County expressedmore negative emotions towards dealing with science content in their work than their colleagues.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija, Pedagogija, Obrazovne znanosti (psihologija odgoja i obrazovanja, sociologija obrazovanja, politologija obrazovanja, ekonomika obrazovanja, antropologija obrazovanja, neuroznanost i rano učenje, pedagoške discipline)

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