Role of the Slovenian School Museum in learning about the educational system history in the fourth and fifth grades of elementary school

Skozi zgodovino sta se vloga in funkcija muzejev veliko spreminjali. V današnjem času se muzeji srečujejo z raznovrstnimi nalogami, med katerimi je v ospredju izobraževanje čim širšega kroga družbe. To je poslanstvo tudi Slovenskega šolskega muzeja. V magistrskem delu smo raziskali njegovo vlogo pri spoznavanju zgodovine šolstva v četrtem in petem razredu osnovne šole. V teoretičnem delu smo se osredotočili na funkcijo muzejev skozi različna zgodovinska obdobja in predstavili sodobne muzejske trende. Ena izmed najpomembnejših nalog muzejev je izobraževanje, zato je sodelovanja z vzgojno-izobraževalnimi ustanovami veliko. Predstavili smo muzejsko pedagogiko ter učenje in motivacijo v muzeju. Tudi Slovenski šolski muzej si prizadeva za kakovostno sodelovanje s šolami. Opisali smo vsebino razstave Šolstvo na Slovenskem skozi stoletja in muzejske učne ure. Proučili smo njihove Pedagoške programe v šolskem letu 2018/2019 in poiskali povezave z učnim načrtom Družba za 4. in 5. razred osnovne šole. V raziskavo, ki je predstavljena v empiričnem delu, smo vključili 61 učiteljev četrtega in petega razreda osnovne šole, ki so v aprilu, maju ali juniju obiskali Slovenski šolski muzej s skupino učencev. Naredili smo tudi intervju z direktorjem Slovenskega šolskega muzeja. Ugotovili smo, da se velika večina učiteljev zaveda pomembnosti priprave učencev na obisk. Način, kako pripravijo učence, pa je različen. Veliko število učiteljev je ocenilo, da obisk muzeja v celoti pokriva več splošnih učnih ciljev iz učnega načrta za predmet družba (2011). Največ učiteljev je ocenilo, da je za motiviranje učencev zelo pomembno nazorno slikovno gradivo. Raziskava je pokazala, da polovica učiteljev meni, da je za vodenje po razstavi najprimernejša frontalna učna oblika. Evalvacijo učitelji večinoma naredijo tako, da jim učenci pripovedujejo o svojih vtisih. S pridobljenimi rezultati smo odgovorili na raziskovalna vprašanja, podali pa smo tudi nekaj konkretnih predlogov, kako bi bilo lahko sodelovanje med šolami in Slovenskim šolskim muzejem še učinkovitejše in kakovostnejše.Through history the role and the function of museums have changed greatly. Nowadays museums have been taking on different roles and one of their main objectives is to educate as many people as possible. This is also the mission of the Slovenian School Museum. In the Master\u27s thesis we researched its role in teaching pupils of the 4th and 5th grade of elementary school about the history of education. The theoretical part focuses on the role of museums in different historical periods and on modern museum trends. One of the most important roles of museums is educating people, therefore they often cooperate with educational institutions. We analysed the pedagogical approach of museums, how teaching is carried out in museums and how they motivate students. The Slovenian School Museum also strives towards an effective cooperation with schools. We described the contents of the exhibition Education in Slovenia Through the Centuries and the museum\u27s classes. We analysed the museum\u27s Pedagogical programmes for the school year 2018/2019 and tried to find parallels with the curriculum of the subject Society which is taught in the 4th and 5th grade of elementary school. The research which is presented in the empirical part included 61 teachers of the 4th and 5th grade of elementary school who visited the Slovenian School Museum with their pupils in April, May or June. We also conducted an interview with the Director of the Slovenian School Museum. We concluded that most teachers are aware of the importance of preparing the pupils for the visit of the museum. The method they use to prepare the pupils is, however, different. A high number of teachers assessed that the visit of the museum entirely covers many of the general learning objectives of the curriculum for the subject Society (2011). The provision of images and illustrative material was assessed as very important for the motivation of pupils by the highest number of teachers. The research shows that half of the teachers believe that the frontal teaching method is the most suitable method for the visit of the exhibition. In most cases teachers evaluate the outcome of the visits by listening to the pupils\u27 impressions. With the acquired results we answered to the research questions and also provided a few specific proposals on how to improve the cooperation between schools and the Slovenian School Museum and make it more effective