Naslov
Childrens' Friendships – from the point of view of homeroom teachers

Autori
Grozdanić, Pamela ; Vrcelj, Sofija ; Mrnjaus, Kornelija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
VIII. International European Congress On Social Sciences - Full Text Book / Mrnjaus, Kornelija - Türkiye : IKSAD, 2022, 317-325

ISBN
978-625-6380-57-8

Skup
VIII. International European Conference on Social Sciences

Mjesto i datum
Rijeka, Hrvatska; online, 04.12.2022. - 05.12.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
children ; friendship ; real and virtual friendships ; friendship dissolution ; educational potential of friendships ; homeroom teacher

Sažetak
1.Objectives This paper deals with children's friendships, particularly from the perspective of homeroom teachers. The aim of the research was to examine the attitudes of homeroom teachers about friendships of elementary school students (according to Croatian school system), i.e., students aged 11-15. 2. Method A qualitative study based on a semi-structured interview on a sample of 15 homeroom teachers was conducted. 3. Results The results show that children's friendships are important but also fragile. Homeroom teachers estimate that students most often view friendships as shared and enjoyable gatherings, while small communication noises between friends and/or within the group lead to distancing or breakup of a friendship. Furthermore, according to teachers' assessment, students value virtual and real friendships equally, although virtual friends have a greater influence on children's behaviour, choice of music genre and selection of movie repertoire. In a real environment, they are better in assessing desirable and undesirable behaviours of their friends, which also affects the termination of the friendship. 4.Conclusions Regardless of the elasticity of the friendship construct and the impossibility of the generalization of this term, because it is marked both individually and culturally, the results of this study suggest that friendships are important at this age and that they should be considered an important factor in education.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pedagogija

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