1. The discontinuity of the left-oriented pedagogical paradigm after the second World War in Slovenia on the example of Jože JurančičEdvard Protner, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: In the time between the two wars, left-leaning teachers in Slovenia created a specific pedagogical paradigm based on empirical research into the effects of the social environment on the child and supported alternative didactic forms of teaching. A typical representative of this paradigm was Jože Jurančič, a pre-war communist teacher who was interned in an Italian concentration camp on the island of Rab during the war. There, upon the capitulation of Italy, he heroically organized the liberation and creation of the Rab Brigade. Immediately after the war, he assumed high political positions in the new regime. Newer research reveals the cynicism of the authorities that sentenced Jurančič during the time of the Informbiro to prison, which he spent from 1949 to 1954, among other places, in Goli otok, a famous communist prison. As a hero of the Rab camp, he was forced here in 1953 as a political prisoner to carve a stone for a monument on the 20th anniversary of the liberation of the camp. In a metaphorical sense, he was carving a memorial to himself. After his release from prison, Jurančič withdrew from public life. Still, in 1957, he published a controversial article criticizing the leading Slovenian theoretician of post-war socialist pedagogical doctrine for his negative attitude towards the pre-war progressive efforts of left-oriented teachers and his excessive reliance on Soviet pedagogical doctrine. This controversy reveals interesting differences between Marxist-oriented pedagogues, offers an essential insight into the discontinuity of pre-war and post-war Marxist pedagogy, and, at the same time, opens up the possibility of interpretation that recognizes the pluralism of concepts in post-war pedagogical thought.
Keywords: pedagogy, totalitarian state, Slovenia, history of education
Published in DKUM: 29.08.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 4
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2. Analysis of study engagement of students in sloveniaDaniil Riumin, 2021, undergraduate thesis Abstract: Education at every time of our history was an important part of peoples’ lives. Society developed and so developed education, stating new goals and requiring more time, and becoming more complicated. Today we are living in the era of information. Information nowadays has the greatest value. The modern world’s market is based on information and operations around it. Education has also adjusted to modern trends and now higher education became in demand. The more information you obtain and can operate with the more successful you are today. The GDP of developed countries is strongly connected to the success of higher education institutes. That is why many countries nowadays invest in higher education. One of these countries is Slovenia that made higher education free. Investing so many resources Slovenia is interested in getting high-quality human resources of university graduates. That is why it is very important to consider all factors that affect study success to make them all work. One of the main factors affecting it is study engagement. The main goal of this Diploma work is to research the level of study engagement of university students in Slovenia and analyze the reasons for it.
We use the student version of the “UWES” questionnaire to find the level of study engagement of Slovene students and our part of the questionnaire to detect reasons and understand better the situation with study engagement. Three hypotheses were stated to help to perform accurate research.
Results of the research showed, that there is no correlation between an average grade in high school and level of study engagement. It also showed an absence of correlation between the level of parents’ education and student’s level of study engagement. According to research results, students that are working on the side of their studies are less engaged in classes, than their colleagues that do not work.
Keywords: study engagement, higher education, education, university, Slovenia
Published in DKUM: 10.02.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 12
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3. "Here and there one seed sprouts, and then it seems we have done something" : nurturing creativity in elementary schoolsSaša Poljak Istenič, 2023, original scientific article Abstract: The Lisbon Strategy and other documents of the European Union advocating for a knowledge-based society have provided the ground for restructuring schools and changing pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning, focusing on creativity and entrepreneurship. One of the approaches increasingly popular in Slovenia has been Edward de Bono's methodology. The article analyses the benefits, controversies, and potentials of de Bono's "lateral thinking" methods for increasing creativity when introduced to children in elementary school courses and extracurricular activities. Based on the qualitative study, it explores how this "pragmatic" approach to creativity is realised in Slovenian elementary schools, and reflects on teaching creativity in schools as a systemic approach.
Keywords: creativity, Edward de Bono, elementary school, metaphors, creative ability, elementary education, creative teaching, lateral thinking, Slovenia
Published in DKUM: 20.02.2024; Views: 308; Downloads: 38
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4. The perceived value of college education and experience to police work in SloveniaJason Rydberg, Mahesh Nalla, Gorazd Meško, 2010, original scientific article Abstract: Purpose:
This paper examines the distribution of officer demographic characteristics on dispositions across the perceived value of both college education and experience to police work in the post-independent Slovenia.
Design/Methods/Approach:
Using the responses of 995 Slovenian police officers, the present analysis utilizes bivariate tests of significance to examine how characteristics such as education level, experience, and occupational role are related to the perceived value of college education and experience to police work.
Findings:
Overall, the officers in the sample perceived experience to be far more beneficial to their work than college education. In terms of specific officer characteristics, college educated officers and female officers perceived college education to be beneficial to their work, relative to high school educated, male colleagues. In terms of experience, less experienced officers, younger officers, and those with lower salaries perceived experience to be more beneficial than their more experienced, older, well-compensated counterparts. There were also differences among occupational groups, with patrol officers finding experience more beneficial.
Research limitations/implications:
Given that the data were not drawn from a study specifically focused on the perceived benefits of education or experience, the dependent measures could be improved.
Originality/Value:
Though much research in the United States has sought to examine the effect of gaining a college education on police attitudes and behaviors, little research has examined the extent to which police officers themselves perceive college education and experience to be beneficial to their work, particularly in Eastern Europe.
Keywords: Slovenia Police, college education, experience, police attitudes
Published in DKUM: 12.05.2020; Views: 1298; Downloads: 40
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5. Social classes and social mobility in Slovenia and EuropeEva Jereb, Marko Ferjan, 2008, original scientific article Abstract: In closed social systems the social position of an individual is determined by the social position of the family into which he or she was born, whereas in open social systems mobility from one social class to another is possible. This paper concerns the relationship between the class position an individual actually occupies and the class into which he or she was born. First the concept of social class is described and different types of social mobility are presented. Than the research methodology is described and the results are presented and discussed. At the end of the paper certain comparisons to other European countries are made.
Keywords: social class, social mobility, gender, education, Slovenia, Europe
Published in DKUM: 22.01.2018; Views: 3768; Downloads: 431
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6. Language-independent virtual biology exercise for the development of key competences for lifelong learningMiro Puhek, Andrej Šorgo, 2010, original scientific article Abstract: Natural sciences in Slovenia are not as popular as we would like them to be. Biology teaching and learning in great part consist of memorizing the facts and not so much of developing competences. Laboratory and field work are recognized as methods where students can achieve subject specific and generic competences, as recommended by different international organizations. Such key competences are mathematical competence and competences in science and technology, and digital competences. Although competences cannot be learned but have to be achieved, the task seems epical when students can hardly find computer supported didactical tools in their own language. On the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics virtual biology exercise Mendelian Genetics with a translational tool was developed. Teachers have the possibility to translate it into desired foreign language. Virtual exercise is interactive and encourages the critical thinking approach to reach the high level cognitive skills and development of different competences.
Keywords: education, biology teaching, virtual laboratory, laboratory work, competences, Slovenia
Published in DKUM: 15.12.2017; Views: 1334; Downloads: 96
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7. Future teachers' opinions on the digital competencies obtained during their studiesMateja Ploj Virtič, Mateja Pšunder, 2010, original scientific article Abstract: Different information and communication technologies have become part of the necessary competencies, as teachers are educators of the web generation, which is characterised by its members using the computer in each aspect of their lives. The use of the computer is specific for each individual field of teaching and as such cannot be directly compared. This article presents the results of a survey into how the field of study influences the use of ICT and the computer in future teachers. The participants in this study were 252 forth-year students from three faculties from University of Maribor, which educate future teachers: Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Education. Our research has shown that students of natural, technical and computer science provided the most positive feedback about the availability of computers at the faculty, their performance, software, internet access at the faculty and internet access in their town of study. Future teachers expressed a more positive opinion on statements relating to the necessity of using the computer in class than on statements relating to their competencies for using the computer in class.
Keywords: education, future teachers, ICT, students, Slovenia
Published in DKUM: 15.12.2017; Views: 1068; Downloads: 97
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8. Apacer: a six-step model for the introduction of computer-supported laboratory exercises in biology teachingAndrej Šorgo, 2010, original scientific article Abstract: This article describes a six-step approach used for the introduction of computer-supported laboratory exercises in Biology teaching. Following the model students will be guided from recognizing a problem question to the end report in a series of active tasks. The model was named APACER as an acronym of the six steps: Ask, Predict, Act, Comment, Evaluate and Report. The model was tested with 15-18-year-old secondary school students as group and individual work over a time span of ten years and several hundred students performing laboratory exercises in Biology. Work on development of the model can be described as reflective classroom practice. By observation of students' work, grading of their reports and evaluation of results from exams, it was recognized that students achieved much higher grades because of better knowledge and improved reports. Transfer of the model to other Science subjects is suggested.
Keywords: education, biology teaching, computer-supported laboratory, laboratory work, ICT, Slovenia
Published in DKUM: 12.12.2017; Views: 1678; Downloads: 125
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9. Indentification elements of optimal organisational model of tourism education in SloveniaMarija Ovsenik, 2013, original scientific article Abstract: The main aim of the research was to identify the elements of a suitable organisational educational model for tourism in Slovenia. Our research was based on the need of inner circular reflexive performance of the individual in the tourism education model, institutionalised concept of education, which is viewed by outer reflexive model of tourism educational institutions performance and functional practical interaction of individuals and tourism institutions at the development of innovative potentials in the field of tourism. Tendencies to develop complex and qualitative services coming from permanent strengthening of innovative potential of tourism services are common in this field. It is necessary to develop a suitable model in the field of tourism education that places an individual in the educational process taking into account his/her conscious reflection, rational reflection and acquired motivation for solving complex projects in various levels of tourism. Suitable tourism education model, which is level-structured, is expanded in two ways. It includes the active role of an individual in rationalising practical knowledge and strengthening the innovative potential in developing his/her competences, and the role of tourism education institutions. The organisational cultural dimension can be observed as dual activity structure distinguishing between conscious reflection of the external environment on the level of educational institution and internal practical consciousness on the level of individual development of competences. Giddens structuration theory is used as a conceptual frame explaining the organisational-cultural dimensions of suitably structured educational model for tourism in Slovenia. The conclusion is based on the fact that an individual does not acknowledge the multilevel structure of study at higher education where there is an absence of conscious, practical and motivational reflection. Organisational cultural environment in the field of tourism education in Slovenia prefers practical and functional ways of acquiring competences on a higher and postgraduate (Master’s) level of study. Due to the structured changes implemented by the Bologna process, competences are not realised on the higher education level but on the postgraduate (Master’s) level, which demands a systematic review and a suitable education model change.
Keywords: education, structure, reflection, competence, tourism, Slovenia
Published in DKUM: 30.11.2017; Views: 1411; Downloads: 154
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10. Higher education demand factors and the demand for tourism education in SloveniaŽiga Čepar, Štefan Bojnec, 2010, original scientific article Abstract: This paper investigates the higher education demand in Slovenia, which is investigated in general and in the field of tourism, using regression analysis on selected time-series data. We find a positive and significant association between the higher education demand in general and the demographic and socio-economic circumstances. Demographic trends in general slow down or even decrease the demand for higher education, while socio-economic factors mostly encourage the demand for higher education. However, unfavourable demographic factors are already prevailing over the favourable socio-economic factors, meaning that growth rates of absolute demand for higher education are starting to decline. We analyze the movements of demand for higher education in the field of tourism in recent years and compare them to the movements of the demand for higher education in general and to the movements of the demand for tourism in Slovenia. The demand for tourist services is a factor that encourages demands for higher education in the field of tourism. Finally, we derive some conclusions about higher education demand determinants in Slovenia in general and in the field of tourism, and propose some recommendations for national educational policy.
Keywords: higher education, demand model, demography, tourism, human capital, Slovenia
Published in DKUM: 30.11.2017; Views: 1444; Downloads: 377
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